i have no idea what vvss suspension is. can anyone help me out with this question? it seems that it will be better than tamiyas suspension but why.
thanks in advance craig
what is sherman vvss suspension?
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Re: what is sherman vvss suspension?
this is vvss, vertically voluted suspension system...
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Re: what is sherman vvss suspension?
The Tamiya tanks are HVSS which is the latter type suspension came in late in WWII the VVSS is the early type suspension more commonly seen in WWII and was unique to things like Grant, Firefly, M10/M36 and so on hence the excitement
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Re: what is sherman vvss suspension?
here are two pictures to show the two type of Sherman suspension
the first is HVSS horizontal volute spring suspension (later type) and the second is VVSS vertical volute spring suspension (earlier type)
the first is HVSS horizontal volute spring suspension (later type) and the second is VVSS vertical volute spring suspension (earlier type)
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Re: what is sherman vvss suspension?
A volute spring is cone shaped and compresses in on itself not touching the other coils. They can carry a lot of weight and is why they were used on tanks.
The HVSS suspension with the wider track is a better suspension but does not represent the majority of Shermans and their variants that served in WW2 and beyond.
The HVSS suspension with the wider track is a better suspension but does not represent the majority of Shermans and their variants that served in WW2 and beyond.
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Re: what is sherman vvss suspension?
I think this link will explain it far better than I can
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik/Vertical_vo ... suspension
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik/Vertical_vo ... suspension
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Re: what is sherman vvss suspension?
ahhh. thanks for the wiki link brel, that clears things up.
