G1 Tanks - Mild Curiosity Rears It's Head

[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.

[GoktimusPrime]

...don'tcha just love how one of Quake's Nebulan partner guns is also the name of a kind of bread? "Good on ya mum!"

[Hursticon]

You know?, based on a continuity perspective - wouldn't BW Rampage also fit into this?

[GoktimusPrime]

The thread says G1 tanks, so that wouldn't count. Yeah, I know Beast Wars continues on from the same continuity as G1, but so does G2 and nobody's included any G2 tanks here either (e.g. Megatron, Archforce etc.). AFAIK the thread stipulates only G1. Another BW tank would also be Takotank and of course, Megastorm.

Other G1 tanks...
+ Impactor.
+ Flame. The evil Autobot scientist, not the Autobot Motorvator.
+ Emirate Xaaron. It has been explicitly stated that his alt mode is a "small combat tank", but whether or not it fits Oilspill's criteria of a "tank" (i.e. has treads or a gun barrel etc.) is unverifiable since Xaaron _never_ transformed!
+ Treds

[Hursticon]

The thread says G1 tanks, so that wouldn't count. Yeah, I know Beast Wars continues on from the same continuity as G1, but so does G2 and nobody's included any G2 tanks here either (e.g. Megatron, Archforce etc.).

Ah ok, fair enough - I just noticed that there wasn't any G2 tanks so that's a fair point.
Mind you, it is interesting seeing just how many G1 characters had a Tank/esque Alt Mode, guess that's only natural when you're from a robotic race trapped in an eternal war.

[GoktimusPrime]

in the early days of the war, there were many Cybertronians who transformed into pointed sticks.

[Autocon]

would llike photo of all these lined up