The Tankette.

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-02-27 09:14am

Simple. Elegant. Cramped.

A single person tankette for those troublesome alleyways!

Tasoth · Post by **Tasoth** » 2007-02-27 06:04pm

Second Story RPG attack FTW!

Seriously, it looks sooooo easy to hit from the top and rear. The position of the MG means you have to come out of the hatch to fire it and therefore stop moving. You also are fucked on firing that rearward. I put it in a small turret on top.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-02-27 07:08pm

Tankettes DO suck, it's just being accurate to the inspiration.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2007-02-28 05:42am

It's so cute!

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-02-28 09:04am

Thanks! I'm thinking of another design... I'll get around to it soon.

Big Orange · Post by **Big Orange** » 2007-02-28 09:06am

Tankettes were of limited tactical use as long ago as WWII - the only fairly successfull tankette was the British Universal Carrier, although TheMuffinKing's drawing is very good at encapsulating the awkward gait and vulnerability of tankettes in general.

LeftWingExtremist · Post by **LeftWingExtremist** » 2007-02-28 06:32pm

Big Orange wrote:Tankettes were of limited tactical use as long ago as WWII - the only fairly successfull tankette was the British Universal Carrier, although TheMuffinKing's drawing is very good at encapsulating the awkward gait and vulnerability of tankettes in general.

Was the universal(bren) carrier even a tank? I thought it was more of an APC.

SilverWingedSeraph · Post by **SilverWingedSeraph** » 2007-02-28 06:44pm

Awww... it's adorable! Who's a cute widdle tankette? You are! Yes you are!

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2007-02-28 09:20pm

LeftWingExtremist wrote:
Big Orange wrote:Tankettes were of limited tactical use as long ago as WWII - the only fairly successfull tankette was the British Universal Carrier, although TheMuffinKing's drawing is very good at encapsulating the awkward gait and vulnerability of tankettes in general.
Was the universal(bren) carrier even a tank? I thought it was more of an APC.

Very lightly armoured so it was indeed more of an APC, but it performed more of an cargo carrying function; also towed trailers, I believe. There may have been enclosed versions for combat use, but AFAIK they weren't used in that function too often.

Big Orange · Post by **Big Orange** » 2007-03-05 07:04am

The Universal Carrier essentially looks like a tankette APC to me and could be cited as a reasonably successful tankette.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-03-05 07:59am

Eh? Tankettes are turretless, one or two man tanks. That's regular tank size, with a flat bed for troops/mortars/etc.

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-03-05 01:14pm

That thing actually looks useful. Limitedly useful, granted, but something that could be of benefit to a garrison force or something.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2007-03-06 11:06am

That "limitedly useful" thing there is the most widely produced AFV in history, actually

At least according to Wikipedia. The Bren carrier was a very handy tool- a cheap motor vehicle with all-terrain capacity and some armor protection against small arms. It was used extensively to carry mortars and other light weapons.

LaserRifleofDoom · Post by **LaserRifleofDoom** » 2007-03-06 02:45pm

The essential problem with tankettes is the easy availability of RPGs. If all you had to worry about was rifles (and hand grenades), then it would be realtively easy to produce a two-man vehicle that could patrol alleyways safely.

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-03-12 11:13am

The Microtank. My sequel to the tankette.

Yet another example of the pinnacle of tiny tanks of dubious usefulness!

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2007-03-12 12:35pm

Two man? This will do nicely for the HAB super ultra light anti-riot tanklet

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-03-12 12:52pm

Yes, two man crew is the standard. I muzt now draw the 3 man command variant!

Redleader34 · Post by **Redleader34** » 2007-03-12 02:02pm

TheMuffinKing, Do you play advance Wars? this looks like the standard tank from that game.

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-03-12 02:07pm

I've always wanted to play Advance Wars, but I have Nintendo stuff. As for the tank, it just came to me a few hours ago. I wanted another micro tank and this just happened after a few design revisions.

I'm honored I guess, for the comparison to a product from a reasonably well selling game!

Sidewinder · Post by **Sidewinder** » 2007-03-12 04:39pm

Forget the tankette, just make a super-sized SWORDS robot. The tankette cannot have enough armor to protect its crew without becoming a full-sized tank, making the whole concept utterly impractical in modern warfare.

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-03-13 03:03am

Fye to that, our secret force demands capabilities unavailable to even the best remote control killing machine!

Besides, SWORDS are expensive, people are cheap and numerous.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2007-03-13 10:22am

HAB Tanklet, Riot Control, Ultra Lightweight (Class XXX Riots Only)

Post by **Coyote** » 2007-03-13 02:29pm

Isn't the Alvis Scorpion really sort of a Tankette? The Bren Gun Carrier really struck me as a sort of "Jeep with Treads".

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-03-13 03:56pm

MKSheppard wrote:HAB Tanklet, Riot Control, Ultra Lightweight (Class XXX Riots Only)

Shouldn't that be Super Featherweight?

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2007-03-13 06:17pm

HAB Ultra Light Anti Mecha Infantryman, Siberian Front, 82313 GL

Due to a mix up in orders, the 2341st Desert Light Division was sent to an arctic wasteland, and supplied with weapons from the 1294th Jungle division.

In keeping with HAB "Maximum use" policy, the handgrips on the Rocket laucnher are made of rare rain forest hardwood, while the loadbearing vest the soldier is wearing is made of Zebra hide.

The rockets are colorcoded:

BLUE: HAB Super Asphyxiant Agents
YELLOW: HAB Super Mustard Gas
GREEN: HAB Super Suffocating Agents

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The Tankette.

The Tankette.

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