Heavy Assault Tank, A39 Tortoise

Heavy Assault Tank, A39 Tortoise at Tankfest 2011. Work on the Tortoise started in 1943 as a reaspone to the germans tanks being fought in the western desert. The 6 prototypes weren't delivered until 1946 by whcih time no one wanted them but they were still put through trails were it was found to be relaible and a good gun platform. This is the only one left and was but back into working order for this tankfest having not run for 60 odd years.

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Science & Technology

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• Heavy Assault Tank
• A39 Tortoise tankfest 2011

[purograffxileno]

and there goes $1000 in fuel

[F4Wildcat]

I am Heavy Assault tank guy, AND dis is my vehicle! She weights 79 tonnes and fires 32 pound custom tooled shells at 4 rounds a minute

[tankmanmatt111]

I was there and I saw and I run around the arena but 2nd run it struggled to get around well it hasn't ran for 60 years poor old thing