Walking Tank: Difference between revisions

== [[Literature]] ==

* The "Clanker" powers from Scott Westerfeld's ''[[Leviathan (novel)|Leviathan]]'' use these, both in two-legged variations like the Cyklop Stormwalker and [[Spider Tank]] versions like the SMS ''Herkules''.

* The [[A Mech by Any Other Name|serv-machines]] in Andrey Livadny's ''[[The History of the Galaxy]]'' are between this and [[Humongous Mecha]], depending on the novel. In the 'verse, serv-machines are considered to be the epitome of planetary warfare, refined over the centuries since they were introduced during the First Galactic War. The original walkers were designed as terraforming tools by the colonists who have settled Dabog, a hostile world with treacherous swamps and large, dinosaur-like lizards, which eat standard planetary vehicles (e.g. tanks, troop transports) for breakfast (sometimes literally). The colonists studied the lizards' locomotor system and designed new types of vehicles using this method. The walkers proved extremely effective at clearing away hostile flore and fauna and, during the invasion of the [[The Empire|Earth Alliance]], showed them to be superior combat vehicles to traditional tanks and troop transports. Since then, the latter were relegated to support roles, leaving most of the fighting to serv-machines.

** Unlike your typical [[Walking Tank]], serv-machines (later models, especially) are partially automated using an onboard AI module. Most are equipped with short-range jump jets, allowing them to either quickly change location or pop out from a cover.