Boomba
this post was submitted on 18 Nov 2023
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Bomba.
Booba?
Explosion
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Con: has to return back to Homebase to recharge, possible loss of infrastructure and life.
I think I saw a remote controlled little ground thing made to drive under tanks and blow up.
Something like this?
When I was a child I thought the RC-XD was the most ridiculous contraption I had ever heard of. Tons of shit turned out to become real I thought was stupid
Here's the kicker: A ton of things that are actually are stupid do actually turn into stupid products. "As Seen on TV" being the primary source of those things...
Innovation is probably one of the best, and worst, features of war. Simple concepts that do not have any other place in society could save, or cost, thousands of lives. It's weird.
This idea of remote controlled cars shuttling explosives is not new. There were probably Allied versions, but the German version of such a thing was the Goliath. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_tracked_mine
That reminds me of the little crawling bombs in Supreme Commander. Can't remember what they're called...
ETA: They're called: Cybran T2 Mobile Bomb a.k.a. Fire Beetle
~~[Ticks]~~Fire Beetles
yeah the soviets invented something similar to this.....but it barked and was trained on their own tanks instead of their enemies'....
Con: shoelaces
As a local moron, it looks like something people like myself, or, myself, would think would be cool to try and catch.
Pro: Population Control and Mobile Darwin Award ballot box.
In SYNTHETIK there is a doomba! Ended many runs so far.
It keeps the streets clean both literally AND metaphorically!
It can boot if it's low quality.
Dalek: KEEP GOOOOING, YOU'RE ALMOST THEEEEERE!!!
Con: Not reusable
This has the same energy as the knife wielding tentacle. If anyone would like to come over and disable it, they'd be more than welcome.
Isn't there a manga with this, I think it is called "Kindergarten Wars" in the latest chapters