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Re: New devices of war (howitzers to razor wire and all betw
Post by Lazalarlives   » Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:07 am

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chrisd wrote:
Lazalarlives wrote:Truthfully? I'd love to see steam tractors on treads with likewise equipped wagons. Low ground pressure keeps them from stalling and they only have to go about 8-10 kph. Think all-terrain trains of a sort. They'll also transition nicely to civilian life as tractors.

Add in steel plows and modern-style brush hog assemblies made possible because of steel blades and the already-capable farms can creep closer to their (current) modern equivalents.

After the aforementioned howitzers, of course.

Dave


Or a steam version of Dr. Porsche's "C-train" artillery tractors.


Or a steam version of Dr. Porsche's C-train?


Exactly so.

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Re: New devices of war (howitzers to razor wire and all betw
Post by Joat42   » Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:29 am

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PeterZ wrote:
Joat42 wrote:Infantry on bicycles.
Combat helmets.
Machine guns.
Silencers (for those special occasions).
Gyro-stabilized guns for ships.
Optical range finders (extension of the current binoculars).
MRE's :twisted:
Water purification tablets.
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Infantry on bicycles? Where is the romance in that? I prefer horses...unlelss you can get them on Harleys! :lol:

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Steam Powered Hogs!

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Re: New devices of war (howitzers to razor wire and all betw
Post by Weird Harold   » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:48 am

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PeterZ wrote:Steam Powered Hogs!


Like This? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gkgoNTBLdE

More: http://www.stanleymotorcarriage.com/Ste ... /index.htm
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Re: New devices of war (howitzers to razor wire and all betw
Post by thinkstoomuch   » Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:45 pm

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Weird Harold wrote:
PeterZ wrote:Steam Powered Hogs!


Like This? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gkgoNTBLdE
...snip...


You have to wonder sometimes.

I mean a steam boiler between your knees and in front of you. < T2M shudders picturing all the fail modes> :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Thank you for the link!

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Re: New devices of war (howitzers to razor wire and all betw
Post by SWM   » Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:38 pm

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thinkstoomuch wrote:
Weird Harold wrote:Like This? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gkgoNTBLdE
...snip...


You have to wonder sometimes.

I mean a steam boiler between your knees and in front of you. < T2M shudders picturing all the fail modes> :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Thank you for the link!

Enjoy,
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Re: New devices of war (howitzers to razor wire and all betw
Post by AirTech   » Wed Apr 01, 2015 6:57 pm

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Although Big Lizzie was a crude oil diesel (10 hp with an impressive gear down).

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Re: New devices of war (howitzers to razor wire and all betw
Post by Annachie   » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:31 pm

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Was, kinda still is. Drove past it 3 weeks ago. Should have stopped and taken my own photo I suppose.
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Re: New devices of war (howitzers to razor wire and all betw
Post by AirTech   » Thu Apr 02, 2015 5:46 am

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Annachie wrote:Was, kinda still is. Drove past it 3 weeks ago. Should have stopped and taken my own photo I suppose.

Been a while since it ran under its own power though...
Given the weather on Safehold (and the proposal for railroads) a more conventional locomotive could be a better option - i.e. Lombard Steam Tractor.
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Re: New devices of war (howitzers to razor wire and all betw
Post by pokermind   » Thu Apr 02, 2015 7:27 pm

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The last photograph is a Phoenix Hauler, the Lombard had two horizontal Cylinders while the Phoenix has four vertical cylinders.

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AirTech wrote:
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Been a while since it ran under its own power though...
Given the weather on Safehold (and the proposal for railroads) a more conventional locomotive could be a better option - i.e. Lombard Steam Tractor.
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Re: New devices of war (howitzers to razor wire and all betw
Post by AirTech   » Thu Apr 02, 2015 9:57 pm

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pokermind wrote:The last photograph is a Phoenix Hauler, the Lombard had two horizontal Cylinders while the Phoenix has four vertical cylinders.

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AirTech wrote:
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Been a while since it ran under its own power though...
Given the weather on Safehold (and the proposal for railroads) a more conventional locomotive could be a better option - i.e. Lombard Steam Tractor.
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But if you look at a Shay or Climax locomotive a family resemblance becomes clear.
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And a small marine steam engine looks remarkably similar - so why not build a family of engines for marine, rail and road use.
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