USCM Tech: M577 Armored Personnel Carrier APC - Explained

[@ady4r]

When I was at school one of my class mates father was one of the carpenters who worked on the film and the apc. I remember him bringing in photographs he'd secretly taken on the set. It was awesome seeing it before the film was released. This was the mid 80's by the way and the aircraft tug that was the base vehicle was procured from British Airways. I was obsessed with the film and watched it too many times lol.

[@nelsoncabrera6464]

I once had a dream I was driving this thing at night through a post apocalyptic city but instead of rows of seats it had a bedroom, shower and kitchen. Basically a roaming armored apartment.

[@Pynaegan]

Heh, a post apocalyptic R.V. like ARK II. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6rZaq2uqcx2ecU

[@nelsoncabrera6464]

@@Pynaegan Holy crap I remember that show... vaguely... at least I remember the car.

[@Onoma314]

That will be in Fallout 5

[@KUROSHURA]

I’ve had similar dreams of the Xenomorphs. I once dreamed I had the whole Colonial Marines Armor. My Squad and I were going on a Bug Hunt.

[@Spuggky45]

#bestdreamever

[@simonrigg8391]

In GTA V the aircraft tow tractor was named 'The Ripley' in homage to this vehicle.

[@steveh4290]

This was up there with the Michael Keaton Batmobile for me as a kid.

[@justintyme3043]

Me too, but I honestly think this thing would have sent Bruce on an R&D visit.

[@samaeldrigel5811]

Looks like a Cyber punk Lamborgini Diablo, right? I love the design

[@samaeldrigel5811]

@Rick V AYE AYE CAPTAIN!! :-)

[@legend91678]

Wish they could have shown what it really Could DO .......

[@justintyme3043]

@Rick V banshee, was the name of the concept car in Wraith. classic movie and car, both underrated. but imagine the cost of replacement glass/windows

[@b.thomas8926]

2023 here. Its nice to see that the concept art for the APC is now being used in the game, "Aliens, Dark Decent."

[@seaofenergy2765]

Is a really fun game, well worth picking up on sale - a real must play for any RTS/RTT game + Aliens fan IMO.

[@stevemcguba7069]

Additionally, it also had a Tardis generator as it was much bigger inside than it looked from the outside.

[@AnonD38]

Well yes there was a fair bit of cutting and editing, but many vehicles are bigger on the inside than they appear from the outside.

[@joshuabowmans7139]

I have a Class A CDL license. I am certified and I am qualified, to drive this super advanced armored mutant machine.

[@darthslackus499]

I am a trained Space Shuttle Door Gunner, I'll ride shotgun!

[@joshuabowmans7139]

@blackandgold51, good evening you will be second operator? Do you drive a school bus?

[@jeffpeffers4519]

@@joshuabowmans7139 apparently so did Rippley-!

[@doubled6419]

This isn't a combination vehicle . So class b will be be all you need. This a straight truck cleedus

[@Texaca]

@@doubled6419 ...agree, it's at most a Class-6 truck, like a large U-Haul or Penske moving truck 🤔 4 wheel drive, it could tow any 5th wheel trailer, with a proper hitch attached at the rear.

[@stardude2006]

The APC was a heavily modified Hunslett airport tug vehicle, painted Marines olive drab. Well Done ! 👽💚

[@havareriksen1004]

Yes. I was twisting my brain trying to figure out what vehicle the M577 was based on. I couldn't make any real world APC or utility vehicle to fit. But once I saw the documentary on how they made the movie, it all fitted in place. Those clever bastards. And so well thought up and laid out.

[@kerbodynamicx472]

It is a heavily modified Cybertruck...

[@AZ-rg3rf]

@@kerbodynamicx472 my first impression of the cybertruck was the aliens APC. Main reason I want one.

[@moondust64]

One of my favorite fictional /movie vehicles along with batman's car and halos warthog

[@TobeWilsonNetwork]

I’ll admit, I think the APC beats Warthog on cool factor, but Warthog would definitely be more fun to drive.

[@DrownedInExile]

"Which batman car?" "Yes."

[@SuperHeliboy]

Don't you mean Puma? (Red vs. Blue reference!)

[@redxsage]

There's also the *M35 MAKO* from *_'MASS EFFECT'._*

[@wonderboy2402]

We need a new aliens sequel and we need to see the full operational abilities of the APC.

[@Pynaegan]

With it's ground clearance, it would get stuck on a speed bump in the mall parking lot. Unless it can "fly", it's worthless off road. I haven't watched this video yet so perhaps I'll change my mind after viewing. Edit: Nope, still sucks. As soon as this thing hits mud over nineteen inches deep, it's gonna stay there. Especially with that wide flat "belly" acting like a giant suction cup. Not to mention that if one end or the other falls into a ditch/trench, again it's going to get stuck. It's a good thing they have those shackles on the front. They'll need em to wench it out of the "rough".

[@xKinjax]

@@Pynaegan very true I never understood why the vehicle was so ridiculously low to the ground. It would like suck anywhere except proper clean roads and maybe deserts. It looks like it would literally get stuck on the first piece of debris in any combat zone.

[@damionvaltrezz4022]

Maybe hydraulic lifts under it to raise it up higher

[@havareriksen1004]

@@Pynaegan Actually, the 52 cm maximum ground clearance is more than most APCs driving around in the real world today. Also, the individual motors that powers each wheel gives it a true 4x4 capability so if any of the wheels are spinning, none of the others will. The M577 is designed according to the limitations set to fit into a dropship, but it should be able to traverse most terrain just fine.

[@Lobos222]

Off road this thing would be junk. If they made another "AlienS" movie I would have swapped it out for a modern IFV with some plastic scifi stuff on, for example the CV90 IFV or the PL-01 Light tank.

[@bucknasty69]

I always thought the Hammerhead space fighter from the 90s TV show Space: Above and Beyond was awesome looking. That show is a hidden gem if you haven't seen it already!

[@travisbishop782]

That is an awesome starfighter design, and show.

[@georgeblair3894]

Love this channel.

[@mavismoi1]

yup same here.

[@parparparmesan6368]

Same :)) I hope this channel features a bit more on vehicles like this, as well as a few from the Blade Runner Universe

[@leighburne4098]

Most of his videos are plagiarised from Xenopedia. Literally, he just reads out what people have written there verbatim and then doesn't credit the site for it.

[@joymike6408]

#metoo

[@joymike6408]

@@leighburne4098 sure, but he does so very well, and I'm grateful for his efforts, ya buzz kill.

[@StoneyBrownTV]

Thank you for this one brother!! I saw this while working and almost lost it! The APC from Aliens was my absolute favorite thing from the movie. I was 8 when this came out and I was already obsessed with cars. When Bishop backed the APC into the drop ship, I was convinced that I would have one some day. Dream big!

[@arcturionblade1077]

Always loved the design of the APC. So much so I got and built the Brickmania custom Lego kit version of it. Very cool set! And very cool video detailing one of my favorite sci-fi vehicles!

[@rmac8878]

Got to see this movie in the theater when i was a kid. I wanted a toy of this thing so bad.. And I always wanted to know the specs to this thing, and after all these many years the case is finally closed.. Thank you for this nostalgic video...

[@MrUndersolo]

I swear I never thought that I would ever find a channel that would get into so many details of the Alien world like yours. Keep them coming!

[@gdawg614]

Ah yes I've always loved the design of the M577. When I was in Kuwait I was on a QRF team that had an APC called an RG 31 Nyala, which reminded me of the M577 with its wedge shaped body and angular lines.

[@Vagabond820]

I love the Star Wars AT-TE and LATT combo as seen in Ep2 during the Battle of Geonosis. The way they just combat drop in reminded so much of the Aliens dropship/apc combo.

[@kurtiskraehmer9243]

I appreciate the content. I love the APC, The Cheyenne dropship from Aliens. From other media I think the APC fits in with such cinema vehicles as the Keaton 89 Batmobile, Back to the Future DeLorean, and Knight Rider's KITT...you just can't go wrong.

[@Axess-sv8nq]

That's the vehicle where they store the sharp sticks!

[@edwardspruill8788]

LOL

[@Tony-dh7mz]

Missing you Bill

[@Jack__Reaper]

Dont forget the sonics and electronics

[@Axess-sv8nq]

@@Jack__Reaper Yep! They're kept in the back right next to a pile of blown trans-axles.

[@Jack__Reaper]

@@Axess-sv8nq Yeah it was shame, they were just grinding metal.

[@jusadude7162]

Such an iconic sci-fi vehicle. When I saw Aliens in 1986 I wanted that vehicle so so so badly!

[@Tony-dh7mz]

Drake: "Is the Uber here yet!?!" Vasquez "No Man...if they don't hurry they an't getting no tip" The M577 bursts through the xenomorph wall, and comes to a screeching halt, Door opens Ripley: "Come with me if you want to live" Hicks: "HEY!...."

[@oubrioko]

😂

[@travisbishop782]

@@outlawjar01 i second that!

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

Stop it, LMFAO..............

[@5punkybob]

This needs WAY more upvotes

[@lianakriebel]

Gold!

[@russell28533]

Port side is the left side. A good way to remember is "port" has the same number of letters as "left"

[@TioAe]

Another one is: The Ship has left the Port 😉

[@Arbbal]

I hate to be a stickler, but after fourteen years in the Navy I have to be. The problem with putting it like that is left and right change with one's facing like when one is giving directions to another person and the phrase, "No my right" inevitably comes up. If one is standing on a ship and facing the bow (forward) then port is on the left, but if they turn around and face the fantail (aft) then it is starboard that is on their left. Which is one of the reasons with cars the term driver's side and passenger's side are used, because left and right change. Port is the driver's side, at least in the States.

[@boblowes]

@@Arbbal Yeah, but the actual port access starboard sides of the ship don't switch, even if the person is facing aft. Still, it's a lot less confusing than the old Royal Navy term - starboard and larboard, which was in use in the days of Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar. I went aboard Nelson's flagship HMS Victory a few years ago. Its still in service, despite the fact he keel was laid in 1759, which predates the United States by a few quite a few years. Such was the importance of that battle, and the way Nelson conducted it, that the Royal Navy decided Victory would never be retired. And she's as cramped as you might imagine. The movies Master & Commander at the Far Side of the World, and The Bounty would give you a good idea of just how it was living and working on those ships. Must have been bloody awful. The 'my left, your left, my right, your right' confusion is why in the theatre, we have a stage left and and stage right - from the actors pov, facing the audience, their left is also stage left, and their right is stage right. For the audience looking in, stage left is on their right, while stage right is on their left.

[@matty6848]

And Port gets you drunk. What will we do with drunken sailor, oh what will de with a drunken sailor, what will we do with a drunken sailor early in the morning!!!

[@ncc17701a]

I remember "Any Red Port Left".

[@tjakal]

Always thought that thing looked very very unconvincing as a military ground vehicle. Suspension and ground clearance is about the last thing you think of when you see an aircraft tug, clearly built to only go on a absolutely level surface of the airfield it serves. Opportunistic scavenging that Heathrow replaced them at the time is probably the only reason such a design ended up in the film.

[@SerpentNight]

Heard once that during production there was a near accident of some kind with the APC while several of the cast were in it. Al Matthews (Apone) snapped into action and hurried everybody out so no one was hurt.

[@stephenmiller2544]

I've heard that as well. maybe on the Alien quadrilogy dvd

[@Gemini_Samura1]

Thank you for doing what you do. This channel is one of the best on KZbin. Hope you're doing well✌🏾🤘🏾

[@nathansalkeld3581]

Seconded

[@TheDevilinThePaleMoonlight]

Thirded

[@leighburne4098]

Don't thank him. Most of his videos are plagiarised from Xenopedia. Literally, he just reads out what people have written there verbatim and then doesn't credit the site for it.

[@nathansalkeld3581]

Leigh Burne sometimes it’s not what’s done but the Artistic ways into interpreted?

[@scurvyking]

I always loved the spiritual successor to the UD4L, which is the D77 Pelican from Halo. Farewell, Victor 933 and Echo 419.

[@jedimike7622]

The Pelican is probably my favorite dropship design ever. It's sleek and streamlined (before Halo 4 anyways) yet so functional.

[@XLA-zg1nn]

perfect timing as i just got back from a screening of ALIENS at the cinema in Perth Western, Australia!!

[@antonhanley]

Why Isn’t This Dude A Movie Director Already!! He’d Be Awesome n Talented To Work With James Blomclamp n James Cameron n Ridley Scott On 2020/21 Alien Movie.

[@joshuabowmans7139]

I definitely agree with your statement.

[@willd3rbeast]

There aren't many people I would trust with the Aliens Franchise, Id be happy with Alien Theory stewarding it.

[@torquetheprisoner]

james and ridley have lost there way and fox should of let blomcamp do his alien sequal instead of doing the alien prequal movies with ridley

[@antonhanley]

True I See Ya Point. Still Why These Movies Take Soo Long To Make. It’s Like They Can’t Agree On Anything!

[@WooZIE997]

I think Disney would love Alien Theory at the helm! Gotta have someone who has real appreciation for the source material.

[@supportingfire]

It was completely unbelievable that the APC in "Aliens" didn't have at least one box of extra mags for the Marines' M41 pulse rifles. More likely there would have been several boxes full.

[@Colin_]

Due to the drop ship crashing into the apc the vast majority of their weapons were either destroyed or damaged. This is mentioned in the line that Hicks says "All right. This is absolutely everything that we could salvage out of the A.P.C. wreckage" he then goes on to list the four Pulse Rifles with 50 rounds each and the 15 grenades and the one functioning flame thrower then adds the good news of the four robot sentry gun units that they can use.

[@supportingfire]

@@Colin_ Got it. The scenario presented still seems unlikely to me (ie that the destruction would be that selective) but your basic point is valid: they *_did_* offer an explanation.

[@nathangamer]

Kaneda's bike from Akira, KITT from Knight Rider, the Valkyrie fighters from Macross, Blade Runner's spinner and the X-wing and Millennium Falcon from Star Wars are some of my favorite fictional vehicles.

[@paulloughlin3732]

The Millennium Falcon, Keaton's batmobile and this are among my favourite movie vehicles. This always struck me as batmobile in it's design.

[@comicsgatekeeper9746]

The mako from mass effect is one i love dearly

[@andyl8055]

Below 15 tonnes? Wow! I didn’t expect it was that light; it crashed through that door, and went over an alien without even noticing

[@jacobpugh9531]

Thank you for continuing to make content like this. I honestly wish I could contribute.

[@HAcoreRD]

always liked the designs of the Rodger Young starship in Starship Troopers, and their drop ships

[@tommiewilliams1383]

Thank you for info detailed on armored carrier. AWSOME job !!!!!!!!

[@edown101]

My favorite is the dropship. The blend of current (at the time) tech and new always seemed believable to me.

[@jonsimpson9640]

Excellent thorough detail as ever, great work!

[@thomasooms9541]

Cool. Love it when tech geeks go all out on an already snazzy concept. Thanks! More like this, please.

[@jonmcgee6987]

I always did like this design. I use a modified version of it in my own stories. Along with the drop ship and Sulaco.

[@toradora1439]

Damn, imagine if this could be brought into the real world as an actual military APC. Thing would rock.

[@BoisegangGaming]

Until it runs into something it can't get over because it has almost no ground clearance haha. This thing passes over a landmine and everyone inside it is dead.

[@tonglianheng]

The thing has lower ground clearance than a normal car. It cannot even drive over a speed bump let alone doing anything off-road...

[@aaronlogdahl1798]

Wow!!!Great video with so much tech info!!!! Love it. I always loved the Cat power loader. I think you already covered it, though. Still, an amazing piece of Alien tech.

[@AxelBitz]

I think my favorite Aliens "vehicle" is Ripley's power loader. I've always wanted 67 of them.

[@aboocock]

It is this level of thought into world building that draws you in to the story... most modern film/shows give only surface or sybolic details, an so their worl building is shallow and unrealistic

[@shainewhite2781]

An awesome piece of military equipment. Makes me wish we had something like this in real life, but something like this would cost over $100 trillion dollars, depending on how many units will be made.

[@Riceball01]

As a piece of modern military equipment it wouldn't work. It's too low to the ground with a flat hull bottom. That limits the kind of terrain it can go over (nothing too rocky or muddy) and it makes it very vulnerable to IEDs and mines. Modern APCs and IFV are built with a bit of ground clearance and aa V shaped hull for those reasons.

[@spookymu1der]

it’s called the tesla truck

[@saltinekraken6884]

@@Riceball01 I was thinking the exact same thing in relation to how low to the ground the thing is. It looks cool but isn't practical in the slightest.

[@j.griffin]

@@saltinekraken6884 It was very practical for what it was made for before it became a movie prop… it was a four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, 635 hp Hunslet Air Towing Tractor, Model ATT77- used for towing/parking airliners.

[@Voodoomaria]

The prop was built over the chassis of an airport tug vehicle, the "Passener area" is all motor, and a person can look comfortably over the top of it from a normal standing position. The tug comfortably seats one... on the outside. The first scene where the marines deploy around the vehicle when it stops after entering the atmosphere exchanger is the one scene where the true small scale of the prop can be clearly seen. Overall though it's a great practical effect. The effects atrists had to be careful to NOT make any lasting alterations to the tug as it was merely rented for the film, and had to be returned to the owners in the state in which they received it. Side note, the smart guns carried by Drake and Vasquez... Video steady-cam armatures modified with the BFG mount. They worked with a concept, and used anything they could get to make it "Real".

[@ChiliFrog]

Nice, can't wait for you to cover more pieces of technology from the Alien universe

[@MADnLIVID]

Wow really detailed, makes you wonder if something exactly like this could be made. You should do a brief on Kaneda's Shotaro motorcycle!

[@aeroscout8409]

I'm ex-military. If I didn't know this was a movie vehicle, I would think this is an actual briefing for the Chief of Staff at the Pentagon....

[@bigal3055]

Needs portholes.

[@RamblingRecruiter]

Yes definitely one of science fiction's best military vehicles. It'd be interesting to see you cover the "Lizard Panzers" from the Harry Turtledove alternate WWII series of books. I got an absolute kick out of those books when the Germans on the eastern front encountered the Lizard Panzers and realized that their Panzer IIIs were no match what so ever.

[@Barabel22]

I don’t think there’s really enough known about them to make their own video.

[@304bacon]

This is just a low profile, space version of a Bradley.. I love it

[@TheKingofbrooklin]

It looks like it was made of one of these airport towing vehicles.

[@thedungeondelver]

Fire truck, so you were close!

[@414mayns]

@@thedungeondelver It was made from an airport aircraft tug. The production company that made aliens bought it used from British Airways

[@thedungeondelver]

@@414mayns Ahh, I heard it was the fire-truck. Interesting!

[@ChiliFrog]

@@thedungeondelver In GTA 4 and 5, the airport tug is called the Ripley, as a nod to Aliens and the fact the APC was made with one such tugs

[@thedungeondelver]

@@ChiliFrog Nice! I played many of the games (3, Vice City, SA, 4, and 5), and never made the connection.

[@VanwolfsterLycan]

We are so close to it, I think if I get a Tesla Truck, I can modify it to look like this.

[@Gemini_Samura1]

I want photos

[@VanwolfsterLycan]

@blackandgold51 Nice also may seem cheaper than the Tesla Truck given if the truck only has a single motor. www.globalgse.com/used-gse/aircraft-tugs-for-sale/gt-1628-pushback-tractor-for-sale www.tesla.com/cybertruck/design#battery I may still have to go for the Tesla Truck due to practicality.

[@SaunKrystian]

Dude, fk Tesla. He's an evil billionaire

[@rojaws1183]

Or just wait until Weyland-Yutani buy the Tesla and redesign it.

[@philipkollberg]

Hope Alien will make a comeback with a great story.

[@Clay3613]

Somebody took the time to sit down and think of all of this, impressive. My favorite fictional vehicle is the Ectomobile.

[@goodcitizen477]

One of the best movie vehicles ever. So was the drop-ship! Other great vehicle, the ship from flight of the navigator (not the pilot thought, just the ship!) Millennium Falcon, 89 Batmobile and Gunstar 1 from last starfighter

[@TheTechCguy]

This thing was pretty much their lifesaver in the film, at the beginning of the operation. It carried much of their gear and weapons that were needed for fighting the Xenomorphs, especially after they fled the Atmosphere Processor Reactor when they got ambushed. Nostalgia. 👍🙏

[@spacepiratejacen2258]

Pretty sweet ride!👍👍

[@Redmanticore]

i think _even_ future personnel carriers would have many more wheels, like 8, when not using tracks. its for less chance of getting stuck purposes. 2:59 heh the lamborghini level minimal ground clearance section in the middle and front mentioned

[@finegamingconnoisseur]

More of this. I love vids like this.

[@lsporter88]

Thorough description. Extremely effective narration. You've convinced me that this was in fact actually designed. Great presentation.

[@SaunKrystian]

Almost to 200k Congratulations. I just started a channel, its hard. Keep up the awesome work!!!

[@timothywarren3748]

Soo glad you put in the Apc from the video game Aliens Vs Predator

[@markwright8871]

I think it's awesome how much detail is put into the weapons and vehicles. Thank you for your time on describing everything in such amazing detail.

[@nathansalkeld3581]

Man when I hear your voice. It’s like Hicks had a younger brother. Thank you for this channel.

[@eduardom9340]

The amount of detail is nuts 🤣👌🏼

[@davidmace3310]

I want this APC not for special missions but just my day to day vehicle. Running errands grocery shopping etc. just to see the wtf looks on people’s faces.

[@rojaws1183]

Even better, use the USCM dropship to drop the APC just outside the parking lot. After you are done with your shopping call the dropship to pick you up at the same place.

[@stevecallagher9973]

In 1988 I sat there thinking how irreconciable it was that the marines could travel through hyperspace yet still needed to use a wheeled vehicle that ran on fossil fuel....

[@BeyondDaX]

For a lot of companies in the future, it saves on production costs

[@BigEddsLore]

An excellent machine for some tuff ambreas Ive always loved the m577 APC , great video as always and I've also done a video on the m577 APC and more equipment of the colonial marines

[@KrishnaSingh-yt3rq]

I love this channel I love alien franchise since childhood..thank you buddy..

[@docduck1122]

I love this

[@TheSudsy]

Shado tank from UFO, and anything from Thunderbirds that had more than 4 wheels. Those plus technical lego as a child - joy !! :)

[@MrBxbreezy]

APC will always be that vehicle for me since childhood🙌🏽

[@thegrayknight71]

Great video. Thx. My fav vehicle ever. It is around 3 meter to 3.5 meter wide so you would never have seen this vehicle on normal roads. The widest trucks today is 2.5 meters wide. But still you can always dream.

[@jiggygrand]

I was a big fan of the Jupiter 2 as a kid. As a teenager, this was definitely a favorite. Excellent coverage of this vehicle and the Alien Mythos in general. Good stuff.

[@MrChristian331]

Well done! Very professional and technical presentation. It almost seems like this battle car really exists....👌

[@youdonthavetoknowsssh8154]

I was playing AlienvPredator and having to go alone in dark tunnel scare the heck out of me. But at the end of the mission, one of these show up and obliterate anything that crawl. Such a beast.

[@christophergrat6986]

I have a few favorites....1966 Batmobile and Tumbler., the V8 Interceptor (1973 XB GT Ford Falcon) from Mad Max, Mustang in Death Race, 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 in Back to the Future, 1958 Plymouth/Christine, Dodge M4S Turbo Concept/The Wraith, and last but not least the Interdimensional Ford from Buckaroo Banzai!

[@kennethbedwell5188]

I believe the Bat-Tank from Batman Begins was a huge nod to the APC. I loved it as much as I love the APC

[@fullcontakt1]

Why would anyone hit the dislike button??

[@cheeseburgermacpac607]

TACOMATSS Probably a Weyland drone.🐜

[@sunn0877]

@Interesting Truth Just grinding metal

[@robthompson3915]

Absolute Badass....

[@josephwoods5925]

One of my favorite Sci Fi vehicles... the Glorious Heritage Class battleships from the TV show Andromeda.

[@Peter_Turbo4]

It's all fun & games until you get bumrushed by 11 Ravagers

[@jacobpugh9531]

Nice.

[@meziembamara4004]

🤔 So, marines have this... and they still lose some battles to unarmed Xenos?

[@Morgomir09]

@@meziembamara4004 have you ever seen a Ravager? they are the size of an exosuit, armored to match and have giant blades that can cut an APC in half for hands

[@Peter_Turbo4]

What @Morgomir09 said They make peepee hurt bad

[@osets2117]

@@meziembamara4004 never underestimate the power of an unarmed creature

[@nicholasdickens2801]

It’s been too long! I love this!

[@Limits_5]

That was in awesome detail ! Love this channel ❤

[@Sn0w1981]

I've always wondered what kind of missions these guy's would go on. And who they fought and where.

[@Tony-dh7mz]

See the "ALIEN" RPG by free league

[@Sn0w1981]

@@Tony-dh7mz Thanks! I like it: "Conflicts between the rival sectors of space have increased exponentially in the past five years." "Rival governments wage a cold war of aggression while greedy corporations vie for valuable resources. Colonists reach for the stars and gamble with their lives-each new world tamed is either feast or famine. And there are things lurking in the shadows of every asteroid-things strange and different and deadly. Things alien."

[@zavatone]

It's ablative protection, not albative. This means that protection is allowed by allowing part of the protective material to be blown off, but without damaging structural integrity.

[@princemoore536]

Is this also a classification like reactive armour?

[@be-noble3393]

The AVP Arcade game is one of the best beat’em up games. I remember me and a friend on my birthday purposely staying in the local Timeout to beat it.

[@thedungeondelver]

The police "Spinner" from Blade Runner (a Syd Mead/Ridley Scott collab, of course), the Millennium Falcon, X-Wing, A-Wing, the original Enterprise, the powered armor from the Ma.K universe...

[@ShiftyKen08]

Holy shit! That sounded like a sales pitch to end all sales pitches!

[@JonathanRossRogers]

The huge problem with this vehicle as portrayed in "Aliens" is its very low ground clearance. Adjustable suspension as mentioned in this video makes sense. The vehicle in the movie would have been more plausible if that capability had been demonstrated.

[@spawnof200]

my thought exactly, it would struggle to clear a speed bump.

[@cgi2002]

Difficult to build though, have to accept the physical constraints of the time and budget. Also such a large tweak to satisfy people on the internet 20+ years later may not have been a top priority 😋

[@cygnusstarscream]

First favorite, Aliens Dropship followed by a close second if not tied, The Overlord Dropship, Killzone games, used by the Helghast during their war against the ISA.

[@xenofoxx]

I've always been fond of vehicles in sci-fi movies and shows. The level of thought put into the APC alone is amazing. As for other vehicles, I recommend the movie 'Spacehunter: Adventure in the Forbidden Zone'. It has a number of strange vehicles. The main character has a space jeep. Secondary character has a steam-plow-thing. A few motorcycles with machine guns and roll cages. A battle-train with sails. Worth looking into the film if you're into 80s sci-fi.

[@paranoiia8]

This is how you make assets: make it realistic and think what every part do. Most of sci-fi design of vehicles and guns are about slapping lots of weird smaller parts here and there so they look complex and bulky, but one look at it and you feel that it's pure fantasy. But when you design it with simple logic and thoughts viewer will look at it and think that it's actually possible to make... It look realistic.

[@SWIFTO_SCYTHE]

Favorite fictional vehicles in cinema - the walking powered armor suits from Avatar. The speeder bikes from Return of the Jedi. And anything James Bond Drives.

[@travisbishop782]

All great choices!

[@jeffreygrimm7532]

Love this vehicle. Also appreciate the detail of B5's Star Fury design.

[@capy197]

Always reminded me of the tumbler from the dark knight

[@baskkev7459]

you mean the tumbler reminds you of this one...this was first :P

[@finesupplements9698]

I’d rather have this

[@capy197]

@@baskkev7459 yes i'm aware but because i saw the dark knight prior to aliens it makes me think of what i saw first but yes thats right

[@Max1Evers1]

This is cool man bravo

[@rodneykelly8768]

Favorite vehicles including, (but not limited to;) Land Master (Damnation Alley) Ark II (Ark II) Land Rover (Mass Effect) Land Raider (Warhammer 40K) Ogre Mark V (Ogre/G.E.V.) Ogre-Ninja (Ogre/G.E.V.) Carrier (Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak) Baserunner (Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak) Bolo (Bolo Universe) Warthog (Halo) (Does not include aircraft, spacecraft, navel, or mecha.)