Re: Panzer in the Weeds* [TANKS]

[Joe Sommer <anvilus9-at-adelphia.net>]

John,

At 05:04 PM 5/22/2005 -0700, JOHN PITTELLI <jplily-at-yahoo.com> wrote:
>Plastic track stretches. That seems to be the case as
>late in battle 2 the track started jumping off the
>sprockets on occasion. At the end of the day, both
>track were much looser than at the beginning. I'll
>keep you informed of what I find later this week when
>I break everything down. Joe , did you ever have this
>occur?

All articulated track with pins will elongate over time
as the pins and bushings wear.  This even happens for
full size vehicles.  You must tension your track before
each battle.

The Hetzer's track is now a little over two years old and
I had to remove one link from each side due to elongation.

>Oh yes,wear long loose pants. The pic shows one of two
>leg shots,this one is located just above the left knee
>on the inside portion. Oddly enough Joe's gutshot did
>not leave a mark, go figure.

Regrets for the high shot.  I was aiming for the cupola
of the PzKw IV.  (Note to rookies - Frontal hits to the hull
and turret do not count.  Frontal hits to cupolas and auxiliary
fuel tanks do count.)

Joe


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