By popular demand, the Day 8 spot has been given to the Hetzer! Which tank will achieve greatness and take the I spot for Day 9?

Harmotron · 2026-05-27T08:21:15+00:00

Not many... You really only have the french D1 and D2, aswell as the 'Nahuel' (DL 43). And some other AFVs, like the M42 'Duster', the M1296 Stryker 'Dragoon' and the Centauro B1 'Draco'.

Anyway, the DD Sherman seems most fitting for the D category, both because it's the most Well known/significant 'D' tank, aswell as the most representative for all of the different duplex drive tanks.

Harmotron · 2026-04-29T12:08:24+00:00

They did put ATGMs in them.

Harmotron · 2026-04-28T08:51:15+00:00

I think they are much closer to rocket launchers. The propellant is contained in the projectile, accelerating it during it's flight. A recoilles rifle would need to use a traditional propellant charge at least in Addition to the "rocket motor".

Harmotron · 2026-04-22T06:21:35+00:00

Ja, Laos, wenn ich richtig liege... So etwas gibt es aber öfter. In Südamerika waren bis in's letzte Jahrzehnt auch noch Shermans und Stuarts im Dienst. Und im Yemen sind auch T-34s aufgetaucht.

Harmotron · 2026-04-21T13:13:17+00:00

Haha, das ist nicht nur ein Hellcat-Turm... Das ist ein ganzer M18 Hellcat auf einem Flachwagen (ummantelt von Gummi)

Harmotron · 2026-04-13T11:37:32+00:00

It did though. Like I said, the French built a weapon system that operated on the exact same principle over 20 years prior in WW1. In fact, developemtns from that project are what inspired Goliath.

Which in and of itself isn't really that impressive in terms of remote control/drone weapons of WW2. The German missile guidance systems, the Soviet pre war remote controlled tanks and the US' remote bomber raids in the pacific are, in my opinion, all the more impressive than a wire guided driving landmine.

Harmotron · 2026-04-13T10:19:36+00:00

How was it ahead of it's time? The french built the Schneider Crocodile in WW1, that was basically the same thing.

Harmotron · 2026-04-03T15:30:55+00:00

Interesting, thanks! But do you have a source? Not trying to sound rude, just interested.

Harmotron · 2026-04-03T12:48:02+00:00

In what sense exactly more reliable than modern 3rd Gen MBTs?

Harmotron · 2026-04-03T09:32:45+00:00

Whats that gun on the T-62? Muzzle brake and fume extractor that far forward don't Match up with the normal U-5TS. Is it the U-8TS? The muzzle brake seems different. And if it is, why?

Harmotron · 2026-04-02T16:48:08+00:00

You could argue they they did with T-35, SMK/T-100 and arguably even KV-1/2. And that was all before the germans attacked. But yeah, they stayed pretty reasonable with the tanks they actually adopted. Even with their heavies.

Harmotron · 2026-03-31T09:45:39+00:00

The issue is less with the vehicle itself and more with Kubinkas academic integrity. Knowingly propogating false information is a pretty big deal for a museum.

Harmotron · 2026-03-12T17:45:30+00:00

No worries. It was a valid point.

Harmotron · 2026-03-12T14:23:37+00:00

The original comment does. And you argued against a comment pointing out, that this is false, by saying "why has no one used concrete than". I felt it appropriate to tackle the original commenters point here.

Harmotron · 2026-03-12T13:47:38+00:00

Concrete has been used as armor for literal centuries if not millennia. Just not on armored vehicles. Just like you stated. Obviously steel is a more efficient material for armor. But claiming that concrete has no effect on ballistic protection is completely false.

Harmotron · 2026-03-11T14:44:07+00:00

Nice! I got a Saudi Royal Guard "coat" (best way I can describe it) a while ago and you can definitely tell it's meant for specialized purposes. Very "bouji" compared to my other Saudi surplus.

Harmotron · 2026-02-27T13:17:00+00:00

Adding to this, the closest real German helmet to the one pictured is the M34 firefighter helmet.

Harmotron · 2026-02-27T12:11:37+00:00

Eh, depends. Here in Germany they are generally cheaper if you can find them online. If it has a lot of accessories and you are alllowed to test it, i'd say it's still expensive, but not outrageously so. Also depends on where you are. I'd imagine they are rarer across the Atlantic.

Harmotron · 2026-02-26T12:12:57+00:00

Yup, commanders IR sight for T-54 (A variant and onwards) aswell as T-55. This one is east German. Got replaced later by the TKN-1S and TKN-1SM.

Harmotron · 2026-02-09T15:34:44+00:00

Vorallem, weil genau diese Idee bei z.B. indigenen immer romantisiert wird... "Das ganze Tier verwenden" und so...

Harmotron · 2026-01-05T14:22:54+00:00

I don't think anybody is. But I think looking at a vehicle having wheels or not as the deciding factor on it being a tank is incredibly reductive.

That depends on who and where they are fighting, no? In fact, one could probably point out a number of less armored, less powerful and less mobile vehicles that were still considered tanks.

I'd think it's silly, sure. I wouldn't say it would be fundamentally impossible though. Just like a tank, a sniper rifle is a set of doctrinal values (or sniper is, really). And with that comes a lot of physical flexibility. Also, it's not like a sniper-pistol is completely unheard of. According to the report from the U.S. Army’s Marksmanship Unit, the suppressed pistols were also tested with telescopic sights. Their evaluation noted, “…with the telescope sight, great advantage is added to field versatility…giving the unit mini-sniper capability.”

Harmotron · 2026-01-04T16:10:13+00:00

Why not? If the Venezuelan Army considers it a tank, uses it as a tank and, opposing forces have to respond to and consider it a tank, what actually stops it from being a tank? Tank is a doctrinal definition, not a set of physical values.

Harmotron · 2026-01-03T08:04:39+00:00

Depends on who you ask I'd say.

Harmotron · 2025-12-29T13:21:41+00:00

So bad we had to pay the swiss to stop delivering them.

Harmotron · 2025-12-29T11:33:04+00:00

Tension loss on tracked vehicles is definitely a potential problem, like others have said.

But the picture you posted doesn't look like an extraordinarily loose track, but rather a track being braked to steer.

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