Christie M1931
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The Christie M1931, known as the Combat Car, T1 in US Cavalry use and Medium/Light Tank, Convertible, T3 in Infantry branch, was a wheel-to-track tank designed by J. Walter Christie for the United Sta
Christie M.1931 during a demonstration, with Christie himself standing in the turret
J. Walter Christie
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John Walter Christie was an American engineer and inventor. He is known best for developing the Christie suspension system used in several World War II-era tank designs, most notably the Soviet BT and
Christie M1931
…M1931, known as the Combat Car, T1 in US Cavalry use and Medium/Light Tank, Convertible, T3 in Infantry branch, was a wheel-to-track tank designed by J. Walter Christie for the United States Army using Christie's ideas of an aero-engine and the novel Christie suspension to give high mobility. The M1931 was Christie's…
John Walter Christie, circa 1914
Experimental Christie T3E2 tank, shown here during tests in 1936