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Would not be the worst military weapon ever designed.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I love this meme. Seems so well argued! Until you realize that the incompressible nature of water means all the energy of impacts and explosions gets transferred extremely rapidly and efficiently into the bodies of the crew.

It’s for this reason that modern cars which crumple up like an empty soda can are much safer than the rigid steel monstrosities of old.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

russian conscripts are salivating at the idea of doing their laundry inside as previous few hundred thousand already stole all the washing machines

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

imagine spending so many lives re-taking territory you once held to find no new washing machines to steal, just the same blasted rubble you left six months ago?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

every time I see this I involuntarily chortle about the buoyant shells

but no it'd still be better than the welded up t62 turtle tank

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

does anybody know how much is the inside volume in one of these?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

4.2 if you take the people out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Can confirm. 3 volume units.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

volume units. duh.

but only if you take out the meatsacks, otherwise it'll only hold 3.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Also, you can bring your aquarium with you to the battlefield