CLB 75 (Armoured fighting vehicle)

[Louis]

The CLB 75 really is little more than a tractor encased in stamped sheet metal. Developed by the C.L. Best Tractor Company of San Francisco, the CLB 75 is based on the chassis of a CLB 75hp ‘Tracklayer’/’Autotractor’. It had a sheet metal outer-skin and a rounded turret.

The tank has a set of tracks and a front steering wheel. The CLB 75 appears to be bristling with a pair of cannons and at least two machine guns in the turret. This "armored" even features in Pathe newsreel where it’s described as a ‘land dreadnought’ and shown in mock attacks mounted during National Guard exercises.

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[Rico]

Looks very "HG Wells"...

 

[Gunner]

Ha! I thought the same thing.

It looks like the exhaust would go right in to the turret.
Ah well, it was probably fun to go knocking down barns.