Steve
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Germans were trying to develop this in WW2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landkreuzer_P._1000_Ratte
Scale compared to other tanks
They were even trying to do a bigger one, the P.1500
[Edited on 09-06-2010 by Steve]
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Marc
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Imagine Koni adjustables and Speedlines on that badboy.
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gravesy
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Not enough doors.
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Whittie
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I bet the koreans are getting something like this ready.
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Steve
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powered by 8x marine diesel engines
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Scotty_B
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Looks like something from Star Wars. 
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jibjob
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That is a cool idea but it would never work. It's basically just heavy artillery moved onto a vehicle that doesnt need rails. It would be too slow and too heavy though. It would never be able to get through small villages or towns either and it would be too wide to fit down country tracks so overall its a pretty useless design unless your in a massive open area It is one hell of a design though i'll give them that!
[Edited on 09-06-2010 by jibjob]
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Neo
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Surely though it wouldnt have been a worry they cant get down country tracks or between buildings, they just go over them instead !
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gravesy
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Reminds me of C&C.
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jibjob
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Its only got 16bhp per tonne it just wouldnt have the power to drive through a building
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Neo
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Surely would still just wipe it out ?
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andy1868
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i can't see many buildings stopping a tank that weighs 1000 tonnes 
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jibjob
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Hmmm i dont know. IMO its got the weight to demolish things but not the power to demolish a row of things and then to drive over them at the same time, because once it hits one building or large tree it would lose all its momentum to then go onto demolish things shortly after that. E.g. a terrace of houses, line of large trees etc. To be honest im probably just reading far too much into it and should just enjoy the amazing design
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Neo
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It'd have the torque and power alongside weight to just force itself through anything, once you have momentum going it would be like a tidal wave hitting.
I don't think it would have been designed for that purpose as such
Think back to blitzkreig, pincer attacks and the like, you have there a method of getting large amount of people and weaponry into a attacking position and then having a base from which you defend and wait for reinforcements. Reinforcements arrive, they hold the land and you press further forward.
Great idea really.
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Steve
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Hitler was very keen on the idea, it used marine atillery too and had anti aircraft flak guns on top of it
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Ojc
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It would have been fucking useless in modern warfare, it would need smaller tanks and a hell of a lot of infantry support to prevent it being out flanked and destroyed.
Someones been dreaming a bit too much with this.
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Steve
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destroyed by what though? the armour was so thick only something with equivalent wepaons would have had a chance of harming it
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Nath
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By shooting proton torpedos into the exhaust vent.
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Jake
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about 50 blokes to climb on it and fuck up everyone inside
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Ojc
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It would be impossible to defend, totally ridiculous.
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John
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So they had a drawing of a big tank basically?
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Steve
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yep, but hitler actually liked the idea that much it actually reached the technical drawing stage, with parts etc lined up
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Kurt
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Sticky bombs would totally fuck those tracks up
while googling i found this:
http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/The-guy-who-holds-on-to-the-sticky-bomb-too-long-in-Saving-Private-Ryan/111384348882621
wtf! who makes that group
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Ojc
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Americans owned by 20mm LOLZ
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N3CRO
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Imagine Koni adjustables and Speedlines on that badboy.
Yeah, the wheels are too exposed, it needs lowering tbh.
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