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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Tervell@hexbear.net to c/history@hexbear.net

holy shit this is an insanely cool vehicle that I had no idea about, fucking Soviet Half-Life 2 airboat :sicko-yes:

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[-] Hoyt@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

i wonder how many degrees of incline these things could handle. im guessing not many

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

They were used on rivers and lakes exclusively afaik.

[-] Beaver@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Wikipedia suggests that they can't handle any kind of grade... but that's okay if you're using them to fly down a frozen river super fast.

[-] Hoyt@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

there's an alternate reality where the USSR won and Comrades of Duty (it sounds better in Russian) is the most popular video game series and there's a level where you get to absolutely whip down a river gunning down nazis in this thing

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