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"ANDREW ROBERT BREEN" wrote in message
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Ken Duffey wrote:
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The Centurions had RR Meteor engines - and if they had only had a
common
parts
nomenclature/numbering system, the Aussie could have supplied the
Yanks
with
parts!

It was not until the beginning of 1952 that the Australian Army finally
received it's first Centurion tanks. These first tanks were given to 1
Armoured Regiment.

How about the Comet tank - what engine did that have - and did the
Aussies use
it - and was it in Korea ??

Comet had the Meteor.

Australia never used the Comet

OK - some tank regiment somewhere, equipped with some tanks powered by RR Meteor
engines, were stationed in the next valley to an air force squadron of planes
powered by Packard Merlins.

If only they'd known that it was essentially the same engine - they could have
swapped parts and prevented the air force squadron from being grounded due to
lack of spares.

Will that do ??

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Ken Duffey - Flanker Freak & Russian Aviation Enthusiast
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