Tankery, The Thread

[Haighus]

The STuG is a great vehicle, looks really cool, and effective too.

A tank railgun would be taking the kinetic penetrator idea to the extreme I think, I don't know the impact on the tank's ability to fight in urban or confined environments though, I feel like firing a railgun at a building up the street could have unintended effects. Tanks suffer in close quarters terrain as it is, having essentially a sniper weapon could be an issue, they may need to have some beefy coaxial weaponry to be multirole. Perhaps a missile launcher combined turret?

Grimmas, that tank is infuriating in tier 1 in War Thunder- early in the game it is difficult to one-shot a tank, and that thing has a silly number of crew making it really resilient to picking them off. Most German tanks can have the crew taken out in 2-3 shots.

[YorkNecromancer]

But if anything the Bren is a hilariously-underpowered Assault Gun! It's not a tank at all!:P

I will have you know, sir, that the Bren is such an ABSURDLY awesome beast of a vehicle, it could PICK UP A CHALLENGER II IN ITS GIANT HANDS AND USE IT TO SMASH ANOTHER CHALLENGER II TO DEATH WITH, BEFORE THROWING THE SMOKING WRECKS OF BOTH CHALLENGERS AT A THIRD CHALLENGER, WHO'S SHOWN UP TO WORK DRUNK BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T HAVE ONE SINGLE OUNCE OF THE CHARACTER OF THE INCOMPARABLE BREN!!!

Seriously though, the Bren is the best tank.

I mean, look at her.



That, my friends, is perfection.

[Haighus]

There were some [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkash_Singh"]impressive[/URL] [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Furness_(VC)"]exploits[/URL] carried out by universal carrier [URL="http://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/csm-stanley-hollis-vc-d-day-hero/"]crew[/URL].

[Psychosplodge]

If you live in the UK and like tanks, I can strongly recommend [url=http://www.muckleburgh.co.uk/]The Muckleberg Collection.[/url] Spent nearly a day there, got hundreds of reference photos for painting/conversion work.

I clicked on their "drive a tank" link. Video of people driving around in an APC. That's not a tank. I've already drove a Warrior, I want to drive an actual tank.

SO wants a week in Torquay next year, I've managed to negotiate a day trip Bovington if we do

[CoffeeGrunt]

I don't have the cash, but next year I'm hijacking Tiger 131 and going for a joyride. :P

[eldargal]

I don't have the cash, but next year I'm hijacking Tiger 131 and going for a joyride. :P

[CoffeeGrunt]

Needs the bit where it catches fire and dies. :P

[grimmas]

Bovington is ace Mrs G treated me for a birthday, stayed in Lulworth which is England's green and pleasant land, she even managed 2 of the guided tours on offer before bailing out to go shopping. She did pose the awesome question of "can it drive upside down" when shown the Mk III Male Tank which was fair and very amusing to watch the guide squirm.

Before we go any further a Universal Carrier ain't no tank end of. However what is the definition of a Tank. Now some will tell you that it's a tracked, turreted armoured fighting vehicle which is all well and good.

However.....

This is a tank (a MKIV not a III which caused my good lady's enquiry)



But as previously mention this isn't



And neither is a bloody Stug 3 or 4.

So what dear people defines a Tank?

[Rissan4ever]

dictionary.com says a tank is "an armored, self-propelled combat vehicle, armed with cannon and machine guns and moving on a caterpillar tread."

I fail to see how the second vehicle above is not a tank.

[Psychosplodge]

Cause it's a bloody APC.