Ripsaw MS1 Homemade Tank

ripsaw Ripsaw MS1 Homemade Tank

Two things are fantastic when made at home: lemonade and tanks.

Two brothers from Maine built this tank they call the Ripsaw MS1. It’s controlled by two people, a driver and a gunner. The most impressive feature is that it can hit 60 MPH in 3.5 seconds and has a top speed of 80 MPH. Not too shabby.

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4 comments

Daniel J Rhodes

November 12, 2009   11:52am

I had the pleasure of talking with the brothers. Will the U.S. military buy this tank? If not maybe some other countries military?

Mason

December 13, 2009   23:19pm

Is that actually a M249 SAW machine gun on top? If so, how did they get that?

allan

April 4, 2010   16:50pm

its a m240 b in 7.62 nato not a m249 saw in 5.56. i use the 240 on missions daily otherwise i woulda thought the same

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