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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Giraffe Panther tank-destroyer prototype, Germany, 1970s?

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Giraffe Panther tank-destroyer prototype, Germany, 1970s?

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  • eldopgergan@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

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

    • PugJesus@kbin.socialM
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      Multipurpose vehicle; true German efficiency

      • Geobloke@lemmy.world
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        Wouldn’t that be more Swiss?

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

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

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    Is that a massive hammer?

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      Extendable arm with a missile launcher!

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    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

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    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?

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      The idea was, plop a missile launcher up there and you could get some truly ludicrous range out of it. 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.

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        Until russia decided to do it again now

        https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/11/19/the-russians-are-firing-anti-tank-missiles-from-cranes-its-an-80-year-old-idea/?sh=237d124e568a

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

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