the-Unexpected-Soul Posted December 11, 2012 #1 Share Posted December 11, 2012 the first one is funny, but the robot is a real tool [media=] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever Learning Posted December 11, 2012 #2 Share Posted December 11, 2012 pretty cool, makes me want to do some engineering of my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted December 11, 2012 #3 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I hope they don't meet a real tank while driving this or this tank will resemble an E-Z-Bake Oven for humans. Gotta love the gunners controls! PS3 joystick! From the story: Necessity: still the mother of invention. Syrian rebels in the town of Bishqatin have built one of the most high-tech, makeshift tanks ever created, the AFP reports. Based on a small diesel-powered automobile, the armored vehicle has been covered in rusty one-inch thick steel plating capable of protecting its occupants from small arms fire. A pair of sealed-beam headlights mounted on front making it look something like a cartoon character Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/12/11/syrian-rebels-create-homemade-high-tech-tank/?intcmp=features#ixzz2Em9iluy7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted December 11, 2012 #4 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Oh my..... That thing is just a death trap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted December 11, 2012 #5 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Oh my..... That thing is just a death trap. But if they just need cover for firing it beats hiding behind cinder block walls Regular armor piercing ammo would give them a bad day though.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted December 11, 2012 #6 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I saw this thing on Youtube and it looks like a rattle trap. They don't stand a chance against a regular tank even if its not one of ours. You have to give them credit though for trying and I do wish them luck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelW Posted December 12, 2012 #7 Share Posted December 12, 2012 It's not a bloody tank. It's a car or jeep of some kind with some armour plating and a machine gun. Hell, people have been making improvised armoured vehicles for years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted December 12, 2012 #8 Share Posted December 12, 2012 But if they just need cover for firing it beats hiding behind cinder block walls Regular armor piercing ammo would give them a bad day though.... I was more worried about it collapsing on them. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Red Devil Posted December 12, 2012 #9 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Thomas the tank engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted December 12, 2012 #10 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Thomas the tank engine. I always KNEW there was something devious behind that creepy smile........ brrrr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelW Posted December 12, 2012 #11 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I was more worried about it collapsing on them. lol How? You don't think the rebels have access to welding equipment? Did you not see the kinds of things the Libyans were doing to their pickups? All you need is some thick enough steel, some welding equipment, someone that knows what their doing (they're bound to have one of them) and a vehicle to stick it to. And I'm not entirely sure if the average government soldier has access to armour piercing shots below 12.7mm in calibre. Certainly, I wouldn't expect every AK in their arsenal to be loaded with AP rounds, or even one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted December 12, 2012 #12 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Reminds me of when the Mexican cartels made home made tanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-Unexpected-Soul Posted December 12, 2012 Author #13 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) they are using remote controlled cars also https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=YwkTjjzbEt0 Edited December 12, 2012 by the-Unexpected-Soul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-M7 Posted December 14, 2012 #14 Share Posted December 14, 2012 We've seen stuff like this happen during the revolution in Libya, so its no surprise its happening in Syria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelW Posted December 14, 2012 #15 Share Posted December 14, 2012 We've seen stuff like this happen during the revolution in Libya, so its no surprise its happening in Syria. People have been fitting armoured plating to vehicles as long as they've been on the battlefield. They've been doing this since WW1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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