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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

The Germans already had these. And used in combat sinking a few troop US transports in the Mediterranean with great effect.


4 posted on 12/10/2017 11:05:20 PM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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While the Russians were busy training dogs to deliver their tank-stopping charges (like a bunch of assholes), Nazi Germany took a more technocentric approach to its anti-armor efforts. The result: a deadly R/C mini-tank laden with more than 200 pounds of explosives. Thank goodness these things were so easy for the Allies to disarm.

The Goliath stood a foot tall, four feet long, and could carry anywhere from 50 to 100 kg of explosives. Its tracks allowed the remotely operated vehicle to scale the walls of trenches and battlefields but slowed its top speed to just 6 mph. It was controlled via joysticks connected by three 2,130 foot-long cables—one each for steering, throttle, and load detonation



5 posted on 12/10/2017 11:14:25 PM PST by sparklite2 (I hereby designate the ongoing kerfuffle Diddle-Gate.)
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