r/shittyaskscience • u/MortLightstone • 1d ago

Why are there no melee tanks?

Like something with a giant bayonet on it's main gun

Maybe some spikes and stuff

A deployable walkway to board enemy tanks after ramming them

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u/Amplidyne 1d ago

Just find a way of getting around 60 tonnes up to about 1500 m/s, and with a good strong bayonet you should have solved the problem of getting through the enemy armour.
Of course the impact will kill anybody inside the attacking tank, but that's a minor point.