The Powder Toy

Tsar-tank "Netopyr" by Laminat09

Laminat09
Laminat09
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23rd Nov 2020
24th Nov 2020
WWI experimental tank design, one of the most unusual armored figting vehicles in history, thanks to its two giant wheels
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Comments

  • GlebRussia2
    GlebRussia2     24th Nov 2020
    Main thing is that this tank has 3 wheels, 2 of which are so large that it is absolutely impossible to miss them. Not only do they have the worst passability, but they are also fragile. Twin 250 strong engines-a lot of power at the time, did not help the cross-country ability and the tank was always stuck on tests. More powerful engines were out of the question, and it was madness to continue using this wheel arrangement. Tank of Rybinsk zavod is a normal persons tank.
  • Laminat09
    Laminat09     24th Nov 2020
    @GlebRussia2 you completely missed the point
  • GlebRussia2
    GlebRussia2     24th Nov 2020
    Usually tanks have smaller weight and larger support surface, as well as tracks, rather than wheels.
  • Laminat09
    Laminat09     24th Nov 2020
    @GlebRussia2 rear roller was quite wide actually, and the machine had a lot of room for potential widening. It gets stuck only when ground is actually a swamp, and other tanks usually dont do well in such terrain conditions https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tank+stuck+in+mud
  • anakPelajarIndo
    anakPelajarIndo     24th Nov 2020
    I like this one
  • GlebRussia2
    GlebRussia2     24th Nov 2020
    Rear roller with a contact area of only a couple of square meters does not need any trenches, it just gets stuck in the ground after a couple of meters of running.
  • Laminat09
    Laminat09     24th Nov 2020
    @GlebRussia2 eastern front didnt have the same trench deadlock situation as the west, it was more mobile with flatter terrain and extensive use of cavalry, so the thing would more likely be traversing plains with less things to get stuck in
  • GlebRussia2
    GlebRussia2     24th Nov 2020
    Oh of course, I was worried that this car would not come close, because it would get stuck in loose black soil after 5 meters. Stationary 9 - meter light armored vehicle-there is no better target for artillery.
  • Laminat09
    Laminat09     24th Nov 2020
    @GlebRussia lol it doesn't need to go up close, it has guns
  • GlebRussia2
    GlebRussia2     24th Nov 2020
    yes, after all, a giant 60-ton colossus crept up to your trench completely unnoticed, so that you could estimate its size up close and scared.