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Russia’s destroyed vehicles are being melted into buggies that save Ukrainian lives under drone fire (euromaidanpress.com)
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[–] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I love the idea I really do but... The tires on some of those are so small. How is a vehicle going to handle the dangerous terrain of a warzone with those tires?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    small tires have pros and cons. while it is true, they have trouble to overcome big gaps or steep obstacles, you have more torque (the radius of the wheel acts like a lever; bigger wheels give the terrain more leverage against your propulsion) and there is more room for kicked up things to not get stuck in the wheel well. also, small wheels need less material and are lighter, so have lower cost and you can carry more spares and swap more easily.

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