They were functional.
Tanks turned the tide of battle. Armored monsters made it almost impossible for trench warfare. New rules of the game read: step — or lose it. But this technique has achieved success not once. The designers managed to create a galaxy of really bizarre machines that were good only for scrap. Ukraine, Russia, Germany — here is a list of the most helpless of tanks in the history of warfare.
Tank UPA
This strange creation was created by the comrades of the Ukrainian insurgent army. The machine showed itself on the battlefields of 1943, the year — fortunately, not with the best hand. In fact, the entire structure was merely a small part of the hull and turret of the T-26 installed on the chassis of the tractor ST3-5. Shoot the car shot, that was only overturned when the impact.
Pz-R
A handsome man that doesn’t know anything. In fact, the Type R was only reduced copy of the German tank А7V used in the First world war. Engineers hoped that this armor will allow a single infantryman to keep superior enemy forces. Practice has shown the complete inability of structure to field work: the tanker, whose head protruded from the hatch to a review, simply could not cope either with the cannon or machine guns.
Warming Up-T
Let’s welcome the Russian monster. Warm-T was intended for demining of roads — the war in Afghanistan has imposed its own requirements for military service. The brilliant minds of Soviet engineers were able to develop here is a miracle of technology: the base chassis of the T-54 and jet engine of the MiG-15 instead of the gun. A jet of hot gas were to explode the mines before the tank. The monster has been in the business three times, two going into the field was over for the crew is very sad.
Land-Wasser-Schlepper
By 1940, Germany had formed a plan of attack on major opponents, among whom were UK. To fight with the island government was not very comfortable — rib was the question of the landing of heavy equipment. Land-Wasser-Schlepper, an amphibious tractor, it might be the question to resolve. This thing was a armored truck, is equipped with linked rear gun. Sea ecolotec walked with difficulty, and strove to drown on land, though, was an easy target: the thickness of the armor was insufficient even to counter the typical bullet fired from close
Armored carriage noise
The carriage bore the proud name of “self-Propelled bravelife”. Lightweight, moveable design clung to the harness of horses — a kind of tank the stone age. The Germans tried to use a carriage in the first world war. They strengthened (unsuccessfully) field position and time of the detachment of the carriages were thrown into the offensive. A few years sufficed to demonstrate the utter bankruptcy of this strange tank. However, the Swiss managed to remove the carriage from production only in 1947.
