Changes: Groundcar

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Original Dune

This article or section refers to elements from Original Dune.

Groundcars were traditional vehicles of locomotion on a planet's surface.Groundcars could combine traditional wheels and antigravity floater bulbs or suspensors and even jet-pod modification.Due to the fact hat Holtzman shields would attract Sandworms and Sandstorms could disarm shields, Groundcars on Arrakis were mostly without antigravity systems and shields or were limited in use to the areas secured by the Shield Wall.On many Planets Groundcars had been largely replaced by faster ways of transportation such as universal transport pods, Tube-trains and transport tubes.

Types

There were numerous of different construction types of groundcars ranging from small one-man groundcars to heavy and armored models.

fruit pickers
guardcars
large lorries
mechanical augers
patrol vehicle
private transports
Royal Cart
spice-scouts
tanks
tractors
transporters
troop-carriers
vans
wheeled carts

Expanded Dune

Groundtrucks
Railtaxi
Tubetrains

Per the Legend of Dune

The Zensunnis of Arrakis used antique versions of this technology. That variant had the driver's seat on the rooftop.

Computer Games

The Trikes, Quads and Tanks appearing in Dune II and Dune 2000 (video game) are actually per definition groundcars.Tanks are only mentioned idirectly the original Book series, but armored groundcars, armored Lasguns, Cannons and rocket launchers are mentioned occasionally.

Appearances

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-'''Groundcars''' were traditional vehicles of locomotion on a planet's surface.Groundcars could combine traditional wheels and antigravity floater bulbs or [[suspensor]]s and even jet-pod modification.Due to the fact hat [[Holtzman]] [[shield]]s would attract [[Sandworm]]s and [[Sandstorm]]s could disarm shields, Groundcars on Arrakis were mostly without antigravity systems and shields or were limited in use to he areas secured by the [[Shield Wall]].On many [[Planets]] Groundcars had been largely replaced by faster ways of transportation such as [[universal transport pods]] and [[transport tubes]].
+'''Groundcars''' were traditional vehicles of locomotion on a planet's surface.Groundcars could combine traditional wheels and antigravity floater bulbs or [[suspensor]]s and even jet-pod modification.Due to the fact hat [[Holtzman]] [[shield]]s would attract [[Sandworm]]s and [[Sandstorm]]s could disarm shields, Groundcars on Arrakis were mostly without antigravity systems and shields or were limited in use to the areas secured by the [[Shield Wall]].On many [[Planets]] Groundcars had been largely replaced by faster ways of transportation such as [[universal transport pods]], Tube-trains and [[transport tubes]].
 ==Types==
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 * [[Royal Cart]]
 * spice-scouts
+* tanks
 * tractors
 * transporters
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 ==Computer Games==
-The Trikes, Quads and Tanks appearing in [[Dune II]] and [[Dune 2000 (video game)]] are actually per definition groundcars.Tanks are not mentioned in the original Book series, but armored groundcars, armored [[Lasgun]]s and rocket launchers are mentioned occasionally.
+The Trikes, Quads and Tanks appearing in [[Dune II]] and [[Dune 2000 (video game)]] are actually per definition groundcars.Tanks are only mentioned idirectly the original Book series, but armored groundcars, armored [[Lasgun]]s, Cannons and rocket launchers are mentioned occasionally.