Tsar Tank "Netopyr"

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Author: Ex plode

Last revision: 30 May, 2023 at 20:57 UTC

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The Tsar Tank, also known as "Netopyr" or Lebedenko Tank, was an experimental armoured vehicle made in 1914 for the War Experimental Laboratory of the Russian Empire. The idea was that the big wheels would be big enough to tresspass any obstacle possible. But, during the prototype’s first trial, it met a horrific enemy, a soft patch of ground. The big wheels had no problem crossing it, but the small trailing wheels got stuck and the engines weren’t powerful enough to get them out.
The project was left out in 1915 (due to the lack of power and that it was vulnerable to artillery) and the Tsar remained stuck until it was finally scrapped in 1929.

P.S. For the perfectionists like myself, the front wheels don’t go inside the armored boxes on both sides, unlike the real thing, but I was too lazy to change it so you’ll have to live with it.