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Panjandrum specs
no-neck
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Posted: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 05:27 PM UTC
Were there ever specs for the Panjandrum? Seems like a straight forward build and I have an unused LCVP.
Drader
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Posted: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 06:14 PM UTC
As in Nevil Shute's contribution to insane weaponry?

Diwheels says the wheels were 10' in diameter

IWM has a still from the test film which shows a fair amount of detail

Panjandrum

and there are a couple of pics on the Nevil Shute website

Shute shots

David
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Posted: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 02:39 AM UTC
A few more photos and info

Thisisnorthdevon gives the diameter and tread width of 1 foot.

Japanese site three photos about two thirds down the page (Japanese text), Just below a rather nasty looking device!

cheers
David
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Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 02:46 PM UTC
I never knew that Shute was an engineer, much less involved with the seaborne vertical flamethrower and around the corner gun. I also didn't know the panjandrum was so big. A two ton charge! Some great links. With the measurements you gave me the is do-able. Thanks folks.
Shadowfax
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Posted: Friday, December 01, 2006 - 06:37 AM UTC
There is a nice line drawing at this site:
http://www.hjnpwatson.demon.co.uk/poems/panjdrum.htm

Looks more complicated than that out of focus picture shows.
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