The Whatziss (click here to catch up) is an "anti-terrorist" armored tractor from Croatia.
Not that it's exactly a new idea, as we've discussed around here before. As the owner of an un-armored tractor, that thing seems awfully top-heavy to even *think* about driving at 60mph. Rube Goldberg would be proud of these guys, however.
This picture comes from an interesting source - Dr. Sean Malone, a historian for the Canadian Forces, who is the gent who provided the backstory to the Lumberjack Commandos motivator post.
BTW - and this is totally unsolicited - go buy his book.
Not that it's exactly a new idea, as we've discussed around here before. As the owner of an un-armored tractor, that thing seems awfully top-heavy to even *think* about driving at 60mph. Rube Goldberg would be proud of these guys, however.
This picture comes from an interesting source - Dr. Sean Malone, a historian for the Canadian Forces, who is the gent who provided the backstory to the Lumberjack Commandos motivator post.
BTW - and this is totally unsolicited - go buy his book.
i'm still left just wondering what that 12.7mm honker would look like on that same mount. that pintle appears to be on a fairly insubstantial skate ring (although the 7.62 DOES appear to be a wee bit undersized for that cradle)....
curious and curious.
(original comment was mostly just for being able to use "Croatian Crap Sprayer")
Just a hunch, but I'm thinking they'd need an elbow-mount extension just to get the bulk of the DShK out far enough to get the spade grips in front of the gunner instead of directly over his head.