LOL ! The truth hurts.
- Doug
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Steve Tyng
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 7:16 PM
To: R/C Tank Combat
Subject: [TANKS] Re: Self Propelled Artillery?
Ah Doug, I'm not Bitching, I'm just giving Frank a hard time.
Besides, your M1045 couldn't shoot moving our not! ;-)
Steve
On Jun 1, 6:35 pm, "Doug Conn" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Give it up man ! Face the music !
>
> My M1045 could not fire its TOW missile while on the move, but it was
still
> an armored car. You didn't hear ME bitching. Okay ... you did hear me
> bitching, but I built it anyway.
>
> I was reading about that G-6. The thing is huge ! At 1/6 scale, it would
be
> more than 68" long. The three foot rule puts it at about 2/23 scale. A
> monster.
>
> - Doug
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
>
> On Behalf Of Steve Tyng
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 4:52 PM
> To: R/C Tank Combat
> Subject: [TANKS] Re: Self Propelled Artillery?
>
> Further research has determined that the G6 Self Propelled Howitzer is
> incapable of firing while on the move. I assume this is also true of
> other vehicles of this type. I request further clarification from the
> founding fathers regarding assets of this class. While "on the move"
> is this asset type classified a support vehicle? While not on the
> move is the vehicle then classified as an armored car? But with an
> armored car designation, this implies an armed asset that can move
> under it's own power, but when moving it cannot fire.... ....
> thus ..... a ... supply.......... vehicle............
>
> I also request a clarification on the G5 Howitzer (http://
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G5_howitzer). This is the tow-able version of
> the G6. It is equipped with an APU that can propel the piece for
> limited distances at up to 16km/h. Is the G5 classified as a "movable
> piece of artillery", thus requiring it to be towed everywhere, or as
> an armored car due to it's self propelled capability?
>
> Steve "NEED TO KNOW" Tyng
>
>
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