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* [[Truth in Television]]: there was such a school of thought in 1920s to 1930s advocating the use of powerful vehicles to serve as trench-breakers and infantry support. As the expected pace of warfare was restricted by both technological limitations and the speed of infantry, these largely concentrated on larger and more heavily armoured vehicles.
** Both the British and Germans considered building these during [[World War II]]. The Germans prototyped at least one, with several more designs in the works before the war's end prevented their construction. By contrast, the British eventually gave up on the concept due to it being more expensive than it would be worth.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20180316103737/http://www.achtungpanzer.com/panzerkampfwagen-viii-maus-porsche-typ-205-tiger-iip.htm Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus]. "Mouse". At 188 tons, it is the heaviest tank ever constructed. Yeah, they really built this monstrosity.
*** [[Reality Ensues|Reality Ensued]]: it was a total failure. Sure, it had a [[BFG]] and was a fortress on wheels, but it broke windows on nearby buildings when it moved, and bogged down on anything except asphalt, cobblestone, or concrete.
** One proposed German design featured ''a pair of battlecruiser cannon''. It's none other than the [http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=293 Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte] (Literally "Rat"; the fact that they called it "land cruiser" rather than "tank" is in and of itself telling). Wanna know what it would have looked like? [http://strangevehicles.greyfalcon.us/mauspic/ratte100.jpg Have fun]. Note the soldier standing on top for scale.
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=== [[Real Life]] ===
* [[Truth in Television]] once again. [[wikipedia:Submarine aircraft carrier|Everyone from the United States to Japan has toyed with making these]] at one point. Japan actually deployed at least two dozen such subs of three different designs by the end of World War II. Several were tasked with "doomsday" attacks on the American mainland using biological weapons, but these were never successfully developed and the subs were reassigned to attack the Panama Canal. Before they could actually act on these orders, the war ended and they were seized by the United States. Rather than allow the technology to fall into Russian hands per war alliance treaties, the Navy chose to [https://web.archive.org/web/20080920171144/http://starbulletin.com/2005/03/20/news/story1.html scuttle the subs instead]. One of these subs became part of the plot for the [[Clive Cussler]] novel ''Black Wind'', in which it actually was carrying biological weapons.
== Amphibious Tanks ==
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=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* ''[[Gold Digger (Comic Book)|Gold Digger]]'' gave the villainous Night Flight an entire wing of these.
* From [https://web.archive.org/web/20130412235725/http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=33&Itemid=52&limitstart=64 an old comic book].
* Turned [[Up to Eleven]] by the ''[[Star Wars|Clone Wars]]'' comic books, with ''starships'' that operate underwater, crewed by Mon Calamari, appearing during the battle of Kamino. As their commander said while piloting one of the damn things:
{{quote|'''Commander Merai''': [[What Were You Thinking?|What are they]] ''[[What Were You Thinking?|thinking]]'', defending a water world with ships that can't submerge?}}
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=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* ''[[Blackhawk]]'' comics were in love with this trope. Along with the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190929022707/http://www.superdickery.com/
* ''[[Airboy]]'' had [https://web.archive.org/web/20190929022712/http://www.superdickery.com/
* Marvel has the [http://marvel.com/universe/S.H.I.E.L.D._Helicarrier S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier], which mostly resembles a Zeppelin gondola minus airbag with engine housings beefed up and turned up (to helicopter position).
* ''[[Nextwave]]'' spoofed "S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier" with the "[http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/impbianco/09Aeromarine.jpg H.A.T.E. Aeromarine]", which is a bunch of submarines welded together and equipped with oversized rocket thrusters.
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