A Smart Fortwo Tank (An interesting twist)
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Hmmm.
This picture could be photoshoped but these ones are real:
Tracked Mini ATV from Sweden: http://youtu.be/QvxtDQaJ4eo
Tracked Micro ATV for children: http://youtu.be/twt57zxMzGA
And this are similar to the ones my ill-fated A2 crew purchased on Zircon:
http://thekneeslider.com/hyanide-and-baal-all-terrain-motorcycles/
Hold on tight, Travellers.
MCutter
This picture could be photoshoped but these ones are real:
Tracked Mini ATV from Sweden: http://youtu.be/QvxtDQaJ4eo
Tracked Micro ATV for children: http://youtu.be/twt57zxMzGA
And this are similar to the ones my ill-fated A2 crew purchased on Zircon:
http://thekneeslider.com/hyanide-and-baal-all-terrain-motorcycles/
Hold on tight, Travellers.
MCutter
Chetra
http://englishrussia.com/2013/02/25/this-is-how-you-roll-in-russia/#more-121692
Something a bit more Traveller...like the Chetra.
about $185,000 US, 30tonne weight and 30tonne capacity.
http://englishrussia.com/2013/02/25/this-is-how-you-roll-in-russia/#more-121692
Something a bit more Traveller...like the Chetra.
about $185,000 US, 30tonne weight and 30tonne capacity.
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Travellers TL8 atv
Agreed. This is the only only one I could find with a cabin and great tow capacity. The little atv car might be needed in certain planets. The Sweden atv is a great option. Also there are plenty of conversion kits available.
Agreed. This is the only only one I could find with a cabin and great tow capacity. The little atv car might be needed in certain planets. The Sweden atv is a great option. Also there are plenty of conversion kits available.
Icosahedron
SOC-14 1K
Yep, that Chetra is pretty much what I envisioned for the TL10 ATV, especially with the RV accommodation swapout behind the cab. Never really thought about it being modular with a crane-arm truck version, etc, but I have now - thanks for that. 
Got no use for a Smart cat, or a twisty-track bike, but I want one of those bikes the kid is playing on.
Got no use for a Smart cat, or a twisty-track bike, but I want one of those bikes the kid is playing on.
leo knight
SOC-12
Ever since the blizzard of 1983, which coincided with a local station airing "Lost in Space", I have wished I owned the Chariot (built on a Thiokol Snowcat Sprite chassis):
http://www.carlustblog.com/2010/01/the-chariot-from-lost-in-space.html
However, the Chetra would make a nice upgrade!
http://www.carlustblog.com/2010/01/the-chariot-from-lost-in-space.html
However, the Chetra would make a nice upgrade!
chariot
there are some nice youttubes of the chariot running about. And yes its the classic but thinking about it not really fit for the purpose. It needed a towable popup or some cabin for inhospitable areas.
The Chetra is fun and the Russian's have some ingenious approaches to dealing with Siberia. However the small vehicle above would be good on planets where tires are not the best option.
There is also a good video of one Russian ATV pulling another out of the Russian bogs. LOL
there are some nice youttubes of the chariot running about. And yes its the classic but thinking about it not really fit for the purpose. It needed a towable popup or some cabin for inhospitable areas.
The Chetra is fun and the Russian's have some ingenious approaches to dealing with Siberia. However the small vehicle above would be good on planets where tires are not the best option.
There is also a good video of one Russian ATV pulling another out of the Russian bogs. LOL
Timerover51
SOC-14 5K
The Russian vehicle looks interesting, but I would happily take something on the line of at BTR-60 with a closed top and some pre-fab plastic housing on the side.
As for the converted Smart Car, it reminds me of some of the homebuilt armored vehicles of the 1920s and the Carden-Lloyd tankette, which was widely adopted in the late 1920s and 1930s.
As for the converted Smart Car, it reminds me of some of the homebuilt armored vehicles of the 1920s and the Carden-Lloyd tankette, which was widely adopted in the late 1920s and 1930s.
wheeled
Chetra is not military grade for a better price option.
Well if we switch to military grade wheeled the BTR90 perhaps or the German Luchs become attractive options.
for reference:
http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/
Chetra is not military grade for a better price option.
Well if we switch to military grade wheeled the BTR90 perhaps or the German Luchs become attractive options.
for reference:
http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/
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Fritz_Brown
Super Moderator
LOL. I love the bit about 6-Wheeled Vehicles: "Because Sometimes six axles are better than four." Ummmm.... If it had six axles, it would be a 12-wheeled vehicle........ They then repeat the mistake for 8-Wheeled Vehicles.
My 4 wheeled van has 4 axles. Each drive wheel is on a separate axle coming out of the transmission, and the rear wheels are on 10" long axles.
Fritz_Brown
Super Moderator
Huh. OK. I'll stand down on my criticism.
track conversions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrWx8yxtsWo&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs
Here is a fun vid. Good for gamers thinking about how to challenge players with track repair or terrain.
I was looking for a good 4x4 axles description. Essentially you'll get 4 independent...but I'll keep looking. Military design is different than your offroad pickup truck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrWx8yxtsWo&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs
Here is a fun vid. Good for gamers thinking about how to challenge players with track repair or terrain.
I was looking for a good 4x4 axles description. Essentially you'll get 4 independent...but I'll keep looking. Military design is different than your offroad pickup truck.
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Don't want character experience with track repair!!
Pivot steering in teh sticks and finding a hidden stump gave plenty of real-world experience, thank-you-very-much.
I wasn't the one driving.
I do believe, however, that I taught a buck sergeant that when I say I can't see at night with blackout drive, trust me, I can't see at night with blackout drive.
Have a nice trip into that ditch, sarge? I told you I CAN'T SEE!!!
Pivot steering in teh sticks and finding a hidden stump gave plenty of real-world experience, thank-you-very-much.
I wasn't the one driving.
I do believe, however, that I taught a buck sergeant that when I say I can't see at night with blackout drive, trust me, I can't see at night with blackout drive.
Have a nice trip into that ditch, sarge? I told you I CAN'T SEE!!!
Fritz_Brown
Super Moderator
Hehe. SanDragon, you sound like an Army cadet I knew. He was adamant about going into armor when he graduated, because he was almost totally night-blind and he needed the infrared/night-vision. Made it real fun doing survival and evasion at night, though he did manage to make it through without getting a broken nose.
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