Twenty-one proto-tanks and tank concepts that never made it to battle

[Grey Havoc]

 

[shin_getter]

Seems reasonable to post the working versions of the wooden wagons for comparison:

 

[Orionblamblam]

It seems like it is now mandatory in any discussion of unbuilt tanks to bring up the Ratte. For somethgin that until just a couple years ago was known solelely from a single top/front diagram of perhaps dubious provenance, it sure is popular.

 

[Iron Felix]

And, more "tanks":
Assyrian:

Italian, XV century:

Holland, 1599:

In Germany, XVI century:


In Scotland:

In Japan, XVII century:

In Russia, XVI century:


Spanish "tank" in South America, XVI century:

 

[Iron Felix]

French "tank" project, 1874 (120 t, 200 crew, 12 cannons, 4 machine guns, 40 HP steam engine, 10 kmph):


Bysantine (?) wagon:

Suggestion of Voltair (to Russian empress Ekaterina II), XVIII century, reconstruction:

Medieval wagons:





Tower-dragon:

 

[stimpy75]

the last pic... i believe there was sth similar in a Bud Spencer movie, where he was a mercenary fighting against the french...
İl Soldato de Ventura

Soldier of Fortune

 

[Iron Felix]

the last pic... i believe there was sth similar in a Bud Spencer movie, where he was a mercenary fighting against the french...
İl Soldato de Ventura

Soldier of Fortune

I remembered another siege tower from movie:

 

[stimpy75]

Found it and i must say it's rather well made

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/ibzmqe View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/ibzmqe/fr_simms_motor_scout_built_in_1898_as_an_armed_car/

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/ibznmg View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/ibznmg/fr_simms_1902_motor_war_car_the_first_armoured/