Gi Joe Mauler - Origins of a Tank

In this video I’m going to explore the possible origins of the Mauler’s visual styling. The Mauler definitely feels like one of the more realistic Joe vehicle designs so we should be able to determine what influenced the designers and then see how the inspiration stacks up against the reference. We'll also dive into some of the history of the tank/armored gun.

Do you agree with the final assessment? What do you think would make a fun modern Mauler 2.0?

Here are some of the sources I used for reference.

M551 Sheridan: US Airmobile Tanks 1941–2001
(New Vanguard) Paperback – Illustrated, March 24, 2009
by Steven J. Zaloga (Author), Tony Bryan (Illustrator)

Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 44:
The Rapid Deployment Force: The Few, the Futile, the Expendable
November 8, 1984 - David Isenberg

Tank: A History of the Armoured Fighting Vehicle
Hardcover – Import, January 1, 1970
by BATCHELOR John H. MACKSEY Kenneth (Author)

Modern Land Combat
Hardcover – December 12, 1988
by David Miller (Author)

US War Machine (A Salamander book)
Hardcover – December 12, 1988
by James E. Dorman Jr. (Author)

G.I. Joe: Classics (various volumes)
Marvel Comics - IDW publishing
by Larry Hama

http://www.military-today.com/tanks/e...
The expeditionary tank

https://www.angelfire.com/art/enchant...
Speculative light tank design based on historical information

http://www.combatreform.org/lighttank...
Article on air drop

https://en.topwar.ru/33761-amerikansk...
great photo references

https://forum.juhlin.com/showthread.p...
Lav 75 discussion

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...
Interesting article on the latest attempts to create a modern light tank

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/thre...
Great documentation of turretless tank development

https://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...
Ironman76’s great thread on the real Mauler

https://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/85/mau...
Amazing source of documentation on Gi Joe toys