---
title: "Quake in Terror at this Heavily Militarized Cybertruck"
description: "With the help of designer Jan Peisert, the YouTube channel Electric Future has come up with a terrifying new take on Tesla's Cybertruck."
date: "2020-05-05"
modified: "2020-05-05"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/heavily-militarized-cybertruck-concept"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
tags:
  - "cybertruck"
  - "tesla"
  - "the digest"
---

# Quake in Terror at this Heavily Militarized Cybertruck

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/heavily-militarized-cybertruck-concept.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: \<a href="https://www.facebook.com/peisertdesign/photos/a.2551898511583219/2551899034916500/?type=3&theater" target="\_blank"\>Peisert Design via Facebook\</a\>\</em\>*

## Ultimate Tactical Combat Cybertruck

With the help of designer Jan Peisert, the YouTube channel Electric Future has come up with a terrifying new take on Tesla's already well-armored Cybertruck.

Their "ultimate tactical combat Cybertruck" looks like an actual tank ready for modern combat, including a roof-mounted gun — but for now, the concept is little more than a series of flashy renders.

https://youtu.be/EXMobCGwjC0

Tesla first [announced](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-elon-musk-unveils-blade-runner-cybertruck>) its provocative, "Blade Runner"-inspired Cybertruck back in November.

While the electric car company envisions it to be more of a [camping-friendly](<https://www.motor1.com/news/383788/tesla-cybertruck-camping-tent-kitchen/>) vehicle — albeit one that's eventually [headed to Mars](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-hints-cybertruck-mars>) — Musk has also [suggested](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-confirms-tesla-cybertruck-debut-date>) that the vehicle could be "closer to an [armored personnel carrier](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-tesla-pickup-armored-personnel-carrier>) from the future," suggesting it could be one day used by the military.

## Sneaky Cybertruck

According to the video, the vehicle could be especially well suited for recon or scouting missions, thanks to its quiet electric drivetrain. A surveillance drone could be launched from the truck bed as well.

But having the truck's bottom lined with a massive battery could quickly turn into disaster if it was struck from the underside by an IED — though that could perhaps be mitigated by a blast diffusion material.

**READ MORE:** [Check Out These Ultimate Tactical Tesla Cybertrucks: A Pickup Truck On Steroids](<https://insideevs.com/news/420035/tesla-pickup-truck-tactical-ultimate/>) \[*Inside EVs*\]

**More on the Cybertruck:** [ELON MUSK: THE CYBERTRUCK WILL “FLOAT FOR A WHILE”](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-the-cybertruck-will-float-for-a-while>)

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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