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Dawn of War II vs. your car. Guess who wins?
In celebration of tomorrow's release of Dawn of War II, here's a video of a real-life Razorback, the armored personnel carrier that lets Space Marines reinforce their squads on the front line. Warhammer nerds can feel free to correct me that it's actually a Rhino in the video, in which case it's got nothing to do with Dawn of War II, because Rhinos only appear in the previous games.
Whether it's a Rhino or a Razorback, the car-killing monstrosity is the product of the UK branch of Dawn of War publisher THQ.The verdict? Modern day family cars were not built to withstand the might of the 41st Millennium.
You can read about the construction and unveiling of the behemoth here. The Razorback was built from a 15-ton British armored personnel carrier. It was created by a UK group called Tanks-A-Lot, which offers services like tank limos, corporate tank driving, and weddings. They even offer something called the "Full Monty Tank Driving Event". I have no idea why someone would want to do this, because tanks must be uncomfortable enough with your pants on.
(Thanks to soondifferent!)
By obonicus at 9:58 AM ON 02/18/09
Shouldn't a Space Marine APC be way way way bigger?
By Citizen Parker at 10:13 AM ON 02/18/09
Too fun. I'm getting married soon - I'll suggest to my fiancee that we rent a limo from these guys.
By jalf at 11:55 AM ON 02/18/09
Given that the video title is "Real life Rhino" (and they link to realliferhino.com", I'm going to hazard a guess that this is probably a rhino, rather than a razorback. Just a hunch. :D
By Chijts at 12:10 PM ON 02/18/09
"Warhammer nerds can feel free to correct me that it's actually a Rhino in the video, in which case it's got nothing to do with Dawn of War II, because Rhinos only appear in the previous games."
I think he was just being more nerdy and saying they are wrong to use it Mr. Jalf
By Pointer Obvious at 5:11 PM ON 02/18/09
Heck with HAWX, I'm putting the gauntlet down for a full monty tanking duel with Chick. His bare rhino vs. my bare razorback.
By ack at 2:25 AM ON 02/19/09
Well it /is/ a Rhino, whether it appears in DoW II or not. Calling it a Razorback would be like calling a blowgun a rocket-launcher.
By Chijts at 7:43 AM ON 02/19/09
I dunno, I quite like the sound of a blowgun that shoots rockets. Let's make it happen people!
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