I think the Scorpion would make a neat little tank on the RC tank combat battlefield. At 1/6 scale, it would be around 34" long and 13" high at the top of the turret. Armor was 25mm, which would give it only 2 hits though. It's 76 mm cannon would give it the full 40 rounds. The only advantage it would have is speed and modestly small size.
Clark, you mentioned the Falklands conflict. From what I've read, it was the only "tank" on the islands because of it's light weight and ability to travel over soft surfaces that a modern MBT would sink into. The Scorpion's ground pressure is merely 4 lbs per square inch ... less than a human standing on foot. I'll send you a set of plans as soon as I draw up a nicer set than the basic dimensional drawing I used. Oh, and you must finish the Sherman first! Mike ________________________________ From: Clark Ward Jr <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 4:12:02 AM Subject: [TANKS] Re: SV015 Designated I have always loved the Scorpion. Not sure why. But as I explained to someone who derided it in a discussion about the Falklands/Malvinas war... When you're the only TANK on the island, nobody cares if you're a LIGHT tank or not! You're a TANK! Mike, ole buddy, you need to email me the plans/measurements AFTER i get the Sherman built. :) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
