All German tanks used gasoline engines, that includes MKI,MKII,MKIII,MKIV, Panther and Tiger, none used diesel engines. True, the T34 suspension was based on the Christie design but it wasn’t designed by Christie or any other American, it was modified and adapted y the Soviets for the T34 design. It was also used in the BT light tank series.
It appears what I thought I knew was wrong......I’m rather shocked and embarrassed!!!
The Russians demanded that diesel engines be installed in the thousands of Lend-lease tanks we gave them.