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INTEREST: US Marines Prove Tanks Can Drift &#8212 in Snow


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Sitensis



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 6:16 pm Reply with quote
Tanks drift on concrete too, no need for ice... Certainly not to the extent in GuP , but they do. Plenty of videos on Youtube.
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nhat



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 6:42 pm Reply with quote
Sitensis wrote:
Tanks drift on concrete too, no need for ice... Certainly not to the extent in GuP , but they do. Plenty of videos on Youtube.


I guess they decided to demonstrate it on snow since its easier on the treads then on concrete
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 6:44 pm Reply with quote
The next Mario Kart for the NX needs tanks now.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:47 pm Reply with quote
Anxiously awaiting the inevitable Girls und Panzer / Initial D crossover.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:44 pm Reply with quote
Perhaps the GuP gang should host a tank-drifting racing tournament. Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 9:45 pm Reply with quote
I think we know what the new season of Initially D will be about. Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 11:04 pm Reply with quote
nhat wrote:
I guess they decided to demonstrate it on snow since its easier on the treads then on concrete

Easier on the concrete, too.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 12:06 am Reply with quote
Yeah, I remember seeing tank drift videos immediately after the last episode of GUP, dispelling any disbelievers.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 12:27 am Reply with quote
I preferred the train drifting videos personally. Hard to beat some good Eurobeat though.

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ArdWar



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 12:33 am Reply with quote
Sitensis wrote:
Tanks drift on concrete too, no need for ice... Certainly not to the extent in GuP , but they do. Plenty of videos on Youtube.


They do it all the time, anywhere. Usually when do (not so) pivot turn after flank speed.

Don't wanna be the person to scrub rubber sticking on the pavement tho..
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:21 am Reply with quote
..and the loud yelling of their superior commander when a track actually rips Smile
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AnimeLordLuis



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:47 am Reply with quote
Tanks certainly won't win any land speed records but they "can" drift so it's all good not to mention they can still blow stuff up. Cool
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Hikarunu



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:22 am Reply with quote
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The U.S. Marines seem to have confirmed this question. The video below was taken on winter exercises in Norway, and shows M1-A1 Abrams and Leopard 2A4 tanks taking a corner in a way that looks suspiciously like drifting. Apparently snowy conditions make the tank treads hard to control even for Marines familiar with driving tanks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ak0MYbc_4I


Bad video to show the example, that tank can barely drift with that speed...

This one is better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X_2dfmEe8s
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 11:32 am Reply with quote
Sure, sure, but most of the movie was still physics-mocking nonsense.
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Sitensis



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 12:23 pm Reply with quote
jymmy wrote:
Sure, sure, but most of the movie was still physics-mocking nonsense.


And what anime (hell, even what hollywood movie) doesn't defy physics?
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