ðə tˈiː twˈɛnti θɹˈiː wʌz nˌɑːt ɐdˈɑːptᵻd fɔːɹ sˈɜːvɪs pˈɑːɹtli bɪkˈʌz ʌv ɪts ʌntɹˈaɪd tɹænsmˈɪʃən sˈɪstəm ænd pˈɑːɹtli bɪkˈʌz ðə dɪzˈaɪn hæd pˈʊɹ wˈeɪt dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən ænd ɛksˈɛsɪv ɡɹˈaʊnd pɹˈɛʃɚ.
The T23 was not adopted for service partly because of its untried transmission system and partly because the design had poor weight distribution and excessive ground pressure.