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They Predicted War Would Look Like This

Posted April 04, 2011 9:27 AM by dstrohl

These postcards from the early 20th century have been circulating in recent days. The set includes at least a few images of interest to car folk, including the one at left, "Automobiles de Guerre", that depict armored vehicles in the time before Christie, et. a.l, introduced the treaded tank to warfare, but after the widespread adoption of the horseless carriage and the motorcycle.

Obviously no crystal ball, but the general concept - armored, wheeled, heavily armed vehicles capable of combat - is still with us today.

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04/04/2011 11:34 PM

wow.. pretty horrible postcard imagery ..

I can't image they say anything like.. "wish you were here"

I predict peace will look nothing like this.

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04/05/2011 8:28 AM

Facinating and horrible. Note the large disconect between what was imagined early on and what actually got used by the time 1916 rolled around (treads to deal with ground which had it's drainage system destroyed by sustained artillery bombardment, overhead protection from air-burst cannon shells, much more powerful engines to move all that armor, etc.). The ram on the front bumper is a quaint touch, but ramming was still used in tank vs tank warfare as late as 1943.

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