Christie Tanks

[Ponysoldier]

The major problem the army had with Christie was he
kept changing the design in midstream,driving the cost
up from the first proposal.
In the first picture you are seeing one of the tracks
bought and put into service by the army(3 were put into
actual service) this track was named tornado and was
assigned to Co.F 67 Infantry Division.
The reasoning behind the acceptance of the Christe
was its ability move much faster cross country,the crew
could tolerate the ride much better.
A secondary reason was the army's fleet of tanks
were bought from Great Britian and were well past
their prime,as well as being well behind the times
Pat