Anti Mech tank Prototype.

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-04-24 08:31am

This tank was specially developed to fight melee mechs on their terms...and to destroy them. The huge grapple arms can grab and crush, while brining the target to fatal copulation with the chainsaw turret. Oh and the chainsaw doubles as a rocket launched guided weapon with a range of 2000 meters. Oh yeah....

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-04-24 08:33am

It has a coaxially mounted 7.62 mm machinegun and a pintle mounted .50 cal for the commander. This can of course be upgraded with a RWS along with a host of other upgrades.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2007-04-24 08:37am

That's hilarious.

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-04-24 08:43am

Thanks! I'm trying to come up with a name, but I've only come up with these: Chainsaw sodomizer, Gundam Grappler rape-o-matic, grapple tank, Superarmhappymotorsawarmorcarriage...

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-04-24 08:45am

Don't forget to use magic particles to render it immune to fire control somehow. That way they HAVE to get close.

Starglider · Post by **Starglider** » 2007-04-24 09:13am

It looks like something built in a desperate attempt to get some use out of captured/abandoned mechs, by combining their manipulator arms with an obsolete tank chassis and some heavy-duty forestry equipment.

For a custom built vehicle, I would suggest replacing the turret with two 20 foot diameter circular saws (stacked, counter-rotating, on a pivoting mount) - less mechanical complexity, less chance of the mecha outmaneuvering it and more stable in rocket-propelled mode.

Tasoth · Post by **Tasoth** » 2007-04-24 06:58pm

Looks more of a threat to fun loving, innocent forests everywhere then mechs. Shit, I even think I saw this on captain planet once.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2007-04-24 09:01pm

Hah, that reminds me of some robot design someone used on that show BattleBots or whatever it's called. He had pincers close on a bot while an electric saw would try to disable it.

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-04-25 02:41am

I was thinking of battlebots as I was sketching this out...

Zor · Post by **Zor** » 2007-04-25 03:24am

Its nice, but a chainsaw is not the best weapon against mechs. I would have chosen a giant pick as they are better at dealing with armor.

Zor

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-04-25 05:19am

I was originally going to mount an unobtanium spike to the turret, for both ramming and to have the manipulator arms drag the target towards impalement. This is probably the better of my ideas, but the thought of a rocket chainsaw makes my pants happy!

Starglider · Post by **Starglider** » 2007-04-25 05:26am

TheMuffinKing wrote:This is probably the better of my ideas, but the thought of a rocket chainsaw makes my pants happy!

As in this device? I've seen the link posted on numerous forums, but I'm sure there are a few unfortunates who haven't witnessed its genius yet.

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-04-25 07:49am

This is the exact picture I had in mind!

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-04-25 09:22am

Updated the sketch with some detail and bold lines. I need to get a scanner.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2007-04-25 09:31am

I think its arms needs to be more muscular

ROCKET CHAINSAWS!

Marko Dash · Post by **Marko Dash** » 2007-04-26 05:47am

Dogafied

not much detail just tried to get the claws and chainsaw on in 5min

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-04-26 07:44am

That is damn sexy, you have made my day!

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2007-04-26 01:54pm

What's up with the arms anyway? Those seem suspiciously mecha-like.

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-04-26 02:37pm

General Zod wrote:What's up with the arms anyway? Those seem suspiciously mecha-like.

They're from several commercial backhoes. The claws are unobwanktonium alloy, forges in the fires of the deepest planetary core HAB foundries and hammered out by the billion slave work teams of Chem Warfare Command.

darth korte · Post by **darth korte** » 2007-04-27 03:44am

When red that subject line I thought it would be armed with Big bad-ass cannon of doom. I have to ask how big is that thing?

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-04-27 07:26am

darth korte wrote:When red that subject line I thought it would be armed with Big bad-ass cannon of doom. I have to ask how big is that thing?

Two sizes: the first hull is about the same size as an M-60 MBT, the second about the size of the NASA Shuttle crawler.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2007-04-28 02:46pm

Squish.

Starglider · Post by **Starglider** » 2007-04-28 03:03pm

Sharp-kun wrote:Squish.

Usually HAB ultra-light units are sufficient to liquidate the mech threat; your transforming capships sometimes merit light units. But as you seem to be stubbornly continuing your ultimately useless resistance, I see we will have to step up to deploying some of our heavy units.

Commence primary ignition!

Starglider · Post by **Starglider** » 2007-04-28 03:04pm

(ack, glitched and double posted)

Post by **Surlethe** » 2007-04-28 03:11pm

Sharp-kun wrote:<snip>
Squish.

Jesus, that's got to be the lamest thing I've ever seen. I'll probably throw up if it moves like a normal human.