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Hello,

I am looking for documents, schematics, or photos that show detailed photos of the interior of the British MK 1 gun carrier. Any help would be greatly appreciated.



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I’m not sure anything exists, I have been looking for several years and drawn a blank

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There are some sketches of the internal arrangement of the Gun Carrier in David Fletcher's article in Wheels & Tracks #58.

There wasn't a lot of room inside the enclosure to fit the 105hp 6-cylinder engine, the massive Daimler differential and drive shafts.

The engine/transmission was the same as the Mark I tanks but reversed with the engine at the back.

Get back to me if you can't access the article.

Regards,

Charlie

 

 



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Thank you Charlie, I have access to that document already. Do you know if there are any schematics for the Mark 1 engine/transmission and the Differential and driveshaft?

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There is a thread on this forum of an ongoing project to create an accurate 3D model of the engine and transmission of a (I think) Mark IV. I believe the Mark I was

similar. I can't remember whether it was complete but I have a recollection it was very impressive.

https://landships.activeboard.com/t67288659/mark-iv-tank-engine-differential-subframe-3d-model/

There is a surviving manual for the Mark I engine and transmission with drawings but I've never seen a copy.

Charlie



-- Edited by CharlieC on Friday 19th of January 2024 08:18:14 PM

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I had seen that thread and it seemed that it was abandoned unfortunately. In regards to the manual of the Mark 1, I have found a way to acquire a copy of the maintenance manual for the Mark IV but I am unsure if the engine and transmission would be the same or at least a adequate facimile.

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The Mark IV engine and transmission were pretty much the same as the Mark I. There was a proposal to switch to a planetary gear steering system

but this wasn't ready by the time Mark IV production started but was used in the Mark V. The Ricardo engine the Mark V used wasn't anywhere near ready

when the Mark IVs were produced.

There is another possibility - I built a 1:18 scale Little Willie cardmodel a few years ago and that had a complete model of the engine and transmission.

Little Willie used the same 13 litre sleeve valve engine and a similar transmission to Mother and the Mark I. 

The model designer was Dave Winfield (https://davesdesigns.ca/dcc/) and he may be able to help with the source of his information for Little Willie.

Charlie  



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