Tankers, I've seen a flurry of recent posts discussing the merits of different types and styles of tanks. As one of the tankers who had a 36" scale Russian heavy tank, T018 - KV-1, current owner of one of the smallest 1/6 scale German tank, T077 - Panzer II, and in the process of building a 36" scale American monster, M60A3, I've found that the following three factors are what I most worry about:
(1) Reliability of the tank when operated under battle conditions, (2) Accuracy in firing paint at the adversary, and (3) Efficiency in reincarnation. In fact, I would say that the above list is prioritized with reliability being most important. Basically, if your tank can operate in whatever conditions we battle in, you're bound to have a good time and score some hits. I'm not proud and will gladly score the "mercy" kill when someone throws a track, we determine that their ball feed is no longer working, their gun is misfiring, or my favorite, their battery cut-off cut-off because they hit a tree backing up! Given that some of the venerable tanks (Tiger T001, Hetzer T010, T026 SU-100, and T040 Cromwell) are definitely showing their age, having a tank that is reliable on the battle field is key. Accuracy for me is all about being able to quickly line up a target, fire, adjust, fire again, and then get moving! The tank destroyer gang enjoy the slow, get in your face, first one to budge is going to get blasted, style of battle. In either case, it's your ability to line up a target and fire before someone else does the same to you. Lastly, regardless of whether you have a small tank, large tank, fast tank or slow tank, you're going to get painted. Therefore, the ability to quickly get back to base, clean off the offensive goo, reload and get back into the battle is important. The above is offered for consideration. Bottomline: Build the type of tank you like, but be mindful of what it takes to survive the battle. Paul -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
