I like it. Well, mayhaps not the all 4/40 thing. heh. But the armored car change is welcome. I suspect the speed limits will be by challenge, i.e. someone will mention that the armored car (or supply vehicle) looks a little fast. Someone will then drive out the fastest tank and an impromptu drag race will ensue. :) The rate of fire thing is nice also. 1 second is still fast enough for most folks. I think there is some electronic timing circuits out there in the model warship world that would work perfectly. Mike PS I knew John was pulling our leg with that post.
From: Frank Pittelli <frank.pitte...@gmail.com> To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [TANKS] Minor upgrade to T-79 Before everyone gets their panties in a twist, there are a couple things you should know: John posted the story and picture as a joke because (a) the list has been quiet recently and (b) he was reminding me to post the following: At the recent Tank Expo held in Annapolis, a Rules Committee was convened to discuss a number of proposals, with the following results: a) Joe Sommer officially proposed Derek's suggestion to grant 40/4 ratings to all tanks, regardless of model size, gun size or armor thickness. That proposal was an alternative to others made in a lengthy discussion on the mailing list back in December. Joe has also made similar suggestions over the past couple of years. After a short discussion, the Rules Committee voted to PASS the rule change, implemented as updates to the Offensive Rating (Rule III.3) and the Defensive Rating (Rule III.4) rules. b) Doug Conn proposed that Armored Cars be granted the same frontal hit exemption as tanks to encourage them to be built. Other members had no problem with that change, provided that the speed of Armored Cars was restricted. The Rules Committee voted to PASS the rule change, implemented as an update to the "Frontal hits" definition in the Defensive Rating rule (Rule III.3) and the addition of the following rule: Rule IV.6.e - The maximum speed of an Armored Car may not be greater than the maximum speed of the fastest tank participating in the battle. c) To maintain the balance of the game, the speed limit on Armored Cars was also extended to Support Vehicles, resulting in the addition of the following rule: Rule IV.7.k - The maximum speed of a Support Vehicle may not be greater than the maximum speed of the fastest tank participating in the battle. d) The Rules Committee discussed Doug Conn's proposal to limit the rate of fire for all markers. No consensus was reached, other than to conduct some battlefield experiments to see how it might work. To that end, the Navarone Gun, and possibly other artillery pieces, will be converted on a volunteer basis to electronically restrict their firing rate (e.g., 1 second pause after firing each paintball). On 2/10/2014 12:06 PM, isaac goldman wrote: > Indeed... if field expedient modifications count, it opens the door to > a raft of dubious rules lawyering. Do sandbags or track links welded to > the front hull count too? -- -- 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. -- -- 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.
