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ARL-44 Tanks on parade, France, 1951 (infosec.pub)
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[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Oddly perfect form, more like a cartoon emoji of a tank than an actual tank.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The picture on Wikipedia makes it look even more badass. Seems they weren't terribly effective though.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

So you're saying unprotected tracks aren't a good design idea?

They also look stamped (maybe cast, possibly forged). Pros/cons there - faster manufacturing, easy to carry, fast to replace, easier to damage.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 months ago

Those were some chonky boys

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

I had to look this up because I somehow didn't know about this one.

They turned out to have a really unreliable drivetrain, so only a few were produced. Shortly after the Patton was available with a similar gun an therefore chosen as replacement. Most ARL-44 were therefore scrapped, being in service for less than two years.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 5 months ago

I love French tank design