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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

Oh gosh, those were just regular wheels huh. No cogs.

[–] espentan@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Uhm, yes? The road wheels on a tracked vehicle typically aren't cogs, only the wheel actually powering the track is a "cog".

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Uhhhhmmmmmm. lol.

Yes, I was thinking of that powering cogwheel. But I realize, the little raised wheel there is probably the back of the tank, eh. Not the front driving wheel, which is probably a cogwheel out of frame.

But yeah, the wheel with the cogs isn't called a "cog", it's a "cogwheel", with "cogs". The cogs are the little "teeth". 👍

[–] wal_kr@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Just in case you're interested, I believe the vehicle pictured is a Vickers Universal Carrier which has the driving cogwheels located at the rear:

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Ah, there we go! Thanks for digging that up for me 😊 Okay cool, so I assume that means the engine is also close there, further in the back?