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[–] eldopgergan@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Can be used to shoot cinematic scenes as well as enemies!

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Multipurpose vehicle; true German efficiency

[–] Geobloke@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that be more Swiss?

[–] DrunkenPirate@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago

No. If one could open also a can of spam with this tank, then it would be swiss.

[–] Naich@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

Extendable arm with a missile launcher!

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So they put a cherry picker arm on a tank to... What, have a guy with an RPG hang out in so he can get sniped at?

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The idea was, plop a missile launcher up there and you could get some truly ludicrous range out of it and even fire from cover. Basic idea was sound, but it came with so many problems (speed, mechanical failure, the launcher being an obvious target) that they eventually gave up on it entirely.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)
[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

Reading that is actually what inspired me to search this old beast up again!

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 3 points 10 months ago

This is amazing. Cant wait for it in world of tanks

[–] DrunkenPirate@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago

Cant wait for the Hippo tank concept. Does it eat other tanks? Can it dive in rivers? Is it fck dangerous once it drives your direction trying to slam you down? Is it German, French or from US (big is better?)

I‘m eagerly waiting for it