Cable tensioned tracks have been around for awhile. The US half- tracks and weasels of WW2 had cable tensioned tracks. The RipSaw, though it may look innovative, is basically a Churchill tank with no armor. Steering is by braked differential, really basic stuff. I think the Howe brothers only real innovation is the use of the tubular steel space frame but I may be wrong. These guys built a tracked swamp buggy several years ago and the video went viral for a while. On the strength of that experiance they were able to get their congressional representative to get the army to throw some funds their way to build the ripsaw.
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