Ahh, here we go. This picture is from 1998. Shortly before its final game it was refitted with a brand new, custom built turret (not shown). Much more comfortable and roomier. It was retired from paintball play in 2001 or so. The guy in the pic is the owner. I've played with & against this thing. It's always a blast.
I've ridden in this "tank" too. Fairly effective. It was under my command during the Apocalypse Now event. It's a dressed up lawnmower with a trailer. The netting makes it tolerable to ride in with Texas temperatures.
This is my old team's (the Mayberry Marauders) patrol car. Cool looking, fun to drive, but horrible in combat.
I was lit up pretty bad by this freaking contraption at Camp Blanding. I despise it.
I hijacked this tank (a gutted cargo van... with no power steering) and went on a rampage around Camp Blanding's MOUT site... at 8mph... with 2000+ pounds of heavily armed, adrenaline fueled rednecks in the back... in a smoke filled city... I lost 20 pounds trying to get it turned. They eventually replaced me with a much beefier driver. Oh well, wasn't even getting used until I noticed the keys were in the ignition.
Then a tank, and this people-propelled-gun thingy opened up on me. It can rain nerf footballs from way farther away than I thought. They were using it to mortar the rooftops.
Now I've got blueprints to build my own paintball-wheeled-death-machines. Light, good ground clearance, tight turn radius, 2-seat with a raised gunner position. Onboard GPS, comms, psych-war loudspeakers, mini-pc network to share positioning, field maps, gun cams, etc...
anybody wanna teach me how to weld?
