The idea was, plop a missile launcher up there and you could get some truly ludicrous range out of it and even fire from cover. Basic idea was sound, but it came with so many problems (speed, mechanical failure, the launcher being an obvious target) that they eventually gave up on it entirely.
So they put a cherry picker arm on a tank to… What, have a guy with an RPG hang out in so he can get sniped at?
The idea was, plop a missile launcher up there and you could get some truly ludicrous range out of it and even fire from cover. Basic idea was sound, but it came with so many problems (speed, mechanical failure, the launcher being an obvious target) that they eventually gave up on it entirely.
Until russia decided to do it again now
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/11/19/the-russians-are-firing-anti-tank-missiles-from-cranes-its-an-80-year-old-idea/?sh=237d124e568a
Reading that is actually what inspired me to search this old beast up again!