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M4 Sherman T10 Mine Exploder Tank, WW2, ~1944 (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago

I think a guy down the street has those exact same wheels on his Chevy Impala.

[–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

after some internetting, very interesting but it never saw service. 'flail' style mine sweepers ended up being the better design.

thanks for the random internet today

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The weight of the various roller designs was pretty crazy. Sometimes 20 or 30 tons, which basically doubled the weight. That poor Sherman engine.

[–] blahsay@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

You'd need some serious balls to drive the mine exploder tanks....you'd come out twitching like a chihuahua