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[–] ashinadash@hexbear.net 32 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I was like, "no fucking way", so I looked it up:

it is one of the heaviest tanks in service at nearly 73.6 short tons (66.8 metric tons).

capitaldcolon This motherfucker weighs more than a Ferdinand tank destroyer......... that is one thicc main battle tank...

[–] Judge_Juche@hexbear.net 27 points 1 month ago (3 children)

American weight creep. Like the newest Bradleys weight like 30 tons, slightly heavier than a WW2 medium tank and twice as heavy as a BMP (which the Bradley was suppose to be a copy of).

[–] ashinadash@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just like the cars, joke country.

[–] EmoThugInMyPhase@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago
[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

Does this mean the US will actually try to create Bolo tanks due to sheer hubris?

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

i wonder what the carbon footprint of running one of them for a day is