One of my ideas for infantry was to have 6 spring-loaded bazookas arranged in a circle, like a gatling gun. Load by pulling back a rod attached to the spring (like a bike pump) and secure in a slot on the back of the barrel.
I discounted it for infantry on the basis that it was too Sci-fi, but could work for the Ontos?
I wondered if it might be possible to stick a paintball on the nose of a 'nerf', foam rocket for fin-stabilised long-range sniping fun.
Discounted it as too difficult to make a multiple launcher reliably and safely.
Pete.
>From: Mike Lyons <
mxlyons-at-cox.net>
>Reply-To:
tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>To:
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>CC: "Aahz." <
ErickKilmer-at-comcast.net>
>Subject: Re: ONTOS [TANKS]
>Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 15:13:06 -0400
>
>From prior correspondence with the Rt. Hon. Justice Francis Pitelli, it is >my understanding that Rule III.2.a was designed to apply to tanks with >multiple guns, such as the WWI-era British Mark I (see >
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_I_%28tank%29 ). You could mount 2 >markers in a Mark I, as long as only one of them fired at a time.
>
>The Ontos could be classified as a tracked-hull-mounted multiple-rifle >system, since the rifles are external to the hull and need to be reloaded >from outside.
>
>My discussion with Frank arose as I am in the design stage for a multiple >launch rocket system. If considered a rocket launcher, such a system would >need a single-shot, muzzle-loaded marker per launch tube. Until RCTC >technology advances, this is probably impractical. Since my vehicle is >wheeled, it would be considered an armored car and allowed 20 rounds. I >plan to mount a single marker in one tube and make the other faux tubes >just for show.
>
>(If I ever work out how to pack multiple single-shot tubes into a tiny >space, I might petition for a rules update. I don't see it happening any >time soon, since it's hard enough getting anything into a wheeled chassis.)
>
>The Ontos rifles are not rockets, but not quite typical tank rounds either. > But as the rules stand today, the Ontos would be considered a tank such >it is fully tracked and its 106 mm armament would allow 40 rounds.
>
>Regards, Mike
>
>
>---- "Aahz." <
ErickKilmer-at-comcast.net> wrote:
>...
> The rules cover multiple guns, you get all your shots but only as
>many rounds between refill as your largest gun. So yea, you could get
>six shots at a time but only some 40 rounds.
>...
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