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A vehicle for exploring underground

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 1:59 am
by ReHerakhte
Found this while looking into aspects of the mining industry in Australia and thought it was an interesting vehicle to post.
Designed to operate in underground coal mines, it may not be ideally suited for exploring Demongrounds but it may be just right if those Demongrounds happen to be below the surface

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http://www.industrea.com.au/irm/content ... ruiser.jpg

More info can be found in this pdf although there's no data on speed, fuel capacity and so on (it should be noted that many purpose-built underground mining vehicles don't require high top speeds, they are often less than 90kph)
http://www.industrea.com.au/IRM/Content ... r_page.pdf

General reports from the media
http://gereports.com.au/post/23-10-2013 ... s-under-it
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/10/cool- ... -canaries/

Re: A vehicle for exploring underground

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:48 pm
by Zvezda
Very nice. It might also be an excellent choice for subterranean protodimensions.

Re: A vehicle for exploring underground

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:58 am
by Phulish
There used to be an underground tunnel system that had jeep trains that went across Kansas from Oklahoma. It's abandoned and flooded now.

Re: A vehicle for exploring underground

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:11 am
by ReHerakhte
It amazes me sometimes just how inventive people get when it comes to equipment/vehicles for underground work. Jeeps would have been a handy vehicle for tunnels due to their lightweight and small size so making a Jeep train seems a logical progression.

Re: A vehicle for exploring underground

Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:56 am
by Phulish
Plus they were cheap and a lot of young men knew how to drive them. A seed for a scenario is starting to form, more later! :)

Re: A vehicle for exploring underground

Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 11:04 am
by ReHerakhte
That's what I like to see, a discussion turn into a game idea!

Re: A vehicle for exploring underground

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:32 am
by Zvezda
I just found this concept art for an underground car which looks very DC.

Re: A vehicle for exploring underground

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:23 pm
by ReHerakhte
Interesting. You want that for underground exploring... or underground fighting!
:D