So, I guess they must have figured that once they perfected it as a machine, then they'd figure out how to make it useful to the military. The Lauster Wargel LW3, Adolf Lauster & Co, 1943
I think Jesse mentioned that in between images. I opened his Tsar Tank link, and I think silly as this one is, it's a bit more sensible than the Tsar version, as it has wider wheels that might not mire so easily, and looking at the Russian one my first thought was that a a huge wheel with lots of spokes seems doomed from the start. A shot or two with artillery would drop it to its knees, and a long pole would shred a wheel before it had gone a whole revolution. It's still a sitting duck, and likely almost impossible to steer accurately on rough terrain.
Shades of Mad Magazine in the 1950's when they had an article promoting the Veeblefetzer, made by the North American Veeblefetzer Company. The article states that people are buying them but do not know what to do with them.
Looks like a baby version of the Tsar Tank....
ReplyDeleteI think Jesse mentioned that in between images. I opened his Tsar Tank link, and I think silly as this one is, it's a bit more sensible than the Tsar version, as it has wider wheels that might not mire so easily, and looking at the Russian one my first thought was that a a huge wheel with lots of spokes seems doomed from the start. A shot or two with artillery would drop it to its knees, and a long pole would shred a wheel before it had gone a whole revolution. It's still a sitting duck, and likely almost impossible to steer accurately on rough terrain.
ReplyDeleteShades of Mad Magazine in the 1950's when they had an article promoting the Veeblefetzer, made by the North American Veeblefetzer Company. The article states that people are buying them but do not know what to do with them.
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