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Antonov A-40 (flying tank) (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 4 months ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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[–] DMBFFF 10 points 4 months ago

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The T-60 landed in a field near the airport, and after dropping the glider wings and tail, the driver returned it to its base. Due to the lack of a sufficiently powerful aircraft to tow it at the required 160 km/h (99 mph), the project was abandoned.[1]

If only.

[–] Jilanico 1 points 4 months ago

Not a tank, but found this interesting: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMD-1#Air-drop_techniques