Weird tanks
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Topic: Weird tanks
Posted By: Nick1986
Subject: Weird tanks
Date Posted: 15-Aug-2011 at 20:07
Since the first tanks rolled into action on the Western Front they have been modified for special roles. One of these, the Mk IV "tadpole," had a lengthened hull and extra armament: a lightweight trench mortar intended to support infantry. It was designed by William Tritton in 1917 and was used by the US 301st Tank Battallion to attack the Hindenberg Line. This thread is dedicated to all the strange tanks and armored vehicles used during the two World Wars and later ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 15-Aug-2011 at 20:29
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I don't consider it weird Nick. But a classic..that led the way into further development as the mission role for Armored units was defined from infantry support, initially, to that as a separate arms. With it's own doctrine in execution of seperate and then later combined arms operations.
She is a beauty. Some of my later personal favorites along this threads intent were the Churchill Mk II and VII (Crocodile); Matilda II (Frog and Murray); KV8 (Russian Heavy) and the M67 (Zippo). ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 15-Aug-2011 at 20:42
The Tadpole was also capable of carrying a detachment of infantry although its top speed was not much faster than walking pace. The extended hull increased the tank's length by 9ft from 26 to 34ft. This rear view shows the mortar that complemented the tank's two 6-pound guns and four Lewis guns ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 16-Aug-2011 at 00:46
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The aformentioned M67 was a variant of the M48 'Patton' series with the flame thrower inside a fake barrel and muzzle break. Two different modifications were designed A1/A2....based on M48A2/A3 base hulls.
------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 16-Aug-2011 at 10:04
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How about a picture Centrix? ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 16-Aug-2011 at 12:51
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http://www.gunslot.com/files/gunslot/images/51764.jpg - http://www.gunslot.com/files/gunslot/images/51764.jpg
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg1dfetzhX1qfvn9eo1_500.jpg - http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg1dfetzhX1qfvn9eo1_500.jpg ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 16-Aug-2011 at 13:03
This is the Churchill Bobbin Tank, one of the "Funnies" developed for use by the Royal Engineers on D-Day. It could lay a mat enabling troops to cross quicksand, mud, or barbed wire. Its armament was a demolition mortar designed to shatter German bunkers and obstacles like dragons' teeth ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 16-Aug-2011 at 21:21
The Nazis had some really weird tanks. This tracked motorcycle was used to tow artillery and relay supplies to the frontline. The kettenkrad had a crew of three and could quickly be adapted for wire-laying, firefighting, or pulling the latest fighter jets to the runway ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 17-Aug-2011 at 19:53
The Nazi Sturmtiger was a self-propelled mortar designed to fire rockets at enemy fortifications. Check out the size of its gun ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 17-Aug-2011 at 21:59
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M728 CEV (Combat Engineer Vehicle)
Modified from the M60MBT chassis.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m728.htm - http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m728.htm
http://www.toadmanstankpictures.com/m728.htm - http://www.toadmanstankpictures.com/m728.htm ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 17-Aug-2011 at 22:00
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Ya want pics btw... here they are.....enjoy.
http://www.toadmanstankpictures.com/ - http://www.toadmanstankpictures.com/ ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 18-Aug-2011 at 10:42
Cool website.  I think the Centurion AVRE used the same 165mm gun ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 18-Aug-2011 at 16:21
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I believe that is correct as well. Bunker busters and building demolisher is what it was.. throwing a compacted HE round. Tho if memory serves correct yours were poured and made in a depot near Sheffield. US version were poured in either Watervilet or Anniston. ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 18-Aug-2011 at 19:01
Ivan built this super-tank "Object 279" in 1959. Due to its weight it needed four tracks. Following a surprise nuclear attack these monsters would steamroller into Europe and crush everything in their path. Its armor was over 217mm thick and it mounted a 130mm gun. Its unusual hull enabled it to cross water and even survive a nuclear blast ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 19-Aug-2011 at 20:02
The Tortoise tank was developed after WW2 to defend Britain from Russian invasion. It was so heavy two trucks were needed to transport it. It consumed a considerable amount of fuel, damaged road-surfaces, and had to ford rivers as bridges would collapse under its weight. As you might imagine, it was not a success and the sole prototype ended up in Bovington Tank Museum ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 20-Aug-2011 at 21:46
The T-35 was another weird Russian tank developed from a prewar British design. It had five turrets manned by a crew of 11. However, it was slow and prone to breakdown, unable to keep up with the fast Nazi blitzkrieg ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 21-Aug-2011 at 00:43
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Panzer VIII Maus
http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/maus/index.html - http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/maus/index.html
http://www.wwiivehicles.com/germany/tanks-heavy/maus.asp - http://www.wwiivehicles.com/germany/tanks-heavy/maus.asp ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 21-Aug-2011 at 19:16
The one-man Vezdekhod tank was invented in Russia in 1915. Its design influenced the French Renault tank, although ultimately its inventor was executed by the NKVD for wasting public funds ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Mosquito
Date Posted: 21-Aug-2011 at 20:34
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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 22-Aug-2011 at 19:38
Japan's tanks were decidedly odd-looking. The turret was offset to the right and had a radio antenna that doubled as a safety-rail ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Mosquito
Date Posted: 22-Aug-2011 at 20:24
------------- "I am a pure-blooded Polish nobleman, without a single drop of bad blood, certainly not German blood" - Friedrich Nietzsche |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 23-Aug-2011 at 19:47
The Vickers itself was a strange tank as the British used a lot of money and resources to instal two turrets instead of a single turret with twin machine guns. ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 24-Aug-2011 at 20:40
The first multi-turreted tank was the Vickers A1E1 Independent heavy tank. It had a 3 pound gun and four machine guns, 28mm armor and a top speed of 20mph. The Russians acquired the plans and used them to build the T-28 and T-35 tanks, which actually saw service in the early years of the war ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2011 at 19:03
The French Char B1 bis looked heavy and outdated long before the war (being originally designed to cross trenches), but beneath the hull its crew were well-protected by separate compartments and had access to a radio. Originally intended to be a self-propelled gun armed with a 75mm howitzer, its designers installed a one-man turret mounting a 45mm antitank gun. The B1's armament was capable of destroying German tanks but it was a complicated design prone to mechanical failure. ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Bwaha
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2011 at 19:21
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One that I like is the early M-3 Stuart. Five machine guns and a 37... That's a whole lot of spray and pray... This photo shows the sponsons faired over and the mg's removed... http://imgboot.com/user/Leo/images/m3stuart.jpg">  http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/m3stuart.html#M3early - http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/m3stuart.html#M3early ------------- I like a man who grins when he fights. Winnie |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2011 at 19:37
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The Stuart is an interesting example. It may look conventional but its antipersonnel firepower was considerable for a tank of its size. I count four machine guns and three pistol ports ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 26-Aug-2011 at 19:47
The Sherman crab tank had a second motor to power the mine-clearing flails. This was originally fitted to the obsolete Matilda tank and used in North Africa. When it didn't break down, the mine flail was very effective and often terrified Nazi units into surrendering. However, the dust cloud it created made it an easy target. The Sherman had a bad reputation for catching fire, earning it the nickname of "Tommy cooker" ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 27-Aug-2011 at 19:19
The KV-2 had a 152mm howitzer and thick armor that protected it from most German antitank guns. However, it was slow, heavy and its height made it an easy target. Only 250 were produced from 1940-41 ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 28-Aug-2011 at 19:48
The tractor-tank was built to defend Stalingrad from the Nazis. Outwardly resembling the British Whippet tank, these had thin armor and were easily destroyed by German tanks. However, they were effective against infantry. A common tactic was to use them to tow away enemy guns, though i wouldn't want to be the unfortunate person tasked with driving this deathtrap ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 30-Aug-2011 at 19:04
The Whippet tank was an armored car with tracks. This was the first cavalry tank which relied on speed and numbers to break through the German lines. Its armament consisted of four machine guns but a prototype equipped with a gun turret was planned before the war ended ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 02-Sep-2011 at 19:04
German walking tank designed to cross minefields. Its "footed wheels" were originally fitted to steam tractors during the Crimean War before caterpillar tracks were invented ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 03-Sep-2011 at 05:20
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NOW that.....is frigging wierd. ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Karalem
Date Posted: 03-Sep-2011 at 06:44
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These early tanks from the 1st war were designed to move troops ahead through front lines, not as actual battle tanks. That's why no cannons. The idea could not much reality cause thousands of such tanks would be needed to make change. |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 03-Sep-2011 at 20:32
The 1915 French Frot-Laffly landship resembled H.G. Wells' Land Ironclads. It had four machine guns in side-mounted firing ports but never entered production ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 04-Sep-2011 at 19:27
The Grant tank looked strange with its hull-mounted gun. However, it proved itself in North Africa and served as Monty's personal command vehicle ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 09-Sep-2011 at 20:45
Finnish BT-42 assault gun converted from a Soviet BT-7 light tank. This in itself was a copy of the Christie tank upgraded with a two-man turret and more powerful gun ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 11-Sep-2011 at 10:15
America's T-28 super tank was so huge it needed four tracks. It had 12mm thick armor protection from the German 88mm gun and a very low profile. However its Ford V-8 left it underpowered and it was never used for its intended purpose: breaking through the defences of the Siegfried Line ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 13-Sep-2011 at 20:04
Another weird tank with wheels: New Zealand's Schofield Tank. By the time it was ready New Zealand no longer needed it as they had plenty of US tanks ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2011 at 19:07
A British one-man Praying Mantis tank on display at Bovington. It was designed to drive up to a wall or hedgerow and fire over it, rather than simply flattening it ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 16-Sep-2011 at 19:28
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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 19-Sep-2011 at 20:06
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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 20-Sep-2011 at 19:03
Experimental skeleton tank from WW1. It had the required length to cross trenches but just a crew of two and light armament ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 22-Sep-2011 at 19:25
Strange. My post about the S-Tank seems to have been removed  ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 23-Sep-2011 at 19:17
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Outwardly resembling an assault gun, Sweden's Strv-103 (better known as the S-Tank) lacks a turret. Instead, its crew aims the gun by adjusting its suspension. Intended to defend against Russian invasion, it had a low profile, thick armor and one of the world's first autoloaders ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 24-Sep-2011 at 19:42
Frontal view of skeleton tank ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 02-Oct-2011 at 21:47
Ivan's flying tank: the Antonov A-40. Before parachutes had been perfected both the Yanks and Russians experimented with attaching aircraft wings to tanks and jeeps ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 05-Oct-2011 at 21:41
Assault gun (probably Iraqi) based on the hull of a T-34. Before the Gulf War Saddam commissioned self-propelled artillery from the French which were powerful enough to destroy US tanks. Fortunately most of these were destroyed by airstrikes ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 09-Oct-2011 at 20:58
Some of the Japs' tanks look quite weird. These were relatively tall and narrow so they could travel the treacherous jungle roads and spot enemy ambushes ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 10-Oct-2011 at 22:18
Churchill AVRE dropping fascines into a trench. This idea was pioneered during WW1. A highlander collecting firewood was decapitated when he clipped through the wires holding the saplings together ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 12-Oct-2011 at 20:55
Remote control Goliath tank used by the Nazis. This was filled with explosives and driven under enemy tanks or into buildings to flush out snipers ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 13-Oct-2011 at 19:11
A larger version of the Nazis' Goliath converted from a captured light tank which obviously had a higher explosive payload. The driver would then get out and steer the tank remotely the short distance to its target ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Sudaka
Date Posted: 19-Oct-2011 at 23:28
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Tsar_tank.jpg/300px-Tsar_tank.jpg"> ------------- Not yet mein friend, not yet |
Posted By: Sudaka
Date Posted: 19-Oct-2011 at 23:29
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I guess the tzar tank can be a "winner" of the thread :P ------------- Not yet mein friend, not yet |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 22-Oct-2011 at 21:12
I think you're right Sudaka, though some of the Nazis' tanks from the last war would come a close second ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 02-Mar-2012 at 19:24
 The Huns apparently built a prototype of the "ball tank" known as a Kugelpanzer. More info can be found http://strangevehicles.greyfalcon.us/KRUPP%20KUGELPANZER.htm - here ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 03-Mar-2012 at 19:30
 A Killen-Strait tracked armored car from 1915 ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: ryzombie619
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2012 at 15:55
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http://www.unmuseum.org/rat_desert.jpg Check this tank out. Never was completed but if it had been, could hold up to 200 troops. |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2012 at 19:57
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Did the Nazis ever build a prototype of the Rat? A tank armed with naval guns would outmatch anything America, Britain or Russia had, but (even with a U-boat engine) would have been an easy target for aircraft as it was very slow due to its heavy armor ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 06-Mar-2012 at 19:27
 Another "skeleton tank:" the French Boirault machine or Diplodocus Militaris. It was designed in 1914 and consisted of a single rotating track/frame containing a motor ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 07-Mar-2012 at 19:23
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More info on this odd contraption: http://www.landships.freeservers.com/boirault_machine_timrigsby.htm - http://www.landships.freeservers.com/boirault_machine_timrigsby.htm ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 08-Mar-2012 at 21:04
 A Russian experimental "corkscrew" tank http://artofthewar.blogspot.com/2011/09/top-10-failed-military-inventions.html - http://artofthewar.blogspot.com/2011/09/top-10-failed-military-inventions.html ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 11-Mar-2012 at 19:11
 Japanese one-man amphibious tank ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 06:51
 Only in America: an airsoft/paintball tank ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:07
However, the Kettenrad was not a tank. ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:08
Also not a tank, and built originally in America for traveling in heavy snow. It works quite well, BTW. ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:15
And was officially classified as a "self-propelled anti-tank gun". BTW, this AFV had a driver's position in the rear as well and could therefore travel backwards at high speed to the next fighting position without having to waste time and expose itself to turn around. Maybe "Strange AFV's" would make a better title? ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:17
This actually worked; however, the landing speed was too high and burned out the tracks. ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:22
German wheeled/tracked vehicle: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:25
Experimental AFV: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:26
Type 95 Ha Go light amphib AFV: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:27
Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot AFV: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:30
Home-made effort displayed in Strasbourg: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:32
KMW-Rheinmetall prototype for German PUMA IFV: (2009) ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:37
Note door into fighting compartment: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:41
US M50 Ontos: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:43
Experimental Light Tank: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:44
M8 Gun Motor Carriage: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:46
Japanese Type 66 Tank Destroyer: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:48
M 1931 Christie Renault ft 17: (tracks removed to reveal road-capable high speed wheels) ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 10:53
Experimental Sherman Mine Roller: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 11:01
Russian BMPT Terminator on T90 chassis: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 11:03
US M551 Sheridan Light Tank - air droppable, capable of firing 152mm conventional round or 152mm Shillelagh missile: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 11:06
Sheridan firing missile: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 11:07
Only one prototype was ever made of this ludicrous AFV: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 11:09
Whiskey-Foxtrot-Tango Mark II: ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 11:12
Great Britain - Sizaire-Berwick prototype Armored Car: This concludes my contributions for today. More later. ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Nov-2012 at 11:13
Oops! Can't leave without posting this jewel:   ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 22-Nov-2012 at 19:13
What is it? Looks like something out of Terminator ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 20-Mar-2013 at 20:04
 As you can see, the Germans got very desperate in the final years of the War. Due to the shortage of fuel, antitank weapons were mounted on bicycles ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 21-Mar-2013 at 11:26
This looks suspiciously like the identical vehicle invented in America in the '20's for use in deep snow and marshy terrain. The Fordson Screw Tractor:  ------------- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
Posted By: Azita
Date Posted: 21-Mar-2013 at 19:18
I think the initials are in the wrong order, should it not be.......WTF???  Oh dear i think i have just shown my real depth of character.... ------------- I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart: but the saying is true 'The empty vessel makes the greatest sound'. |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 21-Mar-2013 at 19:30
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Not necessarily.... I served in Armor and Cavalry/Air-Cavalry for 20+ years...and some of those early designs we studied as an introduction to the theorems of conceptual operational design were exactly that. ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: TheAlaniDragonRising
Date Posted: 25-Mar-2013 at 17:40
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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 25-Mar-2013 at 20:39
 World of Tanks have this photo of a strange one-man Carden-Loyd tank. It has three road wheels in addition to the tracks ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: TheAlaniDragonRising
Date Posted: 25-Apr-2013 at 03:25
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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 29-May-2013 at 19:13
 Prototype German tank with two guns ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: beorna
Date Posted: 17-Jan-2014 at 02:44
Not, that Germans weren't desperate in the end of the war and that there was allways a shortage of gasoline, but horses and bicycles made allways a big part of the german army. |
Posted By: CartagoNova
Date Posted: 30-May-2014 at 18:46
This is the Venezuelan Turtle, or Tortuga tank. "Designed by Tomás Pacanins, it was built out of a 1934 Ford 6x4 truck, and armed with a 7 mm machine gun. Twelve were built in the Puerto Cabello shipyard, but only five were displayed. Venezuela wanted to demonstrate its power to Columbia with these armored cars and two Italian Ansaldo CV33s." - i09.com/Florida State University Also, what about Polish tanks?  ------------- SCIPIOOOOOO |
Posted By: Maddison
Date Posted: 01-Jun-2014 at 05:24
My favourite dinosaur of the tank world, there were only 60 or so built. Blitzkrieg was to transform tank warfare and condemn multi turreted titans such as these to the scrap heap. ------------- Denial isn't just a river in Africa |