This shit looks wacky af, What advantage do 2 pairs of tracks have?

This shit looks wacky af, What advantage do 2 pairs of tracks have?

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  1. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    None.

  2. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    If one of the first tracks is broken by an AT mine yet the driver is still alive somehow, he can back up in a straight line.

    Yes, that's it. That's unironically the advantage.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      feels like you could climb steep hills better with it, but what do I know. like the top part can't get grip anymore so the bottom part pushes enough

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Dude that's literally the point of tracks in the first place.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        No, see the gap, thats like a foot less of traction with the ground. These are worse than a complete track at gripping a slope.

  3. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    looks like something out of farming simulator

  4. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Looks like hydraulic steering for the front and the back are essentially drive trains. Maybe for those small European streets in cities made for pedestrian and horse traffic for close-in support? I suppose you could also back it through gates and thinner walls for breaching.

  5. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    That thing looks fricking mad. I miss halftracks.

  6. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Looks extremely merchandisable.

  7. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Its designed for snow. I honestly don't know what testing brought the designers to this end but I know that's what it's for.

    The high ground clearance probably means the narrow tracks are to dig down to hard pack for traction instead of trying to float like a snowcats tracks are designed, no doubt due to the weight. Why there are two sets though, maybe if the front set slips the rear set will still have traction and push the front set up onto the snow to get a new hold. I haven't seen video of this thing moving through snow but there must be some out there.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Interesting about the snow traction, but does it actually provide anymore utility or protection over a JLTV?

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        I remember reading that it had very little armor. Like maybe 30 caliber was the limit, so designed to repel infantry. If a jltv could support a turret that large, I suppose it would be a cheaper way to do it, if it had the same mobility.

        I think engineering armor that works in deep snow is just probably a shitshow for all the obvious reasons.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Maintenance, still maneuverable when one track gets damaged, better maneuverability in arctic/mountainous terrain.

        Yes, it can actually move off-road in arctic/mountainous terrain. Which is one design requirement because it will be the primary fire support platform for the German mountain troops.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      https://i.imgur.com/AQ1TFmI.jpg

      Interesting about the snow traction, but does it actually provide anymore utility or protection over a JLTV?

      i'm guessing similarly to the articulated autism snowmobiles used by finland. you get tracks but also "4x4"

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        >my oobo

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      I wonder if the routing for a single track was simply too complex for the wheel layout they wanted.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        The two track layout seems to have superior driving characteristics for difficult terrain.
        https://esut.de/2021/05/fachbeitraege/27321/demonstrator-nimmt-formen-an-nachfolgemodell-fuer-den-wiesel/

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >Its designed for snow
      It's designed to be thrown into the back of an CH-47/-53 and support light infantry. It's the Wiesel replacement.

  8. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    well theres 4 tracks so its 4x the power

  9. 1 year ago
    Anonymous
  10. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >shorter tracks are easier to replace
    >if one track gets broken you can still move - albeit with far less maneuverability
    >if it has articulation it's a bit more maneuverable in tight spaces

  11. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    isn't that just an Imperial Guard Taurox?

  12. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    we M.A.S.K. nao

  13. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I like it. It has patlabor, sci fi mecha vibes to it

  14. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

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