Laser Tank

Laser Tank

Eagle Laser Tank
First appearance	The Infernal Machine
Affiliation	Earth
General characteristics
Maximum speed	10-15 mph
Armaments	Laser cannon
Chassis	Tracked

The Laser Tank is a fictional vehicle seen in The Infernal Machine episode of the television series Space: 1999.

Defense Capabilities

These vehicles are not one particular design, and in fact, the three tanks seen all look different although they do seem to share a common chassis. Their armament is similar though, with each being armed with a single rotating laser cannon.

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  Flat Bed Laser Tank

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  Domed Laser Tank

These vehicles can be manned or operated by remote control and were probably the product of a conversion of construction vehicles that were still present on the Moonbase at the time of Breakaway.

Moonbase Alpha only had to use their Laser Tanks in combat once, against the artificial intelligence known as Gwent. All three tanks were destroyed, although other tanks were seen in an Eagle hangar in Space Warp. Fortunately during the battle with Gwent, the tanks had been operated by remote control.

Design

The Laser Tanks were designed by Martin Bower, who was responsible for the design of much of the hardware seen in the show. The chassis were from Tamiya 1/25th scale Chieftain tanks and were the one common feature to all the vehicles. Each one was motorized and remote controlled.

External links

• Martin Bowers Model World — Creator of the original models, along with other spacecraft from Space: 1999
• Space 1999 Catacombs - Laser Tanks - In depth review of the laser tanks