Morrow Project Basic and Vehicular Loads on Scribd

[Slar]

I had an issue with someone posting an old version of that load thing from back in 2001. They posted it in 2018, as their own work. As long as they keep my name on it, I don't care who reposts it, I don't care who uses it, and I don't care who modifies it.

But at least use the newest version!

That old one was a mess.

[Slar]

If you find any spelling/grammar/typographical/editing errors, please let me know.

Some weapon designs are specific to my version of the Project, based generally on experimental weapon systems I found on the net. So, some of my loads will have weapons that never existed in our reality. These are intentional, and not errors.

I already found several errors in my battery section, and will be posting the corrected document as soon as I am done with it.

[nuke11]

Just downloaded the files from your dropbox site.

I have your original version as well. If you can send a PDF version that would be helpful as well.

I do enjoy reading other people's creations, and at over 672 pages that should take awhile to read.

Thank you.

[Slar]

I was actually adding a few things to the document. This PDF is the current version, as of today, as long as I don't think of anything else to add right now.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/izz1iayuqm...vised.pdf?dl=0

[nuke11]

I see you have the same issue as others on the internet. The M1 Timer Detonator, no one can figure out what that is, as it is not listed at all in any public document. The picture everyone uses is a fuse from a Mk82.

Here is a discussion we had last year about this and what it might be: https://forum.juhlin.com/showthread.php?p=85615&nojs=1

I know Kevin Dockery is on Facebook (I'm not), maybe some wants to ask this question thru the Facebook page to him or directly to him.

I'm on Page 113 so far.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Originally Posted by nuke11

I see you have the same issue as others on the internet. The M1 Timer Detonator, no one can figure out what that is, as it is not listed at all in any public document. The picture everyone uses is a fuse from a Mk82.

Here is a discussion we had last year about this and what it might be: https://forum.juhlin.com/showthread.php?p=85615&nojs=1

I know Kevin Dockery is on Facebook (I'm not), maybe some wants to ask this question thru the Facebook page to him or directly to him.

I'm on Page 113 so far.

I must admit that I never looked too deeply into the subject but I had thought the M1 Timer Detonator should have been the WW2 M1 Chemical Delay Firing Device (I think it was nicknamed the pencil detonator or something like that?)

Some time later after trawling through the net...
This is what I personally thought the book listing for the M1 detonator should have been rather than some non-descript clockwork device: -
https://www.lexpev.nl/fuzesandignite...gdevicem1.html
https://bulletpicker.com/firing-device_-delay_-m1.html

[Slar]

Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic

I must admit that I never looked too deeply into the subject but I had thought the M1 Timer Detonator should have been the WW2 M1 Chemical Delay Firing Device (I think it was nicknamed the pencil detonator or something like that?)

I thought about going there, and actually had rewritten my loads to use that pencil detonator. But it just didn't work as well as I wanted for the loads, so I fell back on the old expedient of the bomb fuse mentioned above. Which is freaking huge, BTW.

[Slar]

Originally Posted by nuke11

I see you have the same issue as others on the internet. The M1 Timer Detonator, no one can figure out what that is, as it is not listed at all in any public document. The picture everyone uses is a fuse from a Mk82.

Yeah, that bugged the crap out of me. I looked everywhere for it, and just gave up.

[Slar]

Originally Posted by nuke11

I do enjoy reading other people's creations, and at over 672 pages that should take awhile to read.

Bad news. It's up to 976 now...

[nuke11]

Originally Posted by Slar

Bad news. It's up to 976 now...

I see that.

I have quickly skimmed over the document. Since I have been researching tires for awhile this part jumped out and I like technical details.

Page 960 Commando Special Tire.
The 365/80R20 tire indicated is the upgraded "modernized" rim/tire package, after the original "commando" tires where no longer used and the rims where standardized at 20". The most common tire used was/is the MICHELIN XZL, XL and XML.

This size of tire can not be used on a Ranger/Peacekeeper, no matter how hard you try as it uses 9.50" x 16.5" tire.

Weights

XZL: 75 kgs
10x20 rim: 38 kgs
3 piece run-flat insert: 40 kgs
Tire Chain: 31.5 kgs

A bit of history for those interested, the original Commando tire details.

14.5" x 21" tire, it weighted 357 lbs/162 kgs.

[Slar]

I'm trying to a) modernize the tires and go metric, and b) standardize the tires so there aren't 32 different tires issued to the Project.

I mean, you'd have to triple the size of the caches to fit tires for everything.

[Slar]

I'm assuming the Project modified all of their vehicles to use a standard set of tires between them. They just don't have the logistics capability of the US military. SO, I'm assuming that they type-standardized a set of tires/wheels, and modified the vehicles as needed to use those sizes.

If anyone else notices an impossible size, let me know which of the sizes would work better. It's a pain to find some of this data, so if anyone has it, it helps a lot.