Thread: RDF/LT with 105mm or GDLS Expeditionary Tank w/105?
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Old 10-10-2012, 10:47 PM
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Quoting myself from August 2009:

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The suspension and track system (of the M8) contains elements from the M113A3, the M2 Bradley and some M8-specific components. The hydromechanical transmission is from the Bradley but the engine, the 6V-92TA 6 cylinder Detroit Diesel, has 65% parts commonality with the 8V-92TA 8 cylinder Detroit Diesel used in the M977 HEMTT truck. The Cadillac Gage Stingray and Stingray II light tanks actually use the M977 HEMTT's 8V-92TA engine as well.
So that's the Ridgway drive train. How much of the Ridgway chassis has shared componentry with the M2/M3 family?
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