Technically, only a 'Tank' gets the immunity to hits from the front... But the defensive rating table doesn't specify which type of vehicle, it only counts armor thickness. So, an FV103 presumably having between 1mm and 34mm of armor, gets 2 hits.
On 6/9/09, Doug Conn <dwconn...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Is this correct ? I thought all support vehicles had a 'one hit anywhere' > defensive rating regardless of construction. > > - Doug > > -----Original Message----- > From: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com [mailto:rctankcom...@googlegroups.com] > On Behalf Of jvragu47 > Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 9:29 AM > To: R/C Tank Combat > Subject: [TANKS] Re: SV015 Designated > > > Nicely done. But two hits is better than one for a supply vehicle and > you also get the frontal hit exclusion for being a tank. Looks great. > Coming to Gettysburg? > > John > > On Jun 8, 11:25 pm, Mike Mangus <mikem5...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> I think the Scorpion would make a neat little tank on the RC tank combat > battlefield. At 1/6 scale, it would be around 34" long and 13" high at the > top of the turret. Armor was 25mm, which would give it only 2 hits though. > It's 76 mm cannon would give it the full 40 rounds. The only advantage it > would have is speed and modestly small size. >> >> Clark, you mentioned the Falklands conflict. From what I've read, it was > the only "tank" on the islands because of it's light weight and ability to > travel over soft surfaces that a modern MBT would sink into. The Scorpion's > ground pressure is merely 4 lbs per square inch ... less than a human > standing on foot. >> >> I'll send you a set of plans as soon as I draw up a nicer set than the > basic dimensional drawing I used. Oh, and you must finish the Sherman > first! >> >> Mike >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Clark Ward Jr <ki4...@gmail.com> >> To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 4:12:02 AM >> Subject: [TANKS] Re: SV015 Designated >> >> I have always loved the Scorpion. Not sure why. But as I explained >> to someone who derided it in a discussion about the Falklands/Malvinas >> war... When you're the only TANK on the island, nobody cares if >> you're a LIGHT tank or not! You're a TANK! >> >> Mike, ole buddy, you need to email me the plans/measurements AFTER i >> get the Sherman built. :) > > > > > -- Clark in Georgia M4 Sherman --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
