Re: BIG Target [TANKS]

[Frank Pittelli <frank-at-rctankcombat.com>]

jon s kowitz wrote:
> just a random thought, was browsing the site (for about the millionth 
> time) and how hard would it be to add a few additional webpages so that 
> you can organize everything into "operational" and 
> "under-construction"?  It's kinda hard to tell how many vehicles there 
> are in the hobby right now.

Be careful of what you ask for.  Take a look at:

        http://www.rctankcombat.com/statistics

for the beginning of what will be a long list of statistics drawn from 
our fledgling database of assets and battles.  Feel free to suggest 
additional stats, serious or otherwise.

Also, to the original question of how many vehicles are operational vs 
under-construction, that actually isn't easy to answer, because quite a 
few vehicles and artillery pieces are being built but haven't been 
granted a designation yet.  For example, there are at least 6 tanks 
being built in the Maryland area alone that will probably be operational 
  in time for the fall battles, but that haven't been designated yet. 
My rough estimate, based on the mailing list and private emails, is that 
there are over two dozen tanks and armored cars at various stages of 
construction around the world in the "pre-designation" phase.  That 
means that the total number of operational vehicles could easily double 
by the end of this year.

Growth in the hobby is accelerating thanks to the hard work of lots of 
members around the world.

        Frank P.