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> Soviet tractor quality wasn't that bad, especially considering they shared a lot with tanks. Fun fact: The first tank (turreted, not land-whale) was based on
by webdevatlurk 7y ago
> Soviet tractor quality wasn't that bad, especially considering they shared a lot with tanks.
Fun fact: The first tank (turreted, not land-whale) was based on a tractor design.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_FT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_FT
- lonelappde 7y agoWhat is a land-whale tank?
- webdevatlurk 7y agoThe kind of tank design that appeared in World War I. They were designed to cross the cratered wastelands and trenches created by the fighting. The crews fought from gun ports and mounted cannons/machineguns, rather than a rotating turret. Examples: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_IV_tank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_IV_tank - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_V_tank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_V_tank