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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Land => Topic started by: finsrin on April 27, 2013, 03:19:47 PM

Title: Marine amphibious assault vehicle
Post by: finsrin on April 27, 2013, 03:19:47 PM

BTS missed chance to make money on this deal  :(

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/04/25/could-design-next-marine-amphibious-assault-vehicle/ (http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/04/25/could-design-next-marine-amphibious-assault-vehicle/)

Title: Re: Marine amphibious assault vehicle
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 28, 2013, 03:16:37 AM

We're just waiting to come in to acquire the winner.... ;)

Title: Re: Marine amphibious assault vehicle
Post by: raafif on July 21, 2022, 06:09:06 AM

 BUMP !  Inspired by the Priest post ... Up-arm an Amtrak  to 105mm.

Title: Re: Marine amphibious assault vehicle
Post by: jcf on July 23, 2022, 03:18:05 AM

(https://photos.kitmaker.net/feature/6435/lvt-3.jpg)

 ;)

Title: Re: Marine amphibious assault vehicle
Post by: raafif on May 11, 2023, 08:01:48 AM

During WW2 Mr Elie Aghnides, a Greek engineer in the USA, came up with this hemi-spherical wheel design to combine the best features of wheeled and tracked vehicles, hence the unusual means of propulsion, which Aghnides patented.  The vehicle could be used as a basis for various uses incuding an armoured assault vehicle.

In 1954 he approached the Marmon-Herrington company to build it for him.  They lengthened the design adding a Hanley-Kermath hydrojet for better propulsion in water.  The resulting machine weighed some five tons and was propelled by a 110-hp Ford engine.

A small-scale working version & the full-scale "mud crawler" were built & tested - the US Army were apparently put off by the posssible vunerability of the wheels to gunfire.
With no interest, the vehicles were sold for scrap.  The small-scale version has disappeared but the full-scale one still exists & is driven by the scrapyard owner, Eugene Pock, and is displayed and driven at thresher meets around Indiana.

Videos here :-
https://macsmotorcitygarage.com/video-the-1954-marmon-herrington-rhino-in-action/ (https://macsmotorcitygarage.com/video-the-1954-marmon-herrington-rhino-in-action/)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBDtcgD_NWw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBDtcgD_NWw)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6uA_-dTr74&t=24s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6uA_-dTr74&t=24s)
https://youtu.be/b6uA_-dTr74?t=5 (https://youtu.be/b6uA_-dTr74?t=5)

3D print files :-
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-models/miniatures/vehicles/marmon-herrington-rhino-scale-model (https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-models/miniatures/vehicles/marmon-herrington-rhino-scale-model)

Title: Re: Marine amphibious assault vehicle
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 22, 2023, 03:18:55 AM

Random idea:  AAVP-7A1 Assault Amphibious Vehicle:

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/170606-N-PF515-398_%2834973155842%29.jpg/600px-170606-N-PF515-398_%2834973155842%29.jpg)

fitted with TUA (TOW Under Armour) system:

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/35/43/d9/3543d9592f3b20d74e31a133b00865e7--military-weapons-military-vehicles.jpg)

Title: Re: Marine amphibious assault vehicle
Post by: Mig Eater on August 22, 2023, 05:08:20 AM

The YouTuber Colinfurze tried to build his own hemi spherical wheel vehicle using a 1t dumper as a base, you can watch his videos here;

Part 1 (https://youtu.be/9_FD452OphQ)
Part 2 (https://youtu.be/xHmgHjvv1Hk)
Part 3 (https://youtu.be/WqgjIIbpy34)

Title: Re: Marine amphibious assault vehicle
Post by: raafif on October 05, 2023, 06:10:34 AM

You Weasel !

Title: Re: Marine amphibious assault vehicle
Post by: raafif on October 05, 2023, 06:15:55 AM

More Weasely stuff.

Title: Re: Marine amphibious assault vehicle
Post by: GTX_Admin on October 15, 2023, 01:58:49 AM

 :smiley:

Title: Re: Marine amphibious assault vehicle
Post by: apophenia on October 16, 2023, 09:33:07 AM

The Weasel seems to encourage amateur shed-builders ...