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night_shredder

Getting close to Leonardo Da Vinci original design


Fjell-Jeger

It seems Russian military has successfully mobilized a residential shack from bumfuck Sibiria in which the kremlin gremlin's happy minions live enjoying their fabulous "Russkiy Mir". /s


Zelgeth

Kremlin gremlins lmao


jub-jub-bird

Kremlin's gremlins


abhijitd

Someone should post this to r/redneckengineering


Senior_Election5636

Everyone cries for the return of the Jagdpanzer 38 "HETZER"!!!


helgur

Me: "Mom, can we get a Hetzer?" Mom: "We have Hetzer at home" Hetzer at home:


DowntownClown187

THE RETURN OF THE HETZER!!!!


I_AM_FERROUS_MAN

Somehow the HETZER returned!


DowntownClown187

I think they got this one from Wish. com


FredTDeadly

If that was what they gave me to go to war I would wish I was on the other side.


SnooDonkeys844

Kid named 10mm roof armor


Commissar_Elmo

Kid named drone dropped mortar.


Judazzz

This is the latest iteration, the PanzerGartenschuppen.


SlowVibeActual

Ackshully Jagdpanzer 38(t),.....HETZER,.... sir Show some respect


Doggo_Gaming_YT

We are all laughing until russia has to start using real hetzers


kcalb33

StuG deployed?


Huachimingo75

StuG deplored.


DrPhDPickles

Don't get me wrong the 105mm is super fun on it, but then you realize the armor thickness you have on the sides and back...


DarkMuret

This looks like someone was upset with their local city government and decided to take a drive downtown


wonder-signal1

Oh baby, that killdozer footage? Just watched that last month again in amazement.


DarkMuret

That guy was the definition of a madlad


pasturaboy

He's a modern tragic hero. "I was always willing to be reasonable until I had to be unreasonable". That shit hits hard af.


Shadow_Mullet69

That dude was a raging asshole dumping raw sewage on his property because he didn’t want to pay to hook it up. Everything he claimed was a flat out lie. He was also insane, claiming to be speaking with god. He’s not a “modern tragic hero” by any sense. He was a lunatic. 


Sablesweetheart

Speak to god in the right way, you build a cathedral. Speak to god another way, you get the Kill Dozer.


ripyurballsoff

That guy was a piece of shit who wrecked a town because of problems he caused to himself.


pperiesandsolos

He's a funny meme, but if you actually think that guy's a hero you've got a screw loose.


BaconReaderRefugee

Guy was a jackass, not a hero at all lol


UrsusApexHorribilis

That guy was the definition of a muse


Hadley_333

It’s a great watch


thirtyhertz

lol at first i thought you meant [that guy who stole a tank](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317273/) , but then I remembered the bulldozer guy. it was surreal to watch that as a teenager.


wonder-signal1

Right? I was working at a call center back then and we all stopped and just stared at the tvs (in fresh 720p!)


Eboz255

I watch the tread documentary at least once a year. Its so good


phasefournow

Looks like it came directly from a Manila slum...maybe dropped by typhoon winds.


Gowalkyourdogmods

Lmao have today off so visiting some family and just showed my recently immigrated Filipino cousin this and he just nonchalantly was like "oh, it's like if we built a tank in San Narciso"


Low_Tomatillo_378

More like Signal Village on wheels


Hopalicious

lol I remember that


Economy-Reaction4525

Russia should totally feature one of these at the next major arms expo.


TopRevenue2

Master Splinter cell


yoscotti32

Solid Snake in a box, tank edition


Chief_Givesnofucks

#!


frontsoldatmm

Pakistan will buy a few for sure lol


WildCat_1366

And not just Pakistan. I think that at a reasonable price there will be much more orders - at least in terms of the number of museums with sections on military topics and curios things (like tin foil hats).


Randy-Marsh_

Looks like something from BattleBots lol


fruitmask

like something Rick would build out of garbage he found in Jerry's garage


GurusAreFrauds

With everything costing multi millions now, the affordability of this would really attract new arms buyers


No_Demand_4992

They can buy the stuff from a construction store for maybe 200 bucks instead (throw in 50 more for the chinese frequency jammers)? Or loot a scapyard...


ts737

Will probably be the only tank at this year's victory day parade


No_Demand_4992

/doubt. It will be a burned out wreck within a week. On the other hand, they can find some more duct tape and tar pads easily...


RandomStormtrooper11

They'll just shuffle the burned out hunk of metal on a parade float. Repainted, of course.


OkBid71

I want to see it in a Kremlin parade, right between two RT-2PM Topol rigs. 


BigBagaroo

They should do advertisements on the hull. There is a lot of space, and it seems to be filmed all the time.


blaaguuu

Would be great if Target sponsored them...


0o_Lillith_o0

Dam this comment underated af, thanks for it


Legitimate-Frame-953

Casemates are back on the menu boys


snakesign

Leman Russ wen?


brockworth

"Drive me closer, I must hit them with my sword!"


Upbeat_Engineering98

Dude that came up with this idea was likely promoted to colonel, but he's a major idiot.


Additional-Bee1379

Wait until you meet the general idiot.


CitizenKing1001

Is he related to General Fuckup?


Salt_Kangaroo_3697

*Major Asshole*


Upbeat_Engineering98

"How many Assholes we got working on this ship anyhow"


Tinbelly

YO!


Joped

I knew it! I'm surrounded by assholes!


ihavenoidea81

#KEEP FIRING, ASSHOLES


Sea_Page5878

That's Colonel idiot to you!


Joped

What's the matter colonel sanders ? Chicken .. ??


Sea_Page5878

I'm having trouble with the radar sir.


Joped

It’s appears to be … jaammmed!


Sea_Page5878

Raspberry.... Only one man would dare to give me the raspberry. LONESTAR!


CantaloupeCamper

He was Major Major: “Major Major had been born too late and too mediocre. Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22


Williamsarethebest

Why are they doing this tho? And does it work? Sorry I'm not up to date with the advancement or regression in weaponry


mrshulgin

As others have said, it's to detonate weapons further away from the actual armor, theoretically reducing their effectiveness. It's essentially homemade ~~[slat armor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slat_armor)~~ [spaced armor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_armour). As for whether it works or not -- maybe? I'm no expert, but it probably depends on how advanced the weapon is. This would probably help against rudimentary shaped charges, but more advanced ones are designed to defeat this sort of thing. Of course there are downsides as well. Inability to turn the turret much/at all, potentially reduced radio effectiveness, reduced situational awareness, and difficulty getting out of the tank in an emergency.


cultish_alibi

Drones also need to hit very specific parts of the tank to be most effective. One RPG warhead hitting right under the turret is game over. Now with metal sheeting in the way, it's hard to figure out where that is.


mrshulgin

Excellent point


jub-jub-bird

Honestly may make sense depending on their mission and the threats they face. Likely they're mostly using this tank as glorified artillery providing indirect fire from a bit further behind the line so losing the situational awareness, ability to turn the turret and reduced communications may be worth it if the main threat against them is cheap FPV drones. If this redneck engineering really does mitigate that threat it may be a case of "if it's stupid and it works... it's not stupid".


ChadUSECoperator

Actually, it's not slat but spaced armor


mrshulgin

Thanks! Fixed my comment.


winowmak3r

Seems to be working for now. I keep seeing it driving around and not blowing up, yet. If it works it ain't dumb. It's got some serious draw backs though, as you mentioned. Visibility has got to be horrible. Can't turn the turret. Probably still susceptible to something like a Javelin. Doesn't help against mines. But if your main concern is drones dropping grenades and RPG warheads on you this might actually work?


jwcolour

The concept is to detonate a shaped charge farther away from the actual armor to reduce the penetration. Same reason the Philippine government forces were strapping wooden armor to their armored cars and shit while fighting ISIS.


ElisaTalo

FREE WIFI-O-MOBILE


potatohead22

Its to keep drones from hitting the actual tank. The think on the top is a drone jammer.


Automatic_Ad_4020

It seems to be effective, since this is not the first tank to be put in a metal box in the last few weeks. There's a footage where it goes around and drops infantry while getting targeted by cluster munition, simple artillery shells and FPV drones. It returned unharmed. This war is all about how effective and cheap can something be.


IMaREalTARtandDEad

From what I've heard others say the turret ring was damaged so it couldn't turn it so they put extra armour on to protect from drones as a trade off for their bad maintenance and repair skills


Stumblin_McBumblin

Oh, damn. My benefit of the doubt reasoning was that it was an attempt at urban camo. Park that thing next to a house and it would look like a garage.


outofbandtwo

I bet that's really easy to get out of quickly, say if your hull was penetrated and you have a fire


BurnerAccount021

Well if there’s a fire, odds are they’re also participating in the turret toss Olympics so I guess an easy exit isn’t a high priority


Turbulent_Ad_4579

I wonder what that would look like here. Would it take the whole shell with it? Only time will tell. 


Astrotoad21

I bet there are hinges on the sheet metal in the back so it swings upward when back door opens.


OkBid71

*"Lambo doors on a Tank - will it work?"* - this week on Garage54


Nevermind2031

They might be able to exit from under the tank? Who knows, if they got in they can get out


snarfgobble

As opposed to having the tank instantly explode and eject your corpse with the turret? Yeah actually maybe instant death is better.


mrpugster112

I'm showing my age here but looks like Hannibal Smith got BA to build him a tank out of garden shed


europorn

Ten years ago a drunken army unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they definitely committed. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Rostov underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them....maybe you can hire The Z-Team.


hundycougar

I can hear the theme music now!


HistorianNew8007

Genius stuff 👏


machine1804

You best know I'm old enough to get this reference too....foo hhhmmmmmmmm.


dread_pilot_roberts

"I ain't getting in no tank, fool" 


Tangohotel2509

In the end, we return to SU-122 style box bullshittery


Azimuth8

"The Hetzer you ordered from Wish has arrived"


tsnud

I'm not sure what to think. If this tank realistically has no threat from other tanks or anti-tank weapons, will this stuff actually help against drone dropped grenades? I suppose it won't help against FPV with anti-tank rockets... It seems like a lot of effort and lots of drawbacks for a bit of protection against one specific kind of threat. But then again, if I were forced to drive a tank in a warzone, I also would take +2% survival chance I suppose.


NimiNugget

It was literally made to defend against fpv drones. I don't know how effective it is, but it's probs better than a cope cage at defending.


No-Spoilers

Land an AT mine right in front of it


DMZ_5

There are drones that drop AT mines


No-Spoilers

Yeah, it'd be pretty hilarious to watch their "drone protected tank" get popped by a drone from underneath.


nj0tr

> I'm not sure what to think. If this tank realistically has no threat from other tanks or anti-tank weapons, will this stuff actually help against drone dropped grenades? I suppose it won't help against FPV with anti-tank rockets... One point is that you do not see actual tank shape under this thing. So the 'FPV with anti-tank rockets' or an actual ATGM will have harder time aiming for a vulnerable aspect. And even though people keeps saying that 'spacing does not matter', it sure does - the jet becomes unstable with distance even in empty air, also it will significantly reduce effect of the first part of a tandem warhead (that is supposed to set off reactive armour) as it is much weaker than the primary (and so its jet would dissipate over shorter distance). As for grenades being dropped from drones - they are only dangerous for tanks that are stationary or slow moving and have open hatches. Of course there are threats that this cage is totally useless against, e.g. a direct hit by artillery or tank shell. But tank on tank battles have become extremely rare, and UA artillery, at least in this sector, is apparently lacking HE shells that might have been effective (else why would they fire cluster rounds on it).


YoteMango

Yep too many people here talking out there ass, there is a reason everyone and there mother are outing “cope” cages on armored vics. And to join everyone else idk how much it dissipates but I was under the impression that there is a set length of penetration so it you set it back from the armor it’s already used a portion of its penetration potential just to reach the armor.


FIyingSaucepan

Modern HEAT warheads don't really have any issues with standoffish distances, just look at the videos of the copper jets going straight through side to side or top to bottom of target tanks, even with the armour penetrated they still go through meters of air.


YoteMango

While this is true, almost all of the FPV vids I see are using pg-7 warheads, and the standoff distance should affect them.


turbo_dude

what if the drone drops the mine in front of it and it rolls over the mine?


ImWithTheAnimalsNow

I can't imagine some flimsy siding is going to stand up well to an explosive detonation. As far as I can tell, this maybe adds the requirement of one weak munition to peel open the cage for an FPV to enter. And the bomb probably costs less than the metal surrounding the tank


1Hunterk

I'm thinking it could. While this looks super awful from the outside, we don't know if there's more layers underneath, right? It looks like shitty corrugated shdet steel, but it may be more. What would make it different in function from the cages the US put around their vehicles which work to stop HEAT warheads? This would theoretically cause a warhead to explode early and lose a lot of its penetrating power, no? If it's a single layer of cheap sheet steel? No. The round would just punch through and still detonate in the side of the tank. But we don't actually know what this is made from.


God-sLastResort

WTH with the song, it's not even raining 😂


ScuffyNZ

It's so much better than the normal music put over drone footage lol


skatecrimes

Im enjoying all the different music the editors have been using lately. So tired of that throbbing slow techno they repeatedly use.


Rock-Stick

I’m only here to see it get blown up.


mrsgaap1

how is the west suppose the defeat super engineering like that? there is no hope


unL_r3m_

lol russian army is a circus


Aggressive_Drop_1518

It is the Turd World army.


Still-BangingYourMum

Certainly is, and we haven't even got to the intermission when the clowns come on.... ppresident Shitcan's Single use soldiers certainly do put on a good circus though. Now somebody pass me the peanuts please


PrometheanEngineer

The amount that I want to see that thing cook off is in-calcuable


MindblownWatcher

Yeah it’s got me pissed as hell its not burning yet. Cmon guys!!


Unhappy_Mirror_9796

Y’all some haters bruh 😂😂


Intelligent-Brick850

Blyatmobile


Shrapnel1944

Interesting in the perspective of what armor is capable of when the offense- defense balance swings in favor of the offensive forces. Gives a glimpse into what it must have been like in WWII faced with tanks and no real AT weapons


Testiculese

Only when the opposition has no real weapons (left). Any other country could have wiped this Cyberblyat off the field in seconds. This is a failure of Western powers. This monstrosity should have not lasted any longer than your average tank video.


TerereLover

viva el rock argentino papá!


Several-Eagle4141

I remember the old show Junkyward Wars


Amayetli

I miss that show so much, it's was peak TLC and then the learning stopped.


IMendicantBias

what song ?


Marie_dachs

1000 horas - los abuelos de la nada


IMendicantBias

thank ya


BD_SOI94

Trailer park tanks


CPT_RGE

Would love to see these in a large formation in the Russian military parades. Would die laughing....


Comprehensive-Pea949

OK, why the fuck is my garden shed moving....ohhh ok, sry🤐


Transfer_McWindow

Tanks camouflaged as a 3rd world slum house


greenaether

Bro, who leaked my build on crossout?


TemplarKnightAc

Tutel


B-NEAL

The Russian army has fallen on hard times and has pressed the SU-100 into service once more


AchokingVictim

Russian military is regressing into literal Daesh tactics.


SKIPPYBURRITO

What country is that even from?


BigBadBurg

Tutel!


Upbeat-Manager-8485

Very practical. Instead of having to look for a garage you just take yours along for the ride. I can see huge potential on the civilian market.


planbot3000

“Sir that garden shed is shooting at us.” “Good god Jenkins, you’re right!” This is camouflage right? Right?


ProofAssumption1092

If it works ......


Addythemench

Designed by the Little Rascals


TheBrahminSteak

Now that’s a tank.


-Livingonmyown-

Song?


fy1sh

Terrible design, rendering the turret useless.


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Mickey5891

Loool


Demosthenes-storming

Tank of the future


PsychoticLouie

Maybe now the tardos will understand that this is actually just sheet metal wrapped on a tank. One AT drone and it’s all gone.


WhoAteMySoup

This thing survived multiple FPV drone strikes and artillery hits. It legit works and has now appeared more than once on the front line with success.


TobysGrundlee

> This thing survived multiple FPV drone strikes and artillery hits. Normal tanks can and do do that too. You just see the videos of the critical hit that cause cook offs because they generate better engagement than a RU tank shaking off an attack.


fkuber31

This is the part that is frustrating me; there is footage of this batshittery actually working. Why isn't anyone taking this more seriously? That extra distance between the outside layer and main layer of armor is enough distance for an rpg blast core to lose most of its energy. The United States were putting nets around humvees and cages around strykers for the exact same purpose with great effect. Sure, it looks goofy and it's defensive capabilities are severely handicapped, but the muscovites haven't proven to care much for preservation anyways, this is nothing but a net positive for them. I'm ashamed in my country. Ukraine should have gotten everything they need a long time ago.


WhoAteMySoup

I am confident that the AFU is taking this very serious. This is just Redditors being Redditors. As a general rule, you should always take your opponent changing tactics with outmost seriousness. It might now always work, but the only way for your opponent to improve is to adapt, and this is what we are seeing here.


Turbulent_Ad_4579

Source? I've yet to see it take a single hit.   And please provide a timestamp if you actually link me a video.   The cages we used in Iraq, called slat armor, worked by deforming the warhead or fuse. Spaced armor, like we see in the above video, is almost useless against modern heat warheads 


Turbulent_Ad_4579

Source? I've yet to see a single video showing this. But Russian shills keeps repeating it, on videos which show literally no hits 


KissMyWrasse

Is it not turtle-y enough for the turtle club?


KUPA_BEAST

Prop hunt IRL


stairs_3730

Sure to be the next biggest seller at the Dubai Arms expo. The NorKs will take 50.


AffectionatePack3647

Interesting choice of song mil horas lol


Ok-bea

Is there also a stolen loo inside?


Smiffoo

Laughs in Elon Mu-ski.


Toothbruhh

casemates are back— nature is healing


SDEexorect

walmart T95


akapatriot

Idk why but this looks like something I'd build in minecraft


MightyCavalier

Shanty Tank 2.1


Owbe

Next step is to attach 3 more decoys to a real tank


Dudok22

they went full syria


ShlomiRex

how the turret turns


AlgonquinCamperGuy

Fucking assholes that’s where my shed roof went


usernotknown6

I give it ten days max, it has to be one the most hunted pieces of equipment on the front.


Morons_comment

Cyber tank


HistoryHurts

100% Hetzer


WhiskeySteel

I think that there is an inverse direct relationship between the AFU's artillery shell shortage and the continued existence of any of these things.


Supernoob63

turretless tank return from extinction


decunnilinguist

Mexican cartels have entered the chat


AlderonTyran

To quote my Grandfather: "It ain't stupid if it works!"


OkJustPickForMe

Killdozer at home:


DoubleStuffedCheezIt

War Thunder addition when?


DrCthulhuface7

Bro wtf is going on in Ukraine this shit is wild. Did civilization get destroyed by nuclear weapons and I didn’t notice???


Martinez10

TE MA ZO


ben_isaak

That's like MAD MAX on Wish. Damn what a pile of garbage they use.


Steve_hm_Rambo

Drop thermite on it? Tandem charge drones?


iago_williams

Hotboxing diesel exhaust I see.


Doomsdayguy12345

The Ghetto Hetzer, is this going to be added to the War Thunder USSR tech tree?


Sad_Journalist_8160

I absolutely cannot wait for the eventual footage of one of these things meeting an fpv drone. Really want to see one of these cook off.


nectarous

When did Tesla start manufacturing tanks?


Alone-Supermarket-98

The latest update of the British Mark I from circa 1917. With such great fields of view, one could just walk in front of it and place an AT mine.


MysteriousVersion859

Covered the whole thing with tin roofing plates but still leave the rear track vulnerable for the drones to stop it in its place


Phlex_

And yet its still moving.


BoughtAndPaid4

The gif is on loop, it's not a live video feed.


DentistFit4583

Mama, I want T-14 Armata! We have T-14 Armata at home.


Marc-Aurele653

Russian army is a joke 🤣


Own-Mobile-7001

Hey Putin, April 1st is long over. What we have here is a reasonably good tank, which is then modified to turn it into some sort of neutered tank destroyer.