Turtle Personal Tank, 1952

Turtle Personal Tank 1952

As far as I know, this one-man tank never left the mind of Les G. Scherer. Scherer designed this personal-sized tank to weigh 7,000 pounds, pack two .30 caliber machine guns, and have 650 ports arrayed around the driver with each port containing a shotgun shell that could be electrically fired.  Main selling point of… Continue reading Turtle Personal Tank, 1952

Soviet T-34 Tank Cutaway, 1950

Soviet T-34 Tank Cutaway 1950

A circa 1950 G.H. Davis cutway drawing of two Soviet T-34 tanks (in the rear is the bottom of the upcoming Joseph Stalin III tank). The T-34 weighed about 34 tons, with a 500 hp diesel engine.  Max speed:  30 mph. Source:  Popular Mechanics November 1950