Hear me out, what if we added an engine to it? Maybe also some form of additional traction so it can handle more types of terrain?
this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2024
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So....a tank...?
So the drawbacks are that it's not usable in a lot of terrain and the enemy knows exactly where you are?
I'm just trying to figure out why these didn't catch on, because I like the idea in theory.
I doubt these would be easy to use in already entrenched positions as set up would be risky. They also seem super vulnerable to artillery fire.
Also transporting them longer distances seems somewhat difficult and hard to prioritize over other weaponry.
I however would have liked to see the armored wheelbarrow catch on.
It looks like it's intended to be pushed into place as a temporary point defense. More than likely this would have been used early in the war, before trenches were extensively used
As another commenter points out they kind of did. In a new form at least. They were made obsolete when the armored car or tank came onto the battlefield. Why push, when an engine can do it for you?
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