This Real Tank Could Shoot Over Walls But Made Its Drivers Sick... SO I BUILT ONE!

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2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to another episode of Scrap Mechanic! Today I am recreating the Praying Mantis Experimental Machine Gun Carrier. It was a British invention designed to be able to lift the machine guns 11 feet in the air to be able to shoot over obstacles from behind cover. The problem was it was very small and difficult to drive. The operators had to lay down on their chests in order to fit in the vehicle, and driving like that over bouncy terrain made them motion sick. The project was eventually abandoned, but today I am reviving it!
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@nuclearboom2467 2 жыл бұрын

Scrapman: "oh the tape bots are shooting me now" Also scrapman: "how did i miss a block"

@gameknight.thump1 2 жыл бұрын

Ikr, why didn't he realize that the tapebots took the block off?

@KrimsonKing12 2 жыл бұрын

69 likes nice ;)

@fatsu 2 жыл бұрын

pretty sure your creations cant be damaged in creative, or that wall would not have stood for as long as it has

@gameknight.thump1 2 жыл бұрын

@@fatsu blocks actually can be destroyed in creative, and it was probs just unlucky that the wedge got destroyed.

@johnderat2652 2 жыл бұрын

You should try making the "Stipa-Caproni", also known as "The Flying Barrel". It was an Italian experimental aircraft which did it's first flight in 1932 It might be a bit "vanilla" or tame compared to the other builds you've recreated, but I still feel like it could be interesting. Oh and instead of Trailmakers, you could maybe try Scrap Mechanic with the Wings Mod?

@Snuffie_Bo 2 жыл бұрын

Yea great idea

@mission2858 2 жыл бұрын

i think SM with wings mod because of easier logic stuff

@CraftingCat_IX 2 жыл бұрын

also the "Kugelpanzer" by the germans is pretty interesting

@leakysubmarine8808 2 жыл бұрын

It’s like the tonk of planes

@warrmalaski8570 2 жыл бұрын

Check his backlog. Scrapman has alredy dune it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/itSHpNxjsb3YZo0.html

@i_forgor7268 2 жыл бұрын

Hi scrapman i have a request for you, try this one, the "Hafner Rotabuggy" A.k.a the "Jeep Helicopter"

@benjatk6 2 жыл бұрын

Day how Mutch? Edit:typo

@thatguy5699 2 жыл бұрын

It's time for your turn man

@i_forgor7268 2 жыл бұрын

@@benjatk6 like 2-3 days now

@thatguy5699 2 жыл бұрын

Make this guys day better by liking his comment

@i_forgor7268 2 жыл бұрын

@@thatguy5699 its greatful to meet you, i've seen that scrapman do a video about your suggestion, congratulations

@MechaNexus 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine a Multiplayer Monday in this format centered around failed prototypes with a bit of history lesson but instead of just recreating it, you are allowed to make 1 improvement to the overall design just like how innovations are made.

@jfredd 2 жыл бұрын

man, your editing style really progressed! I'm starting to notice a drastic change in the editing of your videos, and I'm all for it! Keep it up!

@bigearsinc.7201 2 жыл бұрын

Am i the only one who feels that this tank could of actually been good in war fare if it was just a bit bigger? Like if crew was actually in the body of the tank and the arm had only the gun and electronics in it, firing in cover is a huge advantage.

@Raziel7888 2 жыл бұрын

You gotta imagine they thought of that right? i mean they built the prototype like this saw its problem, n didnt try n fix them. I know metals were a very scarce material in the war, and im sure working tanks were too, but if they had just retro fitted an actual tank with the turret system... Easy to say that in 2022 tho, we have more hindsight, and technology now than they had then

@verrueckteriwan 2 жыл бұрын

Not really, the problem would be that you still can only mount small arms on the turret and the arm itself has to be rather lightweight, or tipping over would be a constant threat, also try to imagine being stuck in that tank in case of a fire, you would be sitting in a chimney. The whole Idea of it on the other hand was later used in tanks with an Oscillating turret. The idea there was, that you can look over obstacles without exposing much of your tank since the cannon could be mounted very high up in the turret (examples of these concepts is the AMX-13)

@pcenero 2 жыл бұрын

this is basically mecha if an engineer took a hundred passes simplifying it for production (removing unnecessary joints, replacing feet with treads, etc. etc.) just before realizing they'd be better off designing a tank.

@yayeetmeoffacliff4708 2 жыл бұрын

@@verrueckteriwan actually, oscillating turrets were designed for early autoloaders. Since carousel loaders havent been invented yet (in use rn in Russian T64 - T14 series of tanks), they had to find a workaround. Autoloaders at the time needed to be in line with the gun to load. Basically, the whole turret turned up/down, the ammo would be in line with the gun. (Unlike more conventional tanks at the time)

@verrueckteriwan 2 жыл бұрын

@@yayeetmeoffacliff4708 That is true, they had drums (or rather magazines that had to be swapped out once fired), but the role they had was scouting and engaging tanks without having a high silhouette (there was a video where they showed one in the french farmlands, peeking over a stone wall and engaging a target)

@Petq011 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, if you did the version with separate driver and gunner you'd be able to hook the controller directly to the gunner's seat and the gunner would be able to fine-tune the angle of the arm with "W/S".

@rebel6301 2 жыл бұрын

yea but he used a vanilla toilet. sure, he could use a driver's toilet from the modpack but still.

@1MBStudios 2 жыл бұрын

If he had made a A/D converter he could have the driving on WASD and then had 4 more available controls for the arm

@Petq011 2 жыл бұрын

@@1MBStudios Ah, that too, but he did say he doesn't like using converters at some point in the past... I think. :D

@rebel6301 2 жыл бұрын

@@1MBStudios perhaps

@Chimla 2 жыл бұрын

Hey scrapman, my suggestion for this series is the MIAS/MORAS mini tank. Its concept is a machine gun on tank tracks, the driver had to crouch walk behind the little tank while it drove. Also a nice addition would be bob to walk behind it.

@mission2858 2 жыл бұрын

or buster or the Jake Paul mannequin from like 3 years ago.

@cee_jay_0 2 жыл бұрын

the kugelpanzer mentioned in the tank encyclopedias article sounds also like a fun thing to build...

@RedWyvern214 2 жыл бұрын

HI ScrapMan, I've made a list of all the things you could possibly make for this series Object 279 Focke-Wulf FW-61 Soviet V-12 Sikorsky-Boeing Northrop Tacit Blue Airplane Kalinin K-7 Airplane The Flying Pancake Airplane Surcouf Submarine Faà di Bruno Monitor P.s: loved the intro and will you be uploading these to the workshop?

@kromenome3866 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! But no ratté:(

@Eliza-hb1nc 2 жыл бұрын

dude already made the pancake

@venesseomega5145 2 жыл бұрын

Also IS7

@RedWyvern214 2 жыл бұрын

@@kromenome3866 I didn't add the ratte as it could lag the game

@captainsnekk 2 жыл бұрын

Best intro ever btw

@Dvance 2 жыл бұрын

That's the best intro ever, good job ScrapMan!!

@chrispy1880 2 жыл бұрын

i can see this series lasting a while and i love it!😍

@Linkbond 2 жыл бұрын

Funny enough, that tank page you showed also brought up the 'Kugelpanzer' at one point right at the start of it. That would be an interesting thing to try and build in fact.

@Redinator 2 жыл бұрын

Best cold intro to any series, ever. Change my mind.

@mattlofgren1497 2 жыл бұрын

This series is amazing. Love the outpouring of ideas as well. I see you my engineering nerds, and I love you.

@j.griffioen1415 2 жыл бұрын

0:11 i absolutely love these new segments they're so much fun i have been loving the new content!!

@supersmiley5587 2 жыл бұрын

Best intro

@LivingLifeGilligan 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the intro

@just.mr.r1p693 2 жыл бұрын

That voice made my day 😍😍

@robinchwan 2 жыл бұрын

they could have made it possible to deploy a person inside when needed from the inside but only when not driving. meaning when it's time to shoot you place yourself where you need to be and lift up with it... it would have made it larger in size as well but honestly that's not a big deal as it would be smaller than most tanks

@HalfWolf2 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like a pretty effective and inexpensive andti infantry device, against other tanks it wouldn't stand a chance for a couple reasons, lack of power, lack of armor, etc. If another tank saw it, it would probably blast the turret off as well as the drivers head with it's main gun or even maybe penetrate the turret with it's mgs

@icetide9411 2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the claustrophobia tank

@Jaxson69420 2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes the AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

@markjacobson4248 2 жыл бұрын

You know, I love the basic idea, but it seems to me that it really defeats the purpose of having a vehicle that can hide behind cover when the driver is in the part that sticks up out of cover.

@vonlobo 2 жыл бұрын

🤘😂

@nullpoint3346 2 жыл бұрын

The driver and gunner are below the gun, and the arm has much more control than Scrapman showcased with his design. The bigger problem with this vehicle was literally everything else had to be solved before that. Within the opportunities provided by our current technology, I would make proportionally smaller turret arms mounted on a larger body.

@captainsnekk 2 жыл бұрын

Hello scrapman, what do you think about the nemuth parasol tank

@dexterroble6930 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine the haybots like “Hey John why is there something peeking over the wa-AHHH”

@DreadEnder 2 жыл бұрын

7:55 that’s for ventilation and in case the engine stalls

@KozmoCraft 2 жыл бұрын

Can we nominate this intro for the Oscar.

@gabribotha2403 2 жыл бұрын

I like the way you stitched together the build montage scenes... Its fun and different!

@looksgoodonpaper 2 жыл бұрын

I love this content and this series is amazing. You are producing so much content so quickly it’s incredible, I can barely keep up!

@_Wheels_21 2 жыл бұрын

I personally think it would've been better in Trailmakers, there's so much more space for not only controls, but fine arm movement. The tank steering would be kinda janky though

@firefrombehind7975 2 жыл бұрын

Scrapman here is a bit of a challenging suggestion. The T31 Demolition vehicle. Basically a M4 Sherman with 3 cannons and a BIG turret.

@axemeagain2554 2 жыл бұрын

This was a pretty cool one! Great Work!

@exon0644 2 жыл бұрын

The montage is a really good way of showing the build process, you should keep doing that in the future!

@fielgomezvlogs922 2 жыл бұрын

Love the intro scrapman

@SirNobleIZH 2 жыл бұрын

That intro was gold

@ianmcnab9534 Жыл бұрын

Scrapman, there is a way to make tank steering with only 3 engines and no buttons, just vanilla seat controls. One engine just does basic forward and reverse while the other two just cancel out the forwards motion if turning while going forwards or speed up the reverse when going backwards of either side. That control setup might have made adding fine control too the boom lift easier.

@Mydumbselfsays 2 жыл бұрын

Scrapman is slowly turning into a roleplay channel with these intros

@coltenwillers146 2 жыл бұрын

Loving the new editing style.

@BlackFoxEdits 2 жыл бұрын

That Intro Made Me Crack Up Hard🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Pls Do More Of Those

@coreytaggart128 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best intros in a long time!

@anthonystahl8996 2 жыл бұрын

Such a good concept .

@pantoffelheld1424 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really digging this new editing style

@DefinitelyNotAnAi 2 жыл бұрын

You can tell it will be cool with that opening

@eidolor 2 жыл бұрын

The footage of this one was super dope

@outzymes3636 2 жыл бұрын

I love this new editing style tbh

@diyshah8861 2 жыл бұрын

Best. Intro. Ever.

@neonwired4978 2 жыл бұрын

11:34 lol, you startled the farmbot

@inkycat191 2 жыл бұрын

Scrapman, try making the XF84-H Thunderscreech, it was a jet and propeller naval carrier operated aircraft, First flown on July 22, 1955. It was so loud that army abandoned it.

@thelandylad1022 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Scrapman. Great video as always. The second weirdest tank is the Kugelpanzer. I would love to see you try and make it

@cedicool5369 2 жыл бұрын

really efficient creation

@azulite0317 2 жыл бұрын

That intro is hilarious

@JakeM4B 2 жыл бұрын

if you want to shoot but your shot is blocked by the wall, just add some smoke for cover and destroy the wall with HE (Heavy Explosive), then use an extendable periscope next to the barrel of the gun that would extend beyond the smoke horizontally, no need for heavily retraining your gunners, just tell them "okay, we added a simple addition, just a periscope, its pretty simple how to use it"

@p.ayushmaanpalvai8437 2 жыл бұрын

the best possible start to a vedio

@azhdahafn 2 жыл бұрын

That intro was gold platinum^2

@gabebancroft 2 жыл бұрын

Man, ScrapMan keeps getting funnier every day lol

@TheTenzen12 2 жыл бұрын

Wonder if variation of this could be used in Warehouse raid...

@slime_boy2591 2 жыл бұрын

Like the new building cuts it was a nice change

@rylenstuffsv2 2 жыл бұрын

Love the intro LOL

@TommyCrosby 2 жыл бұрын

It's not a tank, it's clearly a man operated ancestor of the current tactical robots we have right now.

@tbcpilot5162 2 жыл бұрын

I love that you’ve been memeing the recent vids so hard

@zescoot2590 2 жыл бұрын

Scrapman: this thing is tiny Italians: wait till you see our L3/35

@BobbyStacruz-bh7vl 2 жыл бұрын

The Intro is so good that it made me laugh and the voice...

@barefootalien 3 ай бұрын

omg that intro skit was hilarious!

@theoverlord6662 2 жыл бұрын

I would like to make a request I think it would be fun to see you attempt to recreate the tsar tank or tricycle tank, I think that would be fun

@coltenwillers146 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video.

@ihavenoideadanny 2 жыл бұрын

Best intro ive ever seen

@typicaluser3884 2 жыл бұрын

4:20 when you see her after a long time.

@meateatingmf 2 жыл бұрын

Hi scrapman, you should recreate the "Goliath tracked mine"

@MelonMel5166 2 жыл бұрын

@locke_ytb 2 жыл бұрын

The Teensie Weensie Exploding Tank.

@meateatingmf 2 жыл бұрын

@@locke_ytbexactly

@maulidahasna9996 2 жыл бұрын

@@MelonMel5166 E

@dergus8833 2 жыл бұрын

I love these videos

@connormathewson 2 жыл бұрын

This might be a cool one to revisit with the cam and follower mechanism you made a couple of weeks ago to get some fine motor control

@Venzo-Gaming 2 жыл бұрын

THE STRONGEST SHAPE 💡😅 Ahh we love it

@archcod452 2 жыл бұрын

The intro was gold

@TheRedstoneReaper728 2 жыл бұрын

this is the best intro ever!

@alakabis 2 жыл бұрын

why the "bonjour" at 1:36 X) , it's so good , i wonder why it's not a meme in france

@Hlebuw3k 2 жыл бұрын

Since i dont know any ridicilous historical machines... I propose you build the "Spidertron" from the video game "Factorio" im sure a spider machine that can shoot 1 nuclear missile per second, can be equipped with laser turret defences, and can run at 80 miles per hour cant go wrong! (it can also have force field shields, but i dont think those are as cool as the other things i listed)

@cagedude8071 2 жыл бұрын

You should try making the u2 dragon lady in trail makers. That bicycle landing gear configuration could be interesting to work with.✈

@_miobrot_603 2 жыл бұрын

That intro was something else.

@Jeron-E 2 жыл бұрын

TR Nice intro (geico)

@JoeBurgerCinematicUniverse 2 жыл бұрын

The intro definitely is something new

@IonMoonf1 2 жыл бұрын

intro perfection.

@olivers3973 2 жыл бұрын

Please try building thunderbird 2 with the deployable, floatable cargo bay.

@Sheepdog9856 2 жыл бұрын

i love it!

@Hatake_Kakashi13_ 2 жыл бұрын

Love the intro! XD

@quandaleman 2 жыл бұрын

that intro had me dying 🤣

@Petq011 2 жыл бұрын

Also, dang... I need to build one in my survival world now. It seems kinda useful. :D

@zalto5619 2 жыл бұрын

Day 2 of begging you to try building an AD-1 Oblique Wing or a Convair XFY-1 Pogo. I think both would be very interesting and I would like to see you would make them work. Keep up the good work!

@Goofy-15 2 жыл бұрын

Weow Thats cool

@theplayer4664 2 жыл бұрын

i were right now thinking "ScrapMan make's video's everyday what will he make today?" and i just found this video

@whizkidbricks9740 2 жыл бұрын

Can you try a screw drive boat with tank steering?

@Nelly_.e 2 жыл бұрын

Best intro ever

@mystlcgreatness 2 жыл бұрын

I loved that intro

@baconcool898 2 жыл бұрын

Make a rocket powered flying baked beans can with guns. the military will be scared cuz you make better beans then them.

@shwellava 2 жыл бұрын

You should make a Cyclocopter

@mclarensennaperson9853 2 жыл бұрын

Good idea!

@buggy730 2 жыл бұрын

tank: i just need to talk about how your cars extended warranty me: the hell tank: yeah you need to repay your warranty twice as much now me: I'm just going to walk away like this never happened tank: WAIT I JUST NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR CARS EXTENDED WARRANT-

@LucasBell420 2 жыл бұрын

Hey scrap man, have you ever heard of “parasite fighters” they were very small planes that hooked onto a bigger plane (such as a bomber) and were deployed off of the wing or lower part of the fuselage for defense. They would attach and detach by hooks