History PlayingWith / MilitaryMashupMachine

* '''Exaggerated''': The heroes' [[TheBattlestar Battlestar]] is capable of atmospheric flight, operation on and underwater, and carries a fleet of HumongousMecha which [[TransformingMecha transform into]] {{Space Plane}}s also able to go underwater. On the opposing side there is Emperor Evulz' space dreadnought harboring a WaveMotionGun, [[ThisIsADrill a giant drill]], also capable of entering the atmosphere, and pumping out lots of [[SpiderTank spider-legged]] submarines [[CloningBlues complete with crews]] [[AwesomePersonnelCarrier which are themselves APCs]] for [[MechaMooks hordes of unmanned]] MiniMecha.

** The war has been raging for so long that the heroes have no choice but to make new vehicles out of whatever spares they have left, no matter how impractical [[TheAlledgedCar the result may be]].

* '''Played For Drama''': GeneralFailure is convinced that [[SoLastSeason littering his shoreline with mines, barbed wire, tank traps, and bunkers]] will halt any landing attempts... untill Emperor Evulz' battleships [[OhCrap hit the shore and flatten every single line of defense]].

* '''Played For Laughs''': GeneralRipper sets out to create the ultimate all-aspect battle machine - an amphibious winged [[NukeEm nuclear]] DrillTank equipped with [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and a minibar]]. ''[[CrazyAwesome And it works]].''

* '''Played For Laughs''': GeneralRipper sets out to create the ultimate all-aspect battle machine - an amphibious winged [[NukeEm nuclear]] DrillTank equipped with FrickinLaserBeams [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and a minibar]]. ''[[CrazyAwesome And it works]].''

* '''Exaggerated''': The heroes' [[TheBattlestar Battlestar]] is capable of atmospheric flight, operation on and underwater, and carries a fleet of HumongousMecha which [[TransformingMecha transform into]] {{Space Plane}}s also able to go underwater. On the opposing side there is Emperor Evulz' space dreadnought harboring a WaveMotionGun, [[ThisIsADrill a giant drill]], also capable of entering the atmosphere, and pumping out lots of [[SpiderTank spider-legged]] submarines [[CloningBlues complete with crews]] [[AwesomePersonnelCarrier which are themselves APCs]] for [[MechaMooks hordes of unmanned]] MiniMecha. [[{{HSQ}} Haw-Lee-Shit]].

* '''Inverted''': Functions of a larger machines are divided between several types of [[AttackDrone unmanned drones]], which are then [[WeHaveReserves produced en-masse]].

* '''Reconstructed''': EasyLogistics and AppliedPhlebotinum nullify the problem of maintaining such a machine.
** The machines gain new roles the originals are not capable of: the land battleship can effectively carve a path for the other units simply by driving along due to their massive weight, while an airborne aircraft carrier can also masquerade as a really big bomber...[[ColonyDrop Or a really big bomb.]]

'''Basic Trope''': Combining several different war machines into one ForMassiveDamage.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Downplayed''': Heroes use tanks equipped with medical supplies (tankbulances) to both fight Emperor Evulz forces and heal their wounded, while Emperor Evulz armed forces use jeeps with mounted mortars, ad other such combinations of related vehicles and weapons.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': The machines in question are a bitch to repair and ludicrously expensive.
** The collateral damage from Land Battleships is enormous, and Emperor Evulz ends up ruling over the smoldering wasteland.
** [[MasterOfNone Land battleships and airborne aircaraft carriers prove to be inferior at fulfilling the multiple roles when compared to their more conventional counterparts.]]
* '''Reconstructed''': EasyLogistics and AppliedPhlebotinum nullify the problem of maintaining such a machine.

* '''Invoked''': Emperor Evulz watches ''[[ShowWithinAShow The Unstoppable Armada]]'' in his free time, and thinks: "hey, that's actually a clever idea!"

It would be a good idea to fly your [[ShinyLookingSpaceships shiny-looking]] [[IfItSwimsItFlies submersible]] SpacePlane back to MilitaryMashupMachine.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The heroes' [[TheBattlestar Battlestar]] is capable of atmospheric flight, operation on and underwater, and carries a fleet of HumongousMecha which [[TransformingMecha transform into]] {{Space Plane}}s also able to go underwater. On the opposing side there is Emperor Evulz' [[CompensatingForSomething space dreadnought]] harboring a WaveMotionGun, [[ThisIsADrill a giant drill]], also capable of entering the atmosphere, and pumping out lots of [[SpiderTank spider-legged]] submarines [[CloningBlues complete with crews]] [[AwesomePersonnelCarrier which are themselves APCs]] for [[MechaMooks hordes of unmanned]] MiniMecha. [[{{HSQ}} Haw-Lee-Shit]].

* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

* '''Parodied''': In an effort to create an unstoppable army, military scientists combine [[BigDamnGunship Mi-24]] [[DropShip helicopter]] with an [[BadHumorTruck ice-cream van]].