RE: re-draft the prototype rule ?

["Jonathan Stone" <stonej-at-esi.com>]

Perhaps different classes of tanks (tracked vehicles) in the same
general scale/size may be considered.
Class 1) the current rules
Class 2) prototype or preproduction tanks
Class 3) tanks based on one's crazy idea of what a tank can be
Class 4) fantasy Sci-Fi
Class 5) ?????
And so on, just a thought.

Jonathan Stone

-----Original Message-----
From: tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com [mailto:tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com]
On Behalf Of William and Melissa Johns
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:30 AM
To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
Subject: Re: re-draft the prototype rule ?


After thinking it over, it seems to me that a tank that made it to the
prototype, but not production, stage ought to be given some kind of
consideration.  Really, it only comes down to the shape of the model -
in one shape, it's a Panzer IV, in another shape the exact same hardware
(motor, tracks, gun, etc) is called a Comet, in yet another shape, the
exact same hardware is called a M-70 and not allowed.  If you close
you're eyes, you wouldn't be able to tell the various models apart, as
they'd have identical performance.  A tank that never made it into
production wouldn't have any advantage over one that did.

On the other hand, it does tend to open Pandora's box, doesn't it?
Gurps, Mecha, Star Wars, things that walk, ad nauseam.  (Why, that would
be almost as weird as Tigers fighting alongside Comets, or WW I British
Mk Vs versus a Persian Gulf era M-1 Abrams.)

I'm not reaching any conclusions here, just saying the suggestion
definitely merits discussion.

Bill "I wanna build a Tzar Tank" Johns

(Tzar Tank: http://www.nemo.nu/ibisportal/5pansar/5sidor/tsartank1.htm )



At 11:01 PM 7/20/2004, you wrote:
>At 03:12 PM 7/19/2027, you wrote:
>>But I think a discussion is needed as to why the prototype rule was 
>>added in the first place.
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>I seem to recall that it was to keep sci-fi fantasy tanks (Star Wars, 
>etc) off the field.
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