What ever happened to ball tanks? - Kugelpanzer

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[FoundAndExplained]

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[Chris-okzo]

OK, who gave Pac-Man a full suit of plate armor?

[rsookchand]

Ball tank detected. Deploying Giant Ronaldo

[evill]

My guess is it was designed in between 1920-1933 in order to contravene Treaty of Versailles because you could argue that it isn't a real tank, but when the bad guys took over they disregarded the treaty completely and simply designed real tanks.

[poodlescone]

It is probably a WW1 leftover. The design is so flawed the testers probably figured it out during testing and abandoned the project. This would explain the lack of documentation and the similarity of design to the era.

[CapitalTeeth]

I have another theory. Namely that it was designed just after WW1, when Germany was ridden with the Versailles Treaty, which forbid them from having tanks or an airforce. During this period they tried a lot of things to find any sort of loophole to the treaty, testing new designs in foreign countries under fake names like "Light Tractor". This Kugelpanzer could be among the earliest of them.

[Stheoddoneout-ipxc]

That tumbleweed tank looks straight out of fall out. I can see myself running around the wasteland looking for Shaun on one of those.

[christmassnow]

This raises the question why they are still secretive about such technology considered obsolete nowadays.

[PYROWORKSTV]

English speaking people be like: I can't pronounce ö, ü or ä

Also English speaking people: Kügelpänzer lol

[raywest]

Ball tank would be totally useless on all but ideal terrain. Surprised it made it beyond the looney idea stage.

[GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

I mean that thing looks like it'll get stuck all the time, and knocked over easily.

[christopherlee]

Given that it was found in Manchuria, it seems odd that there's no speculation that it was actually a Japanese project.

[metaplante]

As a writer, I always say that there are 101 possible origins and/or outcomes to any story.
It could simply be a project improvised by the Russians, at the beginning of the war, captured by the Germans, who decided to use it for their own needs before being taken back by the Russians...

And for that, reconnaissance, the deployment of telephone cables and messaging suit him well.

[xx]

The Soviets/Russians do not let you look inside of it, there is only one in Kubinka. Maybe it is a something the Soviets come up for the Museum?

[lighthousegravyP]

Found and Explained: "Let's never talk about the hopping tanks again."
Me: *talks about the hopping tank😅"

[IAmTheAce]

Wonder-waffles are no match for Belgian waffles!!

[testerjs]

I want Droidekas up here at once!

Where are those Droidekas?
(First thought when i saw this video.)

[embo]

I wonder if it was a prewar prototype then they just used it as like an entrance display coming into the proving grounds like they do here in the US. Like Grissom AFB has two super sabres at the entrance.

[alankeith]

I'm actually working on that model kit right now... I am taking a little creative license about this vehicle though. I'm also making it into a small diorama, setting it as an abandoned vehicle. Thanks for this video!!!

[hughmccabe]

Maybe the Kugelpanzerr is actually one of the Soviets prototypes that they're masquerading as a German project.
Wasn't there a soviet ball tank concept, the Sharotank during WW2?