Tank steering systems
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tank-steering-systems-162-16200216
title:
Tank steering systems
text:
Tank steering systems allow a tank, or other continuous track vehicle, to turn. Because the tracks cannot be angled relative to the hull, steering must be accomplished by speeding one track up, slowing the other down, or a combination of both. Half-track vehicles avoid this by combining steerable wheels and fixed-speed tracks. Early steering systems were adopted from tracked work vehicles, generally using a clutch to reduce power to one track, causing it to slow down. These designs have numerous
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_steering_systems
date created:
2016-09-06T16:36:45Z
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2024-08-28T06:45:52Z
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