Comment on Mega Tank by spacegoblin
What are you planning to fight with this behemonth?
Dinosaurs + Godzillas, Drakula, Blackula and Son of Kong (the only three real monsters).The origional super tanks were designed as either land battleships or mobile fortresses. They were designed as super breakthrough units, able to smash through defences and sweep aside all conventional opposition. Perhaps the tonic to the Soviet 'defence in depth'-thier answer to the Blizkrieg tactics of the German army.
Several multi turret vehicles were completed in the 30s but proved to be inneffective (hard to control and thinly armoured). Several giant tanks were designed by the Zazis but never finished.
Several multi turret vehicles were completed in the 30s but proved to be inneffective (hard to control and thinly armoured). Several giant tanks were designed by the Zazis but never finished.
actually, the russians used two multi-turret tanks during WWII
Yep-like many of the great powers they designed multi turret tanks between the wars. The difference is that the Russians actually used theirs in combat. The British and German versions were shelved as inpracticle (the Germans only built and handfull and these were only rolled steel prototypes).
I think one of the lighter British versions was used in Belgium and France, but none of them survived the Dunkirk evacuation-and they were quite obsolete at any rate, so no more were manufactured.
Generally designers and soldiers alike decided the idea was more trouble than it was worth. Once you've taken into account power source, structure that can support many turrets, storage for many different shell sizes and increased crew size, other areas (such as armour and mobility-and maximum gun size/firepower-the three most important factors) soon start to suffer.
Ah well-they look cool. I'm just glad I don't have to go to war in one. I think the larger of the Soviet tanks was designed in such a way that some of the crew could only get out if the turrets were rotated in a certain configuration. Not likely to happen if the tank catches fire. Talk about a death trap.
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I think one of the lighter British versions was used in Belgium and France, but none of them survived the Dunkirk evacuation-and they were quite obsolete at any rate, so no more were manufactured.
Generally designers and soldiers alike decided the idea was more trouble than it was worth. Once you've taken into account power source, structure that can support many turrets, storage for many different shell sizes and increased crew size, other areas (such as armour and mobility-and maximum gun size/firepower-the three most important factors) soon start to suffer.
Ah well-they look cool. I'm just glad I don't have to go to war in one. I think the larger of the Soviet tanks was designed in such a way that some of the crew could only get out if the turrets were rotated in a certain configuration. Not likely to happen if the tank catches fire. Talk about a death trap.
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That is a lot of ambition right there...