Hear ye, wise warmongers

Post by **Zahru II** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 4:54 pm

I found all your STD-s (super death tanks) quite intriguing, yet I lack the technical knowledge behind them.

tl;dr - a quick question about supertanks:

What counts as a STD in terms of dimensions and construction? I'm mostly interested in the average length and width (measured in studs), and height (measured in briks).

Post by **BFenix** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:30 pm

I never built one, but my definition of STD is a REALLY bigass tank with a shit ton of guns mounted in every empty spot available. So, I would guess around, 40-60+ studs long?

Post by **Ben-Jammin** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:14 pm

I haven't built one either (although I'd Like to), but if I were to build a super tank I would be sure to pack it with lots of armor in addition to weapons, mainly because you know that everyone one the enemy team will be gunning after that monster from the start of the game. Even the mightiest unit can fall under the brutality of combined fire.

Post by **Scottsamn** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:47 pm

I don't have any STD's, but I plan on aquiring one soon.

Post by **trebnos1** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:36 pm

Scottsamn wrote:I don't have any STD's, but I plan on aquiring one soon.

Well said sir, well said.

Post by **Ham** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:04 pm

Scottsamn wrote:I don't have any STD's, but I plan on aquiring one soon.

Be careful in which one you get. Some of them are quite painful.

Post by **Tzan** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:06 pm

Ham701 wrote:
Scottsamn wrote:I don't have any STD's, but I plan on aquiring one soon.
Be careful in which one you get. Some of them are quite painful.

That just means you are doing it right!

Post by **Keldoclock** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:33 am

STDs are tanks that would be absolutely absurd IRL.

AT LEAST 1.5 times the size of this:

^that rope is waist high.

Post by **Gungnir** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:45 pm

More like this.

http://whyarticles.com/wp-content/uploa ... /tank1.jpg

Post by **dilanski** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:16 pm

I think some people are thinking more along the lines of PARV sizes, really a 40k apocalypse tank is a realistic size. something like a moving bunker.

Post by **Natalya** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:16 pm

Yeah just a tank that is so big it doesn't make sense IRL. Mine is 36 studs long, but this is about the absurdity factor not a specific measurement.

Post by **Ben-Jammin** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:28 pm

I just knew the Panzer VIII Maus and Landkruezer Ratte would show up in this thread eventually.

But yeah, I would probably build a STD along the lines of a WH40K Baneblade or Shadowsword or something. I could never in my wildest dreams build something like the PARV...

Post by **The Shadowscythe** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:57 pm

Natalya wrote:Yeah just a tank that is so big it doesn't make sense IRL. Mine is 36 studs long, but this is about the absurdity factor not a specific measurement.

The Orpheus was 39 studs long, it is now 47 - but still a work in progress.

Post by **dilanski** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:44 pm

Look at the gunners at the back. not exactly a tank but this would be a great assault transport.

Post by **OneEye589** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 5:00 pm

I would like to make some giant moving bunker for my space vikings to go along with the tanks/tankettes. It would be like that link Gungnir posted, just a giant set of armored treads with a raised platform on top for them all to stand on. I took apart the Longboat sloop, so I could use the mounted machine guns on railings again and stuff. Just have to find the pieces.