Re: Midgard Serpent was: Insane modellers

----- Original Message -----
From: "Oerjan Ohlson" <oerjan.ohlson@telia.com>
> >And in the early 1930's the "Midgard Serpent", a tunneling tank.
> >http://www.geocities.com/madsin72/midgard.html
> >Some data:
> >Length 524 meters (a 6 mm scale model would be over 5 feet long)
>
> Eh... *why*? I can understand "why a tunneling vehicle", but why make
it
so
> long?

I'm not sure either. It was supposed to have kitchens, sleeping rooms,
etc.
for the crew, plus 35 (!) separate engines, 960 cubic meters of fuel
etc.etc. maybe all that added up..

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Books" <books@jumpspace.net>
> You figure out where the cutters are going to break ground, setup to
> destroy it and suddenly all that nifty underground action
> stops

Actually, it was not intended that it should break ground in enemy
territory. Its primary weapon consisted of 1100 mining charges. It was
supposed to dig under enemy positions (especially bunkers), deposit its
charges and blow the bunkers up. Makes some mad sort of sense.

Greetings
Karl Heinz