RE: Hull construction materials

["Steve Tyng" <stevet-at-stcharlesmd.com>]

The hull on T005 is 1/2" ply.  Most exposed surfaces are painted 1/4" luan ply which 
stop the paintballs just fine.  Though you need to take into consideration (T005 
being a T34) that my exterior armor is all sloped which reduces impact forces.

Sloped armor is cool.  I have witnessed long range shots bouncing off of T005 a 
couple of times.

Steve Tyng


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> The Elefant is aptly named because should present a
> hard-to-miss target for enemy tankas. To the delight of
> TriPact, this thing will be over 4' long with barrel, almost
> 2' wide and 15" high. Therefore, mobility and weight
> reduction will be big concerns.
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> In the interest of weight reduction, I've been laying out the
> hull sides, top and superstructure of the Elefant using a
> nice grade of 1/4" plywood. I'll be using 1/2" board for the
> hull bottom to serve as a strong base for the motors,
> transmissions, etc. The 1/4" plywood appears to have enough
> rigidity given the weight. Although I will test it, I can't
> imagine a paintball piercing. What have the rest of you used?
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> I think #2 will be a 'small tank'.....
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