Posted on 07/17/2019 4:31:32 PM PDT by Norski
Yes, agreed.
True; and better to eat the machine alive than one with an operator. It appears a worthy start.
In fact there are different vehicles based on that idea using different chassis.
Not very useful against wild fire.
Branch Davidians could have used it.
It is useless to put down a structural fire because it would eventually destroy the building and everyone inside.
The original point behind a design is to clear minefields before mechanized forces.
Fire extinguisher is a later role and pretty much limited to oil wells or other extraordinarily strong fires which are impossible to put down conventionally.
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