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Photo: New Tank Design Based on "The Dark Knight" BatmobilePosted: December 23rd, 2010 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
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During a press conference for BAE Systems, a British defense company, a journalist commented that one of their concept vehicles (The Raider) looks similar to the Batmobile (The Tumbler) from "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight."
Project leader Hisham Awad replied: "Glad you said that. That's what we based it on. We liked the look of that, so we designed something similar. You see, it turns like a motorbike and it has the same wheel configuration."
When asked if Awad really based a military vehicle on something he saw in a movie, Awad said: "Well, why not? In all seriousness, we decided that we didn't have a monopoly on inspiration, and if we saw something in a film that we thought might be a good idea, why not take a look at it and see if there's something practical we can develop."
The Raider is described as "a small, highly agile autonomous reconnaissance and attack vehicle which can carry a variety of payloads." Check out a photo of it below.
Raider/Tumbler Photos: (click to enlarge)
Source: The Engineer, BleedingCool
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BadChadB33 writes:
on December 23rd, 2010 at 8:33:28 PM
About 3 miles to the gallon?
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minkowski writes:
on December 23rd, 2010 at 8:35:30 PM
Uh-huh. I can model in 3D better than that. Looks like sh*t. Looks like something from Wolfenstein 3D if that game was total sh*t.
And they based it off of a movie vehicle? Looks like a Segway sh*tting a motorcycle.
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minkowski writes:
on December 23rd, 2010 at 8:35:56 PM
"About 3 miles to the gallon?"
No. 3 gallons to the mile.
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darkraven28 writes:
on December 23rd, 2010 at 8:55:10 PM
So, in other words, one RPG and this real life tank is done? Just like The Dark Knight's Batmobile? Um, ok. That's very comforting. NOT!
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minkowski writes:
on December 23rd, 2010 at 9:09:22 PM
It's not really a tank, Alex.
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Ari Gold writes:
on December 23rd, 2010 at 10:33:20 PM
That's terrible..
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jigsaw23 writes:
on December 24th, 2010 at 12:05:36 AM
it is sh*t compared to the bat tank
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Ranger writes:
on December 24th, 2010 at 12:52:26 AM
Tanks have tracks to tip into and traverse, trenches, bomb craters and the like. This is a tricycle with very LITTLE traction on the ground. Ummm, yeah. Good luck with that.
'...we didn't have a monopoly on inspiration' --- no sh*t!
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Pig Newtons writes:
on December 24th, 2010 at 5:14:57 AM
NOT a tank because it doesn't have tracks nor a main gun.
It does however, look low profile. It would need a V-shaped hull to deflect blasts though.
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holtlt writes:
on December 24th, 2010 at 12:54:56 PM
that's just plain stupid, Nolan will never go through that, it's just unreal
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minkowski writes:
on December 24th, 2010 at 2:41:31 PM
Generally tanks are tank-shaped, that's why they were originally called....tanks.
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struck21 writes:
on December 24th, 2010 at 2:44:44 PM
Look bloody ugly. Give us a classic Batmobile for the last movie.
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Golpe de Estado writes:
on December 24th, 2010 at 5:01:35 PM
Tanks are Tank shapped? LOL Mink quick history lesson...Tanks are called Tanks because in WWI they were transported on trains under the guise of being "tanks." The name stuck.
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encoreyourface writes:
on December 24th, 2010 at 8:41:21 PM
mink-lol!!
that is the stupidest 'tank' i've ever seen. God i hope that doesn't make the final cut of the film.
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encoreyourface writes:
on December 24th, 2010 at 8:44:25 PM
sorry my bad i thought they where going to use that in the film. still ... it looks like the bi-product of a man and a sheep.
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