Early Car Bomb and/or Guided Missile

     Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 13, 2016
     Category: Inventions | War | Weapons | 1910s | Cars





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No way to steer, not likely to hit a target.
I had a car early on that my passengers thought might explode at any time. Ah the good old days filled with adventure.
Posted by GFinKS on 09/13/16 at 03:08 PM
Keith Laumer's BOLO, Mark 1. They had to start somewhere!
Posted by KDP on 09/14/16 at 01:48 PM
I don't think it was meant to hit a specific target, just to blow a hole anywhere along the line. Mind you, that still means it would've had to reach the line, and not veer off at 90 degrees.
Posted by Richard Bos on 09/14/16 at 04:26 PM
The British Admiralty tested the Great Panjandrum for the D-Day invasion. It was similar in concept. It was prone to veering 180 degrees!!!
Posted by BMN on 09/14/16 at 09:40 PM
Great name for an 80s band: The Land Torpedoes
and their smash hit:

"Explodes on Impact"
Posted by Greg on 09/15/16 at 04:46 AM
I'm just doing an experiment that will benefit us all. It concerns the naughty apostrophe. Here is the link in Linux and Firefox.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panjandrum
I also added a link to the Great Panjandrum.
This is Hobart's funnies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart's_Funnies
Posted by BMN on 09/15/16 at 09:14 PM
Windows 10 with Chrome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart's_Funnies
Posted by BMN on 09/15/16 at 09:15 PM
Chrome has percent27 in it's address line and Firefox [']?
Posted by BMN on 09/15/16 at 09:19 PM
And this being WU both went through.
Posted by BMN on 09/15/16 at 09:33 PM
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