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4,975 FelixFan1
@RedStarLine
I mean the one from the BBC TopGear Stunt School game, if that’s what you’re agreeing to? -
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4,975 FelixFan1
@RedStarLine
You should try making the APC from TopGear, also we have the same sense of humour. Good on ya mate. 👍🏻 -
5,243 LeMagicBaguette
@FelixFan1 basically, but much more detailed; I’ve already taken that into account and that is why, if I can either find it or build one, I was thinking of either a tankette or a BT-7. Just little speedy bois.
I think someone managed to safely drive a Scorpion tank once, so I think a BT or something around that scale should be able to avoid most problems you’ve listed.
And, with the tracks, the BTs can drop them if you choose. But something about a wheeled tank screaming down the highway would look hilariously wrong, wouldn’t it? -
4,975 FelixFan1
@RedStarLine
If you did make a tank street legal, you would need to keep a close eye out for situations where your tank could cause damage you might be liable for.SUCH AS
- Overpasses with low clearances
- Bridges with low weight ratings
- Older streets with cobblestone or brick surfaces
- Cliffside streets and fire roads
I reckon wheeled APCs are flatly going to be your best option for a street-legal “tank.” A tank with tracks is too heavy for legal roadways, and the tracks are far too extreme due to the weight of everything to consider them a viable option. Driving a tracked vehicle on the roadways is not expressly forbidden nationwide although in some areas, only farm vehicles are allowed to have them.
And yea sure there are some agriculture tractors which use exclusively track driven systems and have operating weights nearing thirty tons, and these tractors often use public roads which is pretty normal for most. Since they are slow-moving vehicles under 25 MPH, hazard lights and the slow-speed triangle are sufficient to prevent legal infractions.
But the rules are very hazy for farm equipment, varying wildly from state to state. And realistically slow farm equipment is the closest thing to a tank we will see on the roads today, and they have no requirement to be registered or tagged in most cases.But a tank makes a terrible road vehicle because they were never intended to be used on roads in the first place. At the very least you would have to get custom rubber tracks built for your tank before you even consider taking it on the road because the factory steel-rubber hybrid tracks will annihilate asphalt. Basically what you said right?
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31.6k Felixhdz
@RedStarLine
You are very intelligent and have a wide imagination. I like your way of thinking. -
5,243 LeMagicBaguette
@Felixhdz @FelixFan1 in a nutshell, if you have a little tank, a demo license (which I believe redundant because Constitution), rubber padded tracks, head and tail lights, and turn signals (basically everything needed to be deemed road worthy), then you most certainly can drive it on the road. If you don’t have a demo license, then removing the firing pin shall suffice.
I think.
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4,975 FelixFan1
@RedStarLine
Driving most tanks on roads is a terrible idea, because they often tear up or severely damage the road. So maybe just stick to off-road terrain instead, however you can operate tanks on SR2 roads because they’re invincible. -
31.6k Felixhdz
@RedStarLine
Okay. Explain to me. Let's discuss the matter. Let me clarify your doubts. Let me know what's wrong. I don't know anything about war tanks. Help me if you know more. -
5,243 LeMagicBaguette
Give the sucker turn signals and you'll be able to drive it on the road!
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31.6k Felixhdz
@FelixFan1
You think that no. however, it is quite the opposite. It's a war machine -
4,975 FelixFan1
Not too bad for a tank, I like it. However I don’t think that tank would be effective in combat.
@FelixFan1 if it’s the one that looks like an oversized, steroid-pumping Wrangler that ran over a litter of baby seals with wheels the size of trucks, then yes.