Sweet sound of a 20mm Hispano Cannon

Stealhead · 10-24-13, 08:55 AM

Hand cranking was also a good alternate in case the primary starter did not want to work or was broken.Especially with a 12 cylinder tank engine which requires a lot of force to start an electrical starter needs lots of battery power and batteries tend to fail or become weak in extreme conditions.Without the hand crank what else would you do when the Russians come over the hill at 0400 hours and it is too cold for your batteries to work?

Imagine having to crank that while the crew is using the turret hand cranks and already engaging the enemy while also having some hot lead and steel headed in your general direction.

Here is how you start a B-29 R3350 in this case they are turning the pistons to a certain position a starter does the rest.

A real man can start a 28 cylinder Wasp Major.

10-24-13, 08:55 AM	#16
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Hand cranking was also a good alternate in case the primary starter did not want to work or was broken.Especially with a 12 cylinder tank engine which requires a lot of force to start an electrical starter needs lots of battery power and batteries tend to fail or become weak in extreme conditions.Without the hand crank what else would you do when the Russians come over the hill at 0400 hours and it is too cold for your batteries to work? Imagine having to crank that while the crew is using the turret hand cranks and already engaging the enemy while also having some hot lead and steel headed in your general direction. Here is how you start a B-29 R3350 in this case they are turning the pistons to a certain position a starter does the rest. A real man can start a 28 cylinder Wasp Major. Last edited by Stealhead; 10-24-13 at 09:13 AM.