As a roboteer I'd like to hear more of these machines. Do they run on all kinds of plantlife, and can they work on plant material like wood? Because wood is most of the times not hard to find on battlefields.
I've visited Bastogne about 2 years ago now. There is also a permanent exhibit there that shows models of the terrain of Bastogne during the siege. Even though the rim of the woods had trees that had more of a resemblance of telephone poles then trees, only 50 to 100 meters behind those there were thick forests with lots of green. Animals, now that was a different story. Most animals had the good sense to get the hell out of there lest they be eaten by soldiers or killed by artillery.
In deserts, most common is the dry grass type vegetation, shrubs, Cacti, and surprisingly a lot of bristle-bush (I've seen amazing amounts of them). I was in a desert several times and it is not all sand and nothing else, which was kind of what I expected it to be in deserts (part of me was a bit disappointed really). I was told when you get further inland the amount of vegetation declines, but battles were never fought there. Even in WW2 the Afrika Korps with Rommel and the Desert Rats with Montgomery never ventured further inland then 100km. Practically all battles followed the coast lines within 20-30km.
I've visited Bastogne about 2 years ago now. There is also a permanent exhibit there that shows models of the terrain of Bastogne during the siege. Even though the rim of the woods had trees that had more of a resemblance of telephone poles then trees, only 50 to 100 meters behind those there were thick forests with lots of green. Animals, now that was a different story. Most animals had the good sense to get the hell out of there lest they be eaten by soldiers or killed by artillery.
In deserts, most common is the dry grass type vegetation, shrubs, Cacti, and surprisingly a lot of bristle-bush (I've seen amazing amounts of them). I was in a desert several times and it is not all sand and nothing else, which was kind of what I expected it to be in deserts (part of me was a bit disappointed really). I was told when you get further inland the amount of vegetation declines, but battles were never fought there. Even in WW2 the Afrika Korps with Rommel and the Desert Rats with Montgomery never ventured further inland then 100km. Practically all battles followed the coast lines within 20-30km.
Best regards,
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
