Experimental model "Terra-Star " howitzer.

Everything with those wheels was called a terra-something. I could swear there was a kid's toy or maybe something from The Thunderbirds that had that 3-wheel setup too.

"Damnation Alley" Landmaster

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When I toured Universal Studios (late 1990s) the "Damnation Alley" Landmaster was parked nearby in a separate yard.
 
The British also built an experimental, self-positioning howitzer, but it had simpler, larger main wheels and the auxiliary engine was bolted to the chassis below the gun barrel.
 
At the risk of going way off topic according to Wikipedia, the tri-star wheel configuration was developed in the United States around 1967, by a couple of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation engineers. That said, an 8-wheel baby carriage was proposed by a Czech gentleman seemingly living in England as early as 1948-49. The configuration of the 6 wheels at the rear kept the carriage horizontal in all circumstances, whether going up a flight of steps or coming down a hill.
 

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