Landships II

Mark Hansen · Legend

A dummy tank of unusual dimensions

Vilkata · Brigadier

I cannot access the picture, but could it be that the dummy was simply a unit for observation from aircraft, to train aircraft crews and such?

One could get more hypothetical and think it was a form of psychological warfare. If you put out giant dummy tanks, recon aircraft would see them, and assume the rest of the landscape was on a similar scale, they would think they were closer to the ground, thus they might not see the little infantrymen running around on th at all, as they would be vastly smaller than the giant dummy tanks. I'm not sure if such deceptions have ever been carried out though.

---Vil.

Mark Hansen · Legend

This one was used for recruitment in Tasmania, Australia. Judging by the length of it, there was either a second vehicle under the tank (unlikely) or it had a set of wheels or rollers at the rear end of the tank because it's way too long for one vehicle to carry. To search for the pictures by number at the AWM, click on "Search our collections" and use the photo number as the search term. I've attached the Tasmanian monster here.