A Leman Russ tank in real life

[alspug]

if you want an awesome tank grab yourself a BOLO . any version will do but i would love to see a good version of one . ie a fanfiction type .

 

[machine3589]

Geez, calm down.

No, a tank that looks like the Leman Russ is pretty much impossible, even for WW1, it's simply too tall to be worth considering, most of the tanks of the WW1 era were less than 3 metres high, and pretty much all were less than 4 metres high, and most had a much greater length:height ratio, to provide trench-crossing abilities.

Sigh. Whatever Imperial Armour says about the in-universe Leman Russ dimensions is not what you have to go by. You are not asked to construct the Leman Russ.

In truth, all you need to do is put a turret on top of a male Mark V and put a hull-mounted gun in front and you have fulfilled the OP, or alternatively, give the Char B1 some side sponsons. Other members have posted interesting tank designs that, while not the exact visage of a Leman Russ, have some similar aspects.

The point is to make these alterations happen, not to discuss how worthless the 40k Leman Russ would be in real life. WH40k is not known for its reality. For its insanity, yes, but definately not for its reality.

 

[MattII]

You said a tank that looks like the Leman Russ, but a tank that looks like the Leman Russ is never going to be developed (apart from the M3, as Thande posted) because back in WW1 what was emphasised was trench-crossing. Also an Mark I with a turret is going to look about as much like King Tiger and a Leman Russ.