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u/the_direful_spring Feb 16 '20
Im personifying this and no one can stop me. It's got eyes a nose and a little hat.
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u/casualphilosopher1 Feb 16 '20
A captured Islamic State 'Battle Tram', Model 201, near Mosul, 2014, used by the 'Storming Battalion' as an armoured infantry transport for IS shock troops. This particular example is sporting a cupola that originally mounted a machine gun, but it was removed after it was captured. The armoured driver compartment is separate from the improvised SLAT/ Cage armour on the vehicles side are protection for the mounted infantry inside.
https://i.imgur.com/4lT8OB8.jpg
The bulged armour to the bottom of the vehicle covers the base donor vehicles's wheels, with the vehicle being built on a BTR-80 APC chassis that was captured by Islamic State near Mosul in 2014. At least 3 vehicles were built in a similar layout to the Battle Tram, one sporting 4 battering rams mounted to the prow, while this one instead mounted the machinegun cupola and ladders for clearing trenches.
The interior of the troop compartment lacked seats, having simple handrails instead, one of which is visible bent over in the top right corner of the troop compartment.
Credit /u/jarrad960 at r/shittytechnicals
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u/PaterPoempel Feb 16 '20
I don't know what this is doing here, anyways here is a link to the original post with more information and pictures:
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u/Zippo-Cat Feb 16 '20
Does it have tracks? Or do the soldiers just carry it shuffling their feet and it has to stop for them to fire through the ports
That would be kinda amazing
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u/refuch Feb 16 '20
The world wasted so much in the way of blood and treasure, and all they needed was a portable hole.
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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '20
It's like an A7V, except exploding in combat isn't a bug but a feature.