tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post8329011024891136897..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: In Search of the Perfect SpherePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-10205062168136517482019-06-16T18:16:38.657-04:002019-06-16T18:16:38.657-04:00Trouble is, these are all BIG and easy to see. An...Trouble is, these are all BIG and easy to see. And if you can see it, you can kill it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11020381611815019950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-36694155095529350032019-05-19T17:52:59.322-04:002019-05-19T17:52:59.322-04:00400km/h in the 1920's? This sounds really hard...400km/h in the 1920's? This sounds really hard to believe. Planes where struggling to reach these speeds around that time. crazytony0https://www.blogger.com/profile/12575734594012969629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-25715163044826660792019-05-19T13:13:33.324-04:002019-05-19T13:13:33.324-04:00I think we all agree that the WW 1 English rhomboi...I think we all agree that the WW 1 English rhomboid track designs made the concept of wheel tanks irrelevant. Tracked vehicles just have superior traction and a lower profile to any similar wheeled vehicle. But it's fun to see the imaginative concepts.Sager ,William A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06830369127449299646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-60143742249748448642019-05-19T08:31:30.745-04:002019-05-19T08:31:30.745-04:00I remember many of these from the pages of the awe...I remember many of these from the pages of the awesome but sadly defunct "Tales Of Future Past" site, nice to see a bit more technical detail about them.<br /><br />Also read a description of the Great Panjandrum final test in a book about oddball wartime Brit inventions once (many were rather more successful, such as the assorted rocketry and "plastic armour"). Topkek stuff - stuffy senior officer types diving for cover to evade loose propulsion rockets and someone's dog chasing one of the things across the beach.Kellomieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915110653443066212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-76905868976605871732019-05-18T17:55:31.174-04:002019-05-18T17:55:31.174-04:00Right away this made me think of Mr. Garrison from...Right away this made me think of Mr. Garrison from South Park Colo. who built a slightly updated copy of the wheel to revolutionize travel.Sager ,William A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06830369127449299646noreply@blogger.com