Great resources! Thanks so much for doing all this homework and sharing it with us, Gelrir.
I knew that the Swedes had converted a considerable portion of their operable automobile fleet to wood gas during WW2. I think I read about this at least 5 years ago. Somehow or other, it never occurred to me to apply this idea to Twilight: 2000 until others on this thread posted links.
I agree that fighting vehicles are not well suited for wood gas adaptation. Soft-skinned transport vehicles, on the other hand, seem like good candidates. AFV may burn more fuel per period of operation than trucks, but trucks are going to be needed much more frequently on an ongoing basis. The ability to reserve alcohol (of any type) for the fighting vehicles would be absolutely huge. My first thought was that trucks converted to wood gas would be a game changer for units like the 104th Infantry Division. The possibilities, while far from limitless, seem varied and promising. One of MilGov's chief exports in 2001 might be the appropriate equipment and expertise for fabricating all of the equipment necessary to convert trucks to wood gas.
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