Not a tuktuk. That is an Apecar, likely an Ape Piaggio. (where ape translates to bee, from Italian).
Wonderful workhorses. Easily capsized in the civilian version tho. A friend of mine owning one in Bologna one morning found it upside down in dumpster, as a prank.
I wonder why they'd use those instead of those Japanese mini-trucks aka "kei trucks". Those are about the same size but don't have any stability issues.
It's not though. Synedoche is simply shortening something. For example, people say "Camry" instead of "Toyota Camry", or "facebook" instead of "my facebook account". Calling an Apecar a Tuktuk is like calling a Camry a Camaro, or saying facebook when you mean instagram.
>Calling an Apecar a Tuktuk is like calling a Camry a Camaro, or saying facebook when you mean instagram.
The second example is likely more appropriate; the "tuktuk" has become a wider platonic ideal, like how older folks would call any social media account a myspace or facebook
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>like how older folks would call any social media account a myspace or facebook
And those old farts are just as wrong as anon here.
3 months ago
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Listen here c**t if smarmy homosexual teenagers want to whip out "language naturally evolves" onto the table every time their moronic fricking slang is challenged then the old folks can reserve the right to shift goalposts a bit and ignore the finer points of technology their asses are too dusty to comprehend
Frick you
Well the Bonesaw is kind of an all rounder in damage terms in that it's not that good on anything medium or larger, so I'd maybe pair it with a faker or pinch, probably favouring the faker for quiet indirect fire attacks while reserving the Bonesaw for any units that spot me. Probably use the Active Camouflage just to be able to get around unmolested. Hit and run tactics, I did something similar with a mongoose and did quite well.
Holy shit, that's literally what it is.
Wonder if the Danish version comes with smoke canisters or the Audio Kinetic Pulse...
Well the Bonesaw is kind of an all rounder in damage terms in that it's not that good on anything medium or larger, so I'd maybe pair it with a faker or pinch, probably favouring the faker for quiet indirect fire attacks while reserving the Bonesaw for any units that spot me. Probably use the Active Camouflage just to be able to get around unmolested. Hit and run tactics, I did something similar with a mongoose and did quite well.
>The venerable Abbot, pre-colony tech that hasn't changed in over a century. Sure the munitions have evolved, and the exact metal composition might be a bit different now, but along with the Mãe Dois and the König, this weapon is a perfect feat of engineering. Put ten thousand rounds through it and your shots will still land just about where you aim. Age and reliability mean you can travel to just about any colonized world and find an Abbot perched off some vehicle or another. It's a steadfast weapon that's good in just about any situation.
Aren't you all jumping to conclusions that the machine is intended to be fired from it's mounting? Isn't it more likely that the Ape is used to transport the gun, ammo and two gunners to wherever they're going to then dismount the gun and set up a nest?
It's just they probably decided this was better than a motorcycle with a sidecar.
If it's small enough to fit through doorways it could be pretty useful in urban combat.
>Diesel engine tuk tuk gassing everything with exhaust fumes while the gunner shoots everyone trying to escape
Just like uncle Oskar would've done it
Dont forget how many fit in one truck or cargo plane.
Not a tuktuk. That is an Apecar, likely an Ape Piaggio. (where ape translates to bee, from Italian).
Wonderful workhorses. Easily capsized in the civilian version tho. A friend of mine owning one in Bologna one morning found it upside down in dumpster, as a prank.
they dont really look like an effective platform for a military technical
I wonder why they'd use those instead of those Japanese mini-trucks aka "kei trucks". Those are about the same size but don't have any stability issues.
no one cares. if its a tiny truck with one front wheel its a tuk-tuk
>My laziness makes me willfully ignorant. You should join me.
No.
its a synecdoche. yes i did have to google that.
It's not though. Synedoche is simply shortening something. For example, people say "Camry" instead of "Toyota Camry", or "facebook" instead of "my facebook account". Calling an Apecar a Tuktuk is like calling a Camry a Camaro, or saying facebook when you mean instagram.
>Calling an Apecar a Tuktuk is like calling a Camry a Camaro, or saying facebook when you mean instagram.
The second example is likely more appropriate; the "tuktuk" has become a wider platonic ideal, like how older folks would call any social media account a myspace or facebook
>like how older folks would call any social media account a myspace or facebook
And those old farts are just as wrong as anon here.
Listen here c**t if smarmy homosexual teenagers want to whip out "language naturally evolves" onto the table every time their moronic fricking slang is challenged then the old folks can reserve the right to shift goalposts a bit and ignore the finer points of technology their asses are too dusty to comprehend
Frick you
The "official" designation is
>Taktisk Ultralet Kamp (TUK)
Or
>Tactical Ultralight Combat
>where ape translates to bee
They must have those africanized bees in italy
GREAT LEADER IS DEAD. SOLO NOBRE MUST FALL.
WELCOME BRIGADOR
Total Corvid Death
need Gian Carlo drifting around a T-72 in that thing
Internal Security/Policing duties behind the frontline.
>tuk tuk with a MG42
Somebody in Denmark has IMPECCABLE taste.
Holy shit, that's literally what it is.
Wonder if the Danish version comes with smoke canisters or the Audio Kinetic Pulse...
Well the Bonesaw is kind of an all rounder in damage terms in that it's not that good on anything medium or larger, so I'd maybe pair it with a faker or pinch, probably favouring the faker for quiet indirect fire attacks while reserving the Bonesaw for any units that spot me. Probably use the Active Camouflage just to be able to get around unmolested. Hit and run tactics, I did something similar with a mongoose and did quite well.
Faker, Black Hand and EMP is the most consistent loadout on higher difficulties.
This would only be useful in some SEABlack folktania.
Would be based if it was rolling an ATGM or SPG.
How about an M274 "mechanical mule" with a 106mm recoilless rifle...
>The venerable Abbot, pre-colony tech that hasn't changed in over a century. Sure the munitions have evolved, and the exact metal composition might be a bit different now, but along with the Mãe Dois and the König, this weapon is a perfect feat of engineering. Put ten thousand rounds through it and your shots will still land just about where you aim. Age and reliability mean you can travel to just about any colonized world and find an Abbot perched off some vehicle or another. It's a steadfast weapon that's good in just about any situation.
Aren't you all jumping to conclusions that the machine is intended to be fired from it's mounting? Isn't it more likely that the Ape is used to transport the gun, ammo and two gunners to wherever they're going to then dismount the gun and set up a nest?
It's just they probably decided this was better than a motorcycle with a sidecar.
They made a video of it driving around.
scandis seem to have a thing for putting big weapons on small vehicles
It feels like this is just a cheap/quick way to reposition your MGs in a field base.
It's just some soldiers being bored. The gunner is perfectly shielded by the face and neck of the driver.