Jacke Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, DDE said: Not turreted, though. I think that's actually a chemical decontamination truck. It uses the jet engine to power spray contaminated vehicles with decontam fluid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, Jacke said: I think that's actually a chemical decontamination truck. It uses the jet engine to power spray contaminated vehicles with decontam fluid. Indeed. And can also set up a smokescreen in a pinch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpilot Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Meanwhile in Bill Kerman’s backyard: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altay_(tank) The new Turkish MBT. Spoiler Not the tank itself is Kerbal, but itshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altay_(tank)#Electric_engine Quote Electric engine[edit] Otokar General Manager Serdar Görgüç has announced that the company is considering the development of an electric engine for the Altay. Görgüç stated that an electric engine would reduce the ability of the enemy to identify the tank with thermal cameras in the field, adding that "Vehicles with internal combustion engines can be caught on thermal cameras". Otokar developed an electric engine for its buses and is working on retrofitting its design to the Altay tank.[31] We did it for decade in KSP, and now somebody made an eco-friendly tank spending ElectricCharge instead of LiquidFuel, to reduce its carbon footprint and use green power. Next step - solar panels on top. Edited July 22, 2021 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 hour ago, kerbiloid said: Görgüç stated that an electric engine would reduce the ability of the enemy to identify the tank with thermal cameras in the field, adding that "Vehicles with internal combustion engines can be caught on thermal cameras". Yes, because electric engines (and discharging batteries) don't generate heat. Somebody better tell Porsche, Morozov and all the other guys who have struggled with overheating electric transmissions on tanks for half a century. Looks like the Turks have a whole hype train depot after last year's war. They even have a railgun program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 26 minutes ago, DDE said: Somebody better tell Porsche He tried once an electrotank. That's how he made Ferdinand instead of Tiger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 hour ago, kerbiloid said: He tried once an electrotank. That's how he made Ferdinand instead of Tiger. Lotta people tried electrotanks. Even the Maus is an electrotank. Some of them, like the Saint Chamond, even saw combat. And that's not to mention electroships, which were commonplace before geared turbined became practical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, kerbiloid said: We did it for decade in KSP, and now somebody made an eco-friendly tank spending ElectricCharge instead of LiquidFuel, to reduce its carbon footprint and use green power. Next step - solar panels on top. And, exactly like on KSP, you would drive the thing for half an hour and then spend days charging the batteries… Or, alternatively, we can litter the battlefield with EV Charging Point and then play CTF on them - the one that captures all the Points wins the game. [snip] Edited July 22, 2021 by Vanamonde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Some comments removed. Please leave politics out of discussions on this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Vanamonde said: Some comments removed. Please leave politics out of discussions on this forum. I had assumed the brief musical interlude would suffice to keep the peace by making the whole discussion too whimsical for anyone to start frothing at the mouth. Edited July 22, 2021 by DDE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman.Spiff Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 8 hours ago, DDE said: Lotta people tried electrotanks. Even the Maus is an electrotank. Some of them, like the Saint Chamond, even saw combat. And that's not to mention electroships, which were commonplace before geared turbined became practical. Electro tanks are easy! Simply clip a bunch of RTGs into it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, Spaceman.Spiff said: Electro tanks are easy! Simply clip a bunch of RTGs into it! And then we would play Wack A(toms) Mole on them! #hurray! Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) In 1971, the Soviets attempted nuclear fracking barely 300 miles away from Moscow. The device partly fizzled, so, between the leakage from the blast shaft itself, and the radioactive material upended by drilling two shafts post-explosion to investigate the fizz, the site was rather dirty. Rosatom decontaminated it by 2015. Apparently, this is how the shaft looks on the surface right now. Yeah, the doctor from the Radiation Hygiene Institute is not happy. Edited July 23, 2021 by DDE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 How did I not know this video existed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisias Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Alfred D'Harling's "Aero-unicycle". Source Not sure if this one is related (but it's remarkably similar): Source. Marvelous deat-trap. I say… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Flipside of missiles not fitting inside the hull: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benzman Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 It is worth going onto YouTube and watching the film 'Gizmo". The first half shows people doing stupid things. The second half shows people doing stupid things with home-made contraptions. Much of the footage is from the 'twenties and 'thirties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Luna-1. Spoiler But look at it before launch. Spoiler R2D2 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stormpilot Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Mario Kart just got so much better: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 https://gizmodo.com/this-early-lunar-rover-prototype-was-almost-forgotten-493099329 https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=28478.20 Spoiler (More images at the links) The US proposal of the uncrewed lunar probe Prospector (late 1950s-early 1960s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usacrawn Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 He actually tried for putting this up. This is a very rare kind of innovation and I hope people credit him for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 hours ago, kerbiloid said: The US proposal of the uncrewed lunar probe Prospector (late 1950s-early 1960s). Hugo Gernsback fans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Fluffy Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar_Tank This monstrosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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