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For one, “tortuga” is a translation of the word “ turtle,” an animal not often associated with violence. It was intended to scare the neighboring country of Colombia into not invading, but it’s hard to see why this would have worked. The Tortuga Tank was designed in 1934 and, like the Armored Quadricycle, was armed only with a machine gun. However, just in case any enemy forces got close to it, it was also equipped with an anti-aircraft gun on its roof. In other words, if war had broken out and this thing fired at us, we wouldn’t be able to fire any accurate shots back using any of those machines we just mentioned. The lasers it fired were designed to permanently disable the targeting systems of enemy missiles, vehicles, or aircraft. Sure, it didn’t fire planet-destroying lasers like those on the Death Star, but they were equally as important.

1K17 Szhatie (Russia)ĭon’t let the massively boring name confuse you: the IK17 Szhatie was a fully-operational, laser-firing tank. Also, we can’t imagine this would get very far over hilly terrain, so it was lucky that this was never mass-produced. OK, so the armor only protects the torso of the driver / gunner but, thanks to the 1.5 horsepower engine, it doesn’t matter if their legs get shot off. Aside from being the first thing you’d think if you were asked what an armored vehicle designed by the British would look like, this 1899 vehicle is regarded as being one of the first tanks ever created.