Summarized back story of this legendary beauty: When NZ was drawn into WW2, some heroes began thinking of armored defense. Bob Semple decided to make one, making this the best (and only) Kiwi tank ever built.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Semple_tank

  • nuke@sh.itjust.worksM
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    26
    ·
    4 months ago

    While reading up on this tonk, I found something you might enjoy. Allow me to introduce you to the modernized Bob Semple Tank, aka the Chibi Bradley

  • CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    10
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    4 months ago

    This is pretty much just a technical before they were called technicals, no? preexisting vehicle, bolt some machineguns and metal plates on to make a fighting vehicle in times of desperation

    • neidu2OP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      11
      ·
      edit-2
      4 months ago

      Kind of, I guess. But in my book, a technical should at least have one pair of wheels and substancially less armor.

  • PinkOwls@feddit.de
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    4 months ago

    Wow, designing a WW1-tank during the WW2-era is kind of like using a T-55 in a modern war!

        • yeather@lemmy.ca
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          edit-2
          4 months ago

          Technically using proper terminology. Boy tanks have big guns like cannons and girl tanks (tankettes) only had machine guns or small autocannons. Most people think of the Italians when someone says tankettes because of their prolific use during WW2 but the original meaning applied to Mark IV British landships that had either cannons or machine guns.

          • yeather@lemmy.ca
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            edit-2
            4 months ago

            Technically using proper terminology. Boy tanks have big guns like cannons and girl tanks (tankettes) only had machine guns or small autocannons. Most people think of the Italians when someone says tankettes because of their prolific use during WW2 but the original meaning applied to Mark IV British landships that had either cannons or machine guns.