Re: [GZG] FW: [twohourwargames] Re: Why didn' t they call this an Ogre?

>"Six wheel, skid-steer vehicle"  That description calls to mind the
>moon buggies from Space:1999.

Which were little 6-wheel Argocats, IIRC; same as The Banana Splits' 
banana buggies (jeez, I'm showing my age here....), either built or 
imported by Crayford in Kent, as I recall. Also available in 8-wheel 
versions. Hull like a polythene bathtub, two-stroke engine, steered 
by separate clutch/brake systems on each side's wheels. Fully 
amphibious without preparation. As a kid I wanted one (a real one!) 
SOOOOOO badly...  ;-)

Jon (GZG)

>
>At 14000pounds, it will be bigger, but the skid-steer aspect clearly
>indicates a vehicle that is not much longer than it is wide
>
>For those that cannot call to mind a skid steer vehicle, those little
>Bobcat loaders are skid steer.  While there may be a suspension, the
>wheels do not steer, and the vehicle is steered by having the two
>sides run at different speeds.  I have to assume that tire wear is
>excessive, but it makes it easier to design for heavy loads.
>
>If it isn't a nuclear powered, tracked vehicle, it is not an ogre.
>However, it does qualify as an early BOLO.
>
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