>"Six wheel, skid-steer vehicle" That description calls to mind the >moon buggies from Space:1999.
Which were little 6-wheel Argocats, IIRC; same as The Banana Splits' banana buggies (jeez, I'm showing my age here....), either built or imported by Crayford in Kent, as I recall. Also available in 8-wheel versions. Hull like a polythene bathtub, two-stroke engine, steered by separate clutch/brake systems on each side's wheels. Fully amphibious without preparation. As a kid I wanted one (a real one!) SOOOOOO badly... ;-) Jon (GZG) > >At 14000pounds, it will be bigger, but the skid-steer aspect clearly >indicates a vehicle that is not much longer than it is wide > >For those that cannot call to mind a skid steer vehicle, those little >Bobcat loaders are skid steer. While there may be a suspension, the >wheels do not steer, and the vehicle is steered by having the two >sides run at different speeds. I have to assume that tire wear is >excessive, but it makes it easier to design for heavy loads. > >If it isn't a nuclear powered, tracked vehicle, it is not an ogre. >However, it does qualify as an early BOLO. > >_______________________________________________ >Gzg-l mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu:1337/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gzg-l _______________________________________________ Gzg-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu:1337/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gzg-l --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ground Zero Games" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gzg-group?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
