G1 Tanks - Mild Curiosity Rears It's Head

[Oilspill]

So Hardhead was my favourite of the regular Headmasters (although after getting Brainstorm I may have changed my mind). Warpath is hands down my favourite minibot. Guzzle is my favourite of the new Wreckers.

I never thought of myself as a massive tank fan - but it seems I do like 'em. So I was wondering - how many tanks are there in G1 toy form?

I had a think about the Autobots, and there's more than I expected. I'm only counting proper tanks - armoured vehicles with treads and a gun barrel - so the likes of Nosecone & Quickswitch don't count.

Autobots
Warpath
Hardhead
Guzzle
Omega Supreme - Yeah, I think of him as a rocket, but he is at least equal parts rocket and tank.
Grandslam
Slammer - even if he is a drone, he's got a name.
Perceptor - some may think his third mode is dodgy, but it has dedicated treads and wheels, and one hellova big cannon. I like it anyway

That's all I can think of.
- I don't care much for Micromasters, but if anyone wants to let me know if there are any tanks in the line, I'd be interested.
- I'm not too familiar with the pretender's alt modes, so maybe there are some tanks there, and I can't think of any Euro or Japanese tanks off the top of my head(Dai Atlas was a drill tank, wasn't he - same goes for the Rescue Force guy).
- And there're probably some Action Master partners that turn into tanks?
- Just G1 toys - I'm not counting comics (e.g. Grimlock)


Let me know if I missed any

[Oilspill]

I haven't really thought about the 'Cons much, but surely there should be a few, what with their fondness for military vehicles.

Megatron I'm not counting - he didn't get a tank mode 'til G2 I think?

Decepticons
Blitzwing
Brawl
Overlord
Skullgrin - doesn't really have treads - but he still qualifies as a tank
Bludgeon

Is that it? Seems like there must be many more I'm missing.

[Sharky]

there was the targetmaster quake and a micromaster tank bombshock action master megatron neutron tank....

just off the top of my head.

[gekisou]

Decepticons
Brunt - He is an accessory of Trypticon who looks like a MASER Cannon but has treads.
Battletrap - I think half of him is a tank (he's a Duocon)
Quake - Double Targetmaster
Killbison - part of the Breastforce from Victory
Military Patrol - Bombshock is a tank.
Metrotank - If you count Slammer then I guess his repaint counts?

Autobots
Battle Patrol (Micromasters) - Both Sidetrack and Bigshot are tank-ish vehicles though Bigshot more than Sidetrack.
Roadfire - Powered Master from Zone is a futuristic tank... I guess.

That's all I can think of if you don't add G2.
Hope that helped.

EDIT: Got beaten to Quake by 1 minute. Man...

[Sharky]

Decepticons

Battletrap - I think half of him is a tank (he's a Duocon)

Fly Wheels is the tank/jet battletrap is the jeep/helicopter

[GoktimusPrime]

Quake's my favourite of the 1988 Targetmasters

Both Sidetrack and Bigshot are tank-ish vehicles though Bigshot more than Sidetrack.

I agree, but sticking strictly to Oilspill's definition of a "tank" (i.e. armoured vehicle with gun barrel + treads) then I don't think Bigshot counts.

So according to this thread's definition of "tank" others I would include are:
+ Magnificus (he even comes with a tank driver (Gamede)!)
+ AM Grimlock's Anti-Tank cannon
+ Countdown's mobile rocket base
+ Hot House's station-base
+ Grandus
+ Star Convoy
+ Omega Spreem
+ Sandstorm (Decepticon repaint of Brawl, not the Autobot Triplechanger)
+ Stalker
+ Vanguard

P.S.: Tank you for making this thread Oilspill! <badaboom TISH>

[Oilspill]

Ahh excellent info guys!

Stalker (and maybe Countdown) I think of more as ballistic missile launchers.

But how the hell did I forget Quake, he's even standing on my desk at the moment. Doh.