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“Hm… well, that gryphon certainly was… interesting. Of course Vinyl forgot about a gig when she’d promised to do shopping first. Least I can ensure I’ve got the right milk now. Now, about that peculiar sugar she gets…”
“Oh Celestia, listen to that motor purr! Who knew this thing could move this fast, I really oughta take this thing out for a drive more often. I mean, maybe could do with a bit of a better view than these darn periscopes, but hey…”
Octavia’s out running errands, bringing her out to the northeast corner of Ponyville where all manner of strange and wondrous things take place and/or explode on a daily basis. As it so happens, today a certain golden pegasus was out taking an inflatable personnel carrier for a bit of a joyride - you know, testing out that hefty cider-fueled diesel, giving the squeaky tracks a bit of a work out too. Wonder if either of them realize how quickly their paths are about to cross…
It’s just down to simplicity with writing, easier to say ‘diesel’ and have folks know what you’re talking about than it is to type out ‘compression-ignition combustion engine’ every time I refer to motors of this kind.
@Background Pony #8432
@Flying Pancake
Truthfully the M113 up there’s just an extension on the other inflatable tanks I’ve drawn in the past for a friend’s story, the initial tanks of which actually drew direct inspiration from that inflatable sherman there;
Yeah, they were really great for messing with photo recon. And apparently Russia still uses the same idea:
@Flying Pancake
Is it though?
In a world where pie throwing counts as a legitimate form of combat, I’m guessing you can get away with really lightly armored vehicles. And they’re so much easier to work with than the regular kind, too:
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