• The vertical volute spring suspension system is a type of vehicle suspension system which uses volute springs to compensate for surface irregularities...
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    Arsenal, which had a Vickers-type leaf spring suspension. The suspension was replaced by the superior vertical volute system in the T2E1 series of 1935. This...
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    common or used a similar design, including the tracks and vertical volute spring suspension which, with slight modifications, were later used on the M3...
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    torsion bar suspension, also known as a torsion spring suspension, is any vehicle suspension that uses a torsion bar as its main weight-bearing spring. One end...
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    developed for U.S. light tanks during the 1930s, including vertical volute spring suspension, rubber-bushed tracks, and a rear-mounted radial engine with...
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    of the horizontal volute spring suspension (HVSS), another improvement compared to the less robust vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS) of the early...
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    volute spring suspension. Built by Fisher and completed in June 1943. T20E1 Planned to be 75 mm automatic gun and horizontal volute spring suspension...
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    a common spring under compression in the fashion of Carden's original concept. For instance, the American vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS) shares...
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    Welded hull, cast turret, five speed Hydramatic transmission, vertical volute spring suspension T7E1 Riveted hull, formed homogenous plate turret, Continental...
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    rpm and, like the T13 before it, derived its tracks and its vertical volute spring suspension from the Stuart tank. The M5 had a maximum road speed of 35...
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    about improving it. The upgraded design, with thicker armor, modified suspension and new gun recoil system was called "light tank M3". Production of the...
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    The vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS) units possessed a return roller mounted directly atop the main housing of each of the six suspension units...
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    the more advanced Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (HVSS) system (replacing the earlier Vertical Volute Spring Suspension (VVSS) system) and this upgraded...
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    just a spring Trampoline Upholstery coil springs Vehicle suspension, Leaf springs Shock absorber Slinky, helical spring toy Volute spring "spring". Oxford...
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    common or used a similar design to the Light M2, including the vertical volute spring suspension which would be used in later tanks as well. Twin-wheeled bogies...
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    (260 kW) at 2,400 rpm Power/weight 13.06 hp/metric ton Suspension Vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS) Operational range 140 miles (230 km) Maximum speed...
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    9.9 short tons (9 t). It had suspension consisting of vertical volute spring suspension for the tracks and leaf springs for the wheels. It was powered...
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    lower rear. The lower hull sides were vertical, while the lower hull front was sloped at 18 degrees from the vertical, and the lower hull rear, which protected...
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    Ford GAA V8 520 hp (390 kW) Power/weight 12.86 hp/ton Suspension Vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS) Operational range 100 mi (161 km) radius of action...
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    degrees from the vertical. The sides and rear of the upper hull were 3⁄4 inch (19 mm) thick, sloped at 38 degrees from the vertical. The rear upper hull...
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    the addition of supporting steel beams to improve and strengthen the suspension of the tank, which increased the weight to 7.05 metric tons (7.77 short...
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  • – véhicule transport de troupe (troop transporter) VVSS – vertical volute spring suspension VXB – Véhicule Blindé à Vocations Multiples (multipurpose...
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    The glacis plate was 1.5 in (38 mm) thick, sloped at 55 degrees from the vertical, and had eight large bosses on it to attach appliqué armor plates. The...
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    19,050 lb (8.64 t) (M5A1). It had vertical volute springs for the tracks and semi-elliptical longitudinal leaf springs for the wheels. It was powered by...
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    350 hp (253 kW) at 2,400 rpm Power/weight 14 hp/tonne Suspension Vertical Volute spring Suspension (VVSS) Ground clearance 17 inches (43 cm) Fuel capacity...
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    (twin 6-71) 375 hp (276 kW) Power/weight 12.5 hp/tonne Suspension Vertical Volute Spring Suspension (VVSS) Operational range 300 km (186 mi) Maximum speed...
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    also variants that had upgraded recovery equipment for horizontal volute spring suspension (HVSS), which were demarcated by the suffix "A1" after the model...
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    "Y" for the later wider-tracked Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (HVSS) type suspension. Gun and suspension letters were used in combination, e.g. Sherman...
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    Ordnance Department; his T1 Light Tank wasn't adopted, but his Vertical volute spring suspension and his track design were used on almost all American tanks...
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    135.5 in (3.44 m). The suspension for the front wheels were leaf springs and track's suspension used a vertical volute spring. Powered by a White 160AX...
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