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Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic
An interesting article showing some images of a device designed in the 1950s for the high speed delivery of tanks over water.
It's claimed that the tank could even fire its main gun in sea states of 1.5 or less.
http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2...borne-vehicle/ |
SSC,
I like it! The Soviets always were very interested in crossing water obstacles, developing many different strategies like snorkels on tanks, amphibious vehicles, and the awesome ekranoplan. I guess they gave up on the pontoons when they developed the wide variety of hovercraft later on.
Tony