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Best tank, renaissance edition
I think Da Vinci wins this one hands down, no?
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DaVinci's 8 --
Helepolises 12 ++THEY!!111 OMG WTF LOL LET DA NOMADS AND TEH S3D3NTARY PEOPLA BOTH MAEK BITER AXP3REINCES
AND TEH GRAAT SINS OF THERE [DOCTRINAL] INOVATIONS BQU3ATH3D SMAL
AND!!1!11!!! LOL JUST IN CAES A DISPUTANT CALS U 2 DISPUT3 ABOUT THEYRE CLAMES
DO NOT THAN DISPUT3 ON THEM 3XCAPT BY WAY OF AN 3XTARNAL DISPUTA!!!!11!! WTF -
This is also proof that the Aliens copycated DVs design for their flying thingies.BlahComment
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Da Vinci's tank had a fatal flaw. Some would say deliberatly, likely excuse...
"The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.Comment
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A7V. Best tank design, ever.Attached FilesComment
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Nobody beats Demetrius' Helepolis used at Rhodes!!!!!
(although the Rhodians did in fact beat it 
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Wikipedia says:
Hell yeah: Eat ****'n die!It was a large tapered tower, each side about 130 feet (41.1 meters) high and 65 feet (20.6 m) wide. It rested on eight wheels, each 12 feet (3.7 m) high. It also had casters for lateral movement. The three exposed sides were rendered fireproof with iron plates. The interior was divided into nine stories, connected by two broad flights of stairs. The machine weighed 160 tons and required 3,400 men working in relays to move it, 200 men turning a large capstan driving the wheels via a belt and the rest pushing from behind.
The Helepolis was heavily armed. The first floor contained two 180-pound catapults and one 60-pounder, the second floor three 60-pounders, and each of the next five floors two 30-pounders. In front, each story had apertures for firing the missile weapons. They were protected by shutters that could be opened or closed mechanically, and were lined with skins stuffed with wool and seaweed to render them fireproof as well. The top two floors had two dart throwers apiece.
I think this is Connolly's interpretation of the beast:
"An archaeologist is the best husband a women can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." - Agatha Christie
"Non mortem timemus, sed cogitationem mortis." - SenecaComment
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