T-16 Questions, some silly

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by FV623
FV432s are actually stunningly crude, and cruder than a Bren Carrier or a T16. They just have a diff and two huge contracting band brakes, anything other than the gentlest of veering on the road has the thing loose 50% of its speed or more and drop several gears of the auto box!!!

Richard, do I understand correctly the FV432 has Braked Differential Steering, rather than Controlled Differential Steering? See Notes on Tracked Vehicle Steering for an explanation of the differences.
Like Richard F. said, the Controlled Differential Steering or Cletrac system was widely used in US tracked vehicles like the Sherman, T16, M29 and M113, and is quite efficient and easy to control. As explained by Stewart, the British Universal Carrier used track warping and Braked Differential Steering. I wonder if Braked Differential Steering was continued in the FV432 series - I doubt it, as it was barely adequate for the UC.