The Pommellet torpedo car, developed by France before the Second World War. He's here on his transport trailer. This remotely controlled machine had the task of clearing a terrain covered with obstacles by the adversary. To do this, the Pommellet embeds a 300kg bomb. This is the camicaze vehicle. In order to guide it at night, it was surmounted by three lights. "As long as we can see the three fires, the torpedo goes straight!". The German invasion in France suspends development. It only resumed for a short time after the war.
Photo credit "Musée des Blindés"
This is a fascinating read! The Pommellet concept looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, but it is incredible to see how far robotic vehicle development has come. I can only imagine what future military or utility applications might look like. On a different note, if anyone is into recycling old tech or metals, I recently came across a service offering cash for scrap metal Gold Coast—great way to get rid of unused junk and earn a few bucks too. Keep up the great content!
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