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The Superheavy Armored Walking Tank
« on: November 07, 2006, 06:13:45 AM »
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Re: The Superheavy Armored Walking Tank
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2006, 10:57:18 PM »
George Lucas (Star Wars) has three of them ;)
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Re: The Superheavy Armored Walking Tank
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2006, 11:20:06 PM »
When I saw the title of this thread I assumed it was about a 28/2 without concrete.... ;)
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Re: The Superheavy Armored Walking Tank
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2006, 04:53:06 PM »
Had to check the calendar (nope not April 1st yet).  Someone has created a practical joke.  There was no such thing as a `walking tank`.  The materials technology didn`t exist to make such a thing either support all that weight on spindly legs, let alone the techniques required to keep such a machine in balance while moving.  Computers and servo control systems were not invented yet that were up to the formidable engineering challenge.

The `walking tank` is a modern invention of the graphics computer and any that appear in historical photos are a creation of photoshop.
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Re: The Superheavy Armored Walking Tank
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2006, 05:23:54 PM »
Quote from: rcavictim on December 13, 2006, 04:53:06 PM
Had to check the calendar (nope not April 1st yet).  Someone has created a practical joke.  There was no such thing as a `walking tank`.  The materials technology didn`t exist to make such a thing either support all that weight on spindly legs, let alone the techniques required to keep such a machine in balance while moving.  Computers and servo control systems were not invented yet that were up to the formidable engineering challenge.

The `walking tank` is a modern invention of the graphics computer and any that appear in historical photos are a creation of photoshop.

Maybe.  There are lots links for its German name though:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%C3%9CBERSCHWERER+KAMPFSCHREITPANZER&btnG=Google+Search

The commentary explains that the machine did not in fact work.  It had too much trouble with rough terrain IIRC.
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Re: The Superheavy Armored Walking Tank
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2006, 06:34:05 PM »
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Re: The Superheavy Armored Walking Tank
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2006, 08:33:49 PM »
Modern computer equivelent of drawing airplane pictures in English class.
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Re: The Superheavy Armored Walking Tank
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2006, 11:12:13 PM »
someone has photoshop and lots of free time !!!
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