The Panzer 68 was the main battle tank of Switzerland from 1971-2003 and was *infamous* for dozens upon dozens of technical issues the tank suffered from. The most infamous being the fact that the fire control for the main gun and the heating system *shared wiring*, resulting in a high chance of accidentally firing the gun every time the heater was turned on.
SuisseTea on
We hide in the alps not because of defense, but of shame
German_Von_Squidward on
The Valiant would like a word
ImperatorDanorum on
Was it designed in Russia?
Geopoliticalidiot on
There are plenty of worse designs, but this one is high up there for being bad, especially given that it was after the ww1/interwar period that saw extreme experimentation. There were a lot of bad tanks that suffered from just lack of knowledge and it being a new concept. This screams of bad procurement syndrome, similar to the L96 Enfield disaster and the T-14 Armata, so busy with the concept and bureaucratic mismanagement it gets thrown into service without being ready or what the army wants
YesItsmePhillip on
Damn. And I thought Bob Semple’s tank was terrible.
Genxal97 on
The googly-eyes will never stop being funny.
Daveo88o on
Imagine driving a Swiss tank, you try to radio the company commander or whatever, but because the radio fucks with the turret for some reason, you end up blasting a hole in another Swiss tank
Falitoty on
Oh good, who designed that thank? Betheda?! This shit look like it just came out of Fallout 76
Lego_Kitsune on
Hey its cold turn the heating on dude
*boom*
Oops
TheHistoryMaster2520 on
So that’s why they remain neutral…
Also, Bob Semple tank: A worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!
saltnotsugar on
“Heat not HEAT!”
Uhhhhh…firing the main gun sir?
0rangeAliens on
Whilst I’m sure it’s bad, I highly doubt it’s the worst
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The Panzer 68 was the main battle tank of Switzerland from 1971-2003 and was *infamous* for dozens upon dozens of technical issues the tank suffered from. The most infamous being the fact that the fire control for the main gun and the heating system *shared wiring*, resulting in a high chance of accidentally firing the gun every time the heater was turned on.
We hide in the alps not because of defense, but of shame
The Valiant would like a word
Was it designed in Russia?
There are plenty of worse designs, but this one is high up there for being bad, especially given that it was after the ww1/interwar period that saw extreme experimentation. There were a lot of bad tanks that suffered from just lack of knowledge and it being a new concept. This screams of bad procurement syndrome, similar to the L96 Enfield disaster and the T-14 Armata, so busy with the concept and bureaucratic mismanagement it gets thrown into service without being ready or what the army wants
Damn. And I thought Bob Semple’s tank was terrible.
The googly-eyes will never stop being funny.
Imagine driving a Swiss tank, you try to radio the company commander or whatever, but because the radio fucks with the turret for some reason, you end up blasting a hole in another Swiss tank
Oh good, who designed that thank? Betheda?! This shit look like it just came out of Fallout 76
Hey its cold turn the heating on dude
*boom*
Oops
So that’s why they remain neutral…
Also, Bob Semple tank: A worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!
“Heat not HEAT!”
Uhhhhh…firing the main gun sir?
Whilst I’m sure it’s bad, I highly doubt it’s the worst