Why Didn't Stargate Command Use Tanks? | Stargate

When Stargate teams went into battle, surely it would have been a good idea to bring along a few tanks? #shorts

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[Alex_Ander_]

I am no military expert, but I think Humvees or even simple technicals would be very useful for Stargate Command.

[Ragingturtle]

The real reason probably had to do with the shows budget lol. Even during the time of the shows airing the military had plenty of light vehicle options that would have worked for the SGC.

[qwrxdqn]

They’ve got a supply line of functionally like 5 meters I don’t think logistics are too much of a problem

[TheGreatQbert]

I want that picture of a tank driving through a Stargate.

[loumorningstar]

"Ah yes, soldier. See that enemy vessel the size of a city?"

Yes sir!

"I don't want to."

Not sure you really have a choice sir. Were an Abrahms tank and they're an advanced alien race that uses literal light as a weapon.

[qwrty]

With how often stargate command encounters ground troops and aerial threats, some sort of SPAA might do the trick
Say a tunguska, gepard etc.

[camerongunn]

Anubus: What can you possibly have that would threaten me?

Tank Commander: SABOT UP!

[jossgoyanko]

The biggest reason (besides the show's limited budget) is that it would be difficult to do so while maintaining the clandestine nature of the Stargate Program. Tanks and APCs aren't exactly small, and they require a lot of staff and maintenance. People are going to notice that the *Air Force* is sending armored vehicles to the middle of Colorado.

[paulh.]

Let's also remember that you would need to get those vehicles into and operating out of Cheyen mountain.

[TheSimmr]

"Sir, why does NORAD need 13 ifvs permanently stationed their"

Keeping it strictly infantry is easier to explain

[rinconusmc]

“Tanks and most armored fighting vehicles require a ton of auxiliary services and maintenance”

Laughs in Orc

[Krieger]

Agree. Tanks are not really needed in the fight against the Goa'uld anyway. They do not posess much of a strong army with heavy equipment and rely on their Star Ships and terror tactics.
The staff weapons might even be effective against tanks, so why give their troops a target they can hit?

[McbrideStudios]

I think we are forgetting how small that gate room was.

[pyeitme]

U know why not Stargate teams use Toyota technical vehicle(s) than LAV-25s?

[jamesm]

They didnt need tanks. They already possess the most powerful defense known to man. Capable of stopping a direct nuclear strike to an SG team. Plot Armor

[bojanglesthewizard]

"Hire for a good time not a long time"

Great name for a tank

[TheOriginalJphyper]

There's another factor to consider: how are they going to get the vehicle into the room where the Stargate is located? They'd have to do some major architectural work on the base, probably move the Stargate to another section.

[BisexualPlagueDoctor]

I love how this sounds like a video about an actual nation

[STONECOLDET]

You have no idea how much this series influenced my life

[Bga]

Yea I feel like a few Davey Crockett's would definitely be a better move.