Armored Fighting Vehicles VI: Eye of the Tiger

[Daryk]

Heh.. a lot of prototype stuff went off the rails too... ;D

[Cannonshop]

At least two or three of those were turned into toys for GI Joe. Or at least look very similar to the toys I remember having.

Ruger

The Hawk Missile trailer was an early G.I. Joe release and was basically a direct copy from the 1st gen of the smaller 'action figure' sized Joes.

Not sure about the others though.  the original eighties plastic Joes (three inch?) were initially based on realistic, or real-world military systems that were either in development, or in service.

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

The GI Joe toys were 3.5 inch.

[Ruger]

The Hawk Missile trailer was an early G.I. Joe release and was basically a direct copy from the 1st gen of the smaller 'action figure' sized Joes.

Not sure about the others though.  the original eighties plastic Joes (three inch?) were initially based on realistic, or real-world military systems that were either in development, or in service.

There were three robotic drone (as I remember them) machines that look like the turrets from the first two pics. Can still somewhat see in my head some scenes from one of the comics with them.

Ruger

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

There were three robotic drone (as I remember them) machines that look like the turrets from the first two pics. Can still somewhat see in my head some scenes from one of the comics with them.

Ruger

Yeah, they were called the Rat Pack.  One had a quartet of missiles, one had a flamethrower, and one had four machine guns.  They showed up in the beginning scene of GI Joe The Movie.

[Istal_Devalis]

PAC/RATS
https://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/83/pacrats/

[truetanker]

I repainted mine...

Imperial Star Wars colors...

I mixed and matched...

Imperial Stormtrooper Vipers anyone?
Cobra!

TT

[MarauderD]

I never played with GI Joe toys--even though I had friends that had them.  Were the 3.5 inch ones I remember the same size as the Kenner line of Star Wars action figures?  Gi Joe had more articulation points, didn't they?

Totally off topic, I apologize. 

[truetanker]

Yes on both...



'Army Futures Command held demonstrations of technology and equipment on May 16, 2019 at the Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS Campus in Bryan, Texas. Six weapons and defense industry vendors showcased seven autonomous combat vehicles in an effort for Army officials to decide which machines fit their needs best and what needs to be improved on.'

Wonder which will see "light"?

TT

[ANS Kamas P81]

Shrunken down for visibility.  [img width=600] is your friend!

[glitterboy2098]

that Tan one looks like it was comissioned by Stargate Command to replace the F.R.E.D. (image in attachment because i couldn't find one that was linkable)

[Daryk]

Mud maketh the vehicle REAL! ;D

[Cannonshop]

I never played with GI Joe toys--even though I had friends that had them.  Were the 3.5 inch ones I remember the same size as the Kenner line of Star Wars action figures?  Gi Joe had more articulation points, didn't they?

Totally off topic, I apologize.

yes, and yes, totally off topic. lol.

[truetanker]

From FB:



TT

[Daryk]

That's an AWESOME family tree! :)

And you can see where the Hetzer came from too! ;D

[I am Belch II]

That is pretty neat Family Tree of Cats

[Getz]

It's not entirely correct.  There's a couple of missing links between the Pz IV and Panther like the VK20.01 and VK30.01, the prototype chassis of which was converted into the Sturer Emil.  Similarly the Tiger was derived from the VK36.01 -so the relationship shown between the Tiger and Sturer Emil is back to front - and the "Pz VII Lowe" was a parallel project to the Tiger II, not a derivation of it.  The Lowe was cancelled in favour of the Tiger II for being too big and heavy.

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

I was thinking that it looked rather like they based it on the tech tree from World of Tanks.

[truetanker]

Too bad no one has done this:


In real life.

TT

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

Is that an SU-152?

[PsihoKekec]

I think it's the more common ISU-152

[worktroll]

[Natasha Kerensky]

Is that an SU-152?

No, it’s Marik.

[SteelRaven]

*snip*

*If it fits, it works.
*If it works, do it.
*Your not my mom, I do what I want

[Daryk]

Maxim 43: If it's stupid and it works, it's still stupid and you're lucky. ;D

[Natasha Kerensky]

T-72 and BMP “Turtle Tanks” designed to counter FPV drones.  Not expected to do well after Ukraine’s supplies of ATGMs and artillery are replaced.  But the improvised armor, in combination with mine plows and/or EW suites, have temporarily afforded the Russians a limited close assault capability against Ukrainian positions primarily defended by FPVs and low on other anti-tank weaponry.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CtHJFTgkvIw&pp=ygULVHVydGxlIHRhbms%3D

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A9iobk_nir8&pp=ygULVHVydGxlIHRhbms%3D

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PCrAve7ynhw&pp=ygUGWmVpaGFu