The Energon Pub

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:07 am

So, I'd been meaning to look up "Gepard Tank", the name applied to one of the oldest alts in HMW, since I had never heard of one before, and the Alt icon is vague enough I could never recognize it.

I finally looked it up and was pleasantly surprised. I thought the Energon Combaticon tanks were completely Scifi, but apparently not! :shock:

Not only are they based on a real vehicle, they seem to be danged good reproductions.

by **Sylus** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:02 am

Yes they are anti-aircraft tanks used for air defense to shoot down attacking planes, though I'm sure you probably found out already.

News Credits: 4 · by **SnapTrap** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:09 am

Wow, I didn't know that either. Great find Caelus. Kickback and Blight are some of my favorite molds from Energon.

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:24 am

You might remember those tanks from war games, like WarRock. They're a lot more fun as anti-infantry, though. :twisted:

News Credits: 322 · by **Calenatarion** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:47 am

Heh, I've even seen one of those a while back...

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:52 am

Im sure they used one of those tanks in the center of Tokyo in an anime called RahXephon too... It was deffinutly an anti air tank with two long side mounted gatling like cannons like that one has anyway.

by **UFO** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:24 pm

Awesome. Theat shoulda been Movie Brawl.

by **Knight Hawk** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:44 pm

cool, great find Caelus. That would make one wicked Transformer.

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:01 pm

Knight Hawk wrote:cool, great find Caelus. That would make one wicked Transformer.

You're new to this eh?

News Credits: 3 · by **Barricade** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:07 pm

Counterpunch wrote:
Knight Hawk wrote:cool, great find Caelus. That would make one wicked Transformer.

You're new to this eh?

you took the words right outta my mouth

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:12 am

Cujo wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:
Knight Hawk wrote:cool, great find Caelus. That would make one wicked Transformer.

You're new to this eh?
you took the words right outta my mouth

Copy that.