Re: correct terminology ?

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim McCarty" <sunk99-at-msn.com>
To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: correct terminology ?


> Joe,
>
> >They lock that track when the motor is OFF...Tri-Pact tanks lock tracks
> >when OFF because they
> >use two SPDT relays per motor that short the motor and cause inductive
> >braking.
> I saw that in the website's construction articles.  Kind of a drag over
from
> combat warship.  Used that setup in many a model ship until I was told
about
> the Mtroniks speed control.  But that's ships and this is armor.  I'm
> inclined to pretty much copy the battlebots guys as they have some
> experience under the belt on drive systems.
>
> >>... Replaced by the M-43 as I recall.
> I see I had a typo here.  That was supposed to be an M-47 Patton, not an
> M-43.  Funny - battle of the Bulge is on TV right now.  They used 47's as
> the Tiger's in that movie.  Get a call on occasion from the movie studio's
> looking for tanks or help.  It's commical that I send them to the Air
Force
> at Eglin.  :)
>
> >What did pistol grip steering do in the far corners of travel in terms of
> >relative speed
> >between tracks?
> At speed it is just a hard turn.  Stopped, one track spins forward while
the
> other back-pedals.
>
> >>...70mph...
> >1/6 scale = 11.7 mph
> But those were not mass production specs.  We'd have dead soldiers all
over
> if those speeds were actually kept for full production.  The tank got
really
> squirrelly at that speed.  Went airborne a lot.  Beat the crap out of our
> M-41's though, which were our stripped down speed demons until then.
>
> >The infield would make a great battlefield for RC paint ball tanks.
> John said the same thing.  Never thought of it.  Actually, I was thinking
> (got'ta check the regs on paintball use on federal property) that we might
> use our off-road track that we still use for engineering tests.  I tried
to
> hold warship combat on one of our ponds and they said no - liability
> reasons.  Likely be the same with paintball, but, since it's armor they
> might have a different view, plus an old buddy now runs our grounds
> division.  It was perfect pond too - three foot deep, concrete, chemically
> treated, good size.  GM's tech center across the street has a very
similiar
> pond that they allow the RC fast boat guys to use for their big nationals
> and such.  BTW John - we're in Warren, Michigan which is a Detroit suburb.
> It sucks here (I'm from Florida), but jobs are good with this being home
to
> the automotive industry.  Waiting for the kids to graduate so I can retire
> just south of Orlando and me and the misses will go to work for the mouse.
>
> >Build a tank.  Get your friends to build a couple.  Insult the Maryland
> >Attack Group (MAG).
> >They will come.  So will I.
> I tried to keep on friendly terms with the small gunners, and I'll do the
> same for RC-Tank combat.  I won't even joke an insult ...
> <cough...losers...cough> :)  One of interesting things I've found is I'm
> always a few years behind the Maryland bunch in your hobbies.  RC sailing
is
> fun, but boring to me.  RC Sail combat - nobody else built them - mine
sits
> in the basement gathering dust.  RC Warship - well long story over there.
> I'm still into that some what. I thought RC tank would be boring until I
saw
> Frank's website.  I'm writing up a flyer now to post all over the command
> and in the local hobby shops.  If there is a city that has more potential
to
> build RC-tank membership, I certainally couldn't guess it.  Engineers have
> lots of excess income, plus these guys model tanks and love them.  We'll
> see.  I'm excited - already scaling plans. Little scarey on size.
Yesterday
> I was looking at an Abrams model in the Abrams Conference Room (Got a
> picture of the namesake in the background)  in 1/8 scale - pretty darn
big.
> Interesting family the Abrams.  I worked for his son, also named
Creighton,
> also a general, commanded 7th Corp Arty, Augsburg, Germany, on Sheirdan
> Kaserne (great tour).  Alas that corp is no more as we were disbanded
after
> deployment to Desert Storm.  He was a go getter like his Dad.  We pounded
> the snot out of Iraq's border line defense until it really wasn't.  Then
the
> armor simply rolled  across.  Felt sorry for their soldiers though -
mostly
> conscripts - few junk Russian T-72s.  Non-stop barrage from the ground and
> air for a month.  It was a sight at night.
>
> Chow,
> TimMc
>
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