Home-made Syrian tank

[Hudson]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245815/Sy...

Sorry for the DM link but i thought PH would appreciate what you can do with an old diesel and a playstation these days...

[mrmr96]

"The driver DOES know that he won't respawn right.."

Haha!

[Steamer]

Crew 2: A shifty bloke in an anorak and his brother in a jumper!

Edited by Steamer on Monday 10th December 17:31

[CBR JGWRR]

I like it...

[Greg_D]

Sham is about right....

[MacW]

What the hell what the Sham I like if that's the improved model?

[crispyshark]

"The metal walls are 2.5 centimetres thick and said to be able to resist up to 23 mm cannon fire."

So they've field tested that have they?? Could be a classic internet FAIL moment!

[soad]

MacW said:

What the hell what the Sham I like if that's the improved model?

Probably got shot up to bits.

[Hudson]

crispyshark said:

"The metal walls are 2.5 centimetres thick and said to be able to resist up to 23 mm cannon fire."

So they've field tested that have they?? Could be a classic internet FAIL moment!

I did wonder that. Also surely the T-72's its going to come up against are going to simply run it over?

[Some Gump]

TBH, it's better than any tank I've made. Sadly, I can't think they will have a high life expectancy.

Also, token daily mail fail - PS3 controller? With no analogue sticks? I can't eblieve their long range aim will be good with the PS1 button job...

[Hoofy]

It's like a Syrian version of a Top Gear challenge.

[soad]

Hoofy said:

It's like a Syrian version of a Top Gear challenge.

[98elise]

crispyshark said:

"The metal walls are 2.5 centimetres thick and said to be able to resist up to 23 mm cannon fire."

So they've field tested that have they?? Could be a classic internet FAIL moment!

In my forces days, the main system I looked after fired 20mm APDS rounds. They would pass through that like it was paper.

The actual penetrator was about 12mm, so they might like to revise their figures :-)

[tuffer]

Reminds me of this:

Prizes for anyone who can say where from and the route name for where it ended up.

[soad]

tuffer said:

Reminds me of this:

Prizes for anyone who can say where from and the route name for where it ended up.

Home Made APC of the HVO Cable Factory Tomislavgrad Bosnia 1993.
At the start of the conflict, trucks were converted into APCs like this one in Tomislavgrad.

[tuffer]

soad said:

tuffer said:

Reminds me of this:

Prizes for anyone who can say where from and the route name for where it ended up.

Home Made APC of the HVO Cable Factory Tomislavgrad Bosnia 1993.
At the start of the conflict, trucks were converted into APCs like this one in Tomislavgrad.

Congrat's......But what was the route name?

[TheEnd]

Route of what?
What's its nest-of-tables name?

[redstu]

That must have been an interesting conversation when he rang the insurance company to declare the modifications.

[samdale]

No info on weight, power etc.

My guess is that it barely moves.

If that is all 25mm plate, does anyone want to have a stab at guessing the weight? And it's likely to have what 150bhp?

[FourWheelDrift]

Shame it can be immobilised with a paint gun.