Dec 302019
 

Passenger amenities are a bit lacking.

The “Ripsaw” series of vehicles are certainly interesting, having gotten themselves into a number of movies (GI Joe, one of those “Fast & Furious” flicks, probably others). The “M5 Electric Drive Super Tank” appears to be surprisingly quiet, though I’d certainly debate the label “Super Tank.” it is also unmanned, which you can certainly believe once you see it in side view… its hull does not appear to be deep enough for someone to actually sit in. It’s also unclear just how functional the turret and armament are. One scene shows the turret spinning quickly, but the gun barrel seems fixed.

I could see a role for a whole swarm of these things romping up and down the southern border, the sizable cannon replaced with a .50 or two. An actual border wall is not a terribly effective deterrent to the ongoing invasion; walls are readily surmounted, and they are bad for the native wildlife. But a robotank that is relatively quiet? Have them zip along, guided by an armada of long-duration overhead drones, turning coyote trucks into Swiss cheese and running down on-foot bands of invaders.

Hey, if the Governor of Virginia can call out the National Guard onto his own citizens, and if Rep. Swalwell can call for the use of nuclear weapons on US territory to eliminate those who disagree with his policies, then siccing first-generation Terminators onto foreign invaders seems an uncontroversial idea.

 

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