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US troops inside of a French Renault UE tankette, with a German machine gun mounted, WW2, 1944 (media.kbin.social)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh, yes, there is a very good reason tankettes by and large did not survive that experimental interwar period when we were just figuring out what role motorized vehicles would play in warfare. They absolutely WERE death traps. Cute little things though

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Somehow, the Wiesel survived.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Truly the most wily of all armored animals, the Wiesel.