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| Posted: Sun Oct 23rd, 2016 04:55 am |
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pipopak
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Google it for a few bad pics of a really nutty M46 tank proposal.
Jose.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23rd, 2016 12:00 pm |
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Si.
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" really nutty "
Hi Jose
Sure is !
Only the 'pipopak' research dept. could come up with such a prototype.
It does make a 'Snickers' bar look lightweight !!
The operating principle looks quite straight forward.
Track in at the front.
Iron & pulp-wood out at the back.
Munch ... Munch ! ... Munch !!
" YESIR !! ... Full speed ahead ! " 
Looks like a series of heavy-duty wheels spread the rails & the ties fall off at the bottom.
Simple but effective I guess.
I wonder if it's compatible with narrow gauge. 
I think the Russians are on to this secret weapon by the way.
One of the regular Members over on the Russian site http://www.topwar.ru had this to say about it.
Как и все по-американски: надуманная проблема и ее "гениальное" решение (это надо ж додуматься - стрелять из крупнокалиберных пулеметов по шпалам, а че не по рельсам, а?). Дорого, неэффективно и абсолютно не нужно. Зачем янки путеразрушитель? Он был бы им нужен только в случае необходимости применения тактики "выжженной земли". Т.е. де-факто, создавая данный девайс, американцы уже тогда задумывались над тем, что им придется удирать из Западной Европы под натиском советских войск, при этом постаравшись за собой все уничтожить. А своих союзников по НАТО в континентальной Европе бросить на произвол судьбы. Впрочем для американцев, как впрочем и для всех англосаксов, это нормальная политика. Недаром, в свое время американцы вдоль границ ФРГ со странами Варшавского договора развернули целую сеть колодцев с ядерными фугасами, которые предполагалось подорвать при массированном наступлении войск ОВД, на самих западных немцев американцам при этом было, как-бы помягче выразиться, наплевать.
Main drawback as I see it would be dropping it in 'behind enemy lines'.
In this instance, I would suggest another extremely effective method of railway sabotage !
Issue airborne troops with trash-bags full of leaves.
Just walk along the tracks, dropping leaves onto the rails as you go.
Works EVERY time !
Brings British-Rail services to a grinding halt, totally guaranteed. 
Si.
Rumour has it, that Woodies cat might be putting a 2' gauge R.C. one of these together in the garage, out of some surplus 1:35 Tamiya WWII parts.
Would have been a sellout success for the Tri-ang 'BATTLE SPACE !'(TM) range in HO.
I checked the Walthers catalogue...
...not available at present.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23rd, 2016 01:02 pm |
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Hi all,
this one probably works better as a track muncher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUHJGi__k-A
and it's steam powered 
Anyone want a job as a gandy-dancer rebuilding the mess?
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23rd, 2016 02:04 pm |
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pipopak
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Translated the russian for everybody convenience:
人工問題とその「独創的な」解決策（？ - えっ、トラックに沿って重機関銃から撮影、およびThがレール上にないために、それは推測するがあるはずです）：すべてのアメリカンスタイルのように。高価、非効率的とする必要はありません。なぜヤンキースputerazrushitel？彼は唯一の「焦土」の戦術を使用する必要が発生した場合にそれらを持っているでしょう。すなわち事実上の、このデバイスを作成することによって、アメリカ人は既に彼らはすべてを破壊しようとすると同時にソ連軍の猛攻撃の下で西ヨーロッパから逃げるする必要がありますということについて考えていました。そして、大陸欧州でのNATOの同盟国は、自分自身で終了します。しかし、アメリカ人のために、そして実際にアングロ・サクソン人のすべてのために、それは通常のポリシーです。理由もなく、ワルシャワ条約機構加盟国とドイツの国境に沿って、アメリカ人はそれがあったようにそれは、たと同時にアメリカ人に西ドイツ自体に大規模な攻撃ATS軍に弱体化させることになっていた核地雷、と井戸の全体のネットワークを開発している時に、穏やかに、気にしないではありません。
Jose.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23rd, 2016 03:19 pm |
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@Jose
That's all Greek to me. BTW, my forefathers had some effective vehicle they used in , of course..Russia when on their 'cleverly beforehand planned retreat'
Oh sorry oz, should have looked at that video first..
Last edited on Sun Oct 23rd, 2016 03:26 pm by Helmut
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23rd, 2016 05:51 pm |
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Interesting to note the almost unnoticeable amount of equalization in the loco drivers as they span the rail gaps.
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I think you guys are looking at it backwards. It's driving away from us. You put the rail and ties in the far end and it spits out finished track on the other side.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25th, 2016 12:08 am |
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If they could adapt it to eat automobiles
It could be useful on the Freeway into Long Beach
I WANT ONE !
Eddie
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