nice work - be sure and post up some pics of the improved motor mounts are the track pads plastic like the Sturmtiger?
On Aug 14, 12:37 pm, Derek Engelhaupt <[email protected]> wrote: > Whoops, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7dfrddGMOI > > Derek > T065 > > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Derek Engelhaupt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, the video is up...don't laugh at my crude editing skills. :) First > > time I ever tried to edit > > a video I've taken with my Sony HD video camera. Click on the HD button > > for best viewing > > resolution. > > > Derek > > T065 > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Derek Engelhaupt <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Standard Humvees have no armor. Up-armored Humvees have armor plate on > >> them. I would agree that the UN Peacekeeper should have a defensive rating > >> of 2. I don't think the issue was really brought up until the Spartan hit > >> the scene. > > >> Derek > > >> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Ben Holko <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> yes I see, but the rules say anything more than 0mm will give a > >>> defensive rating of 1 or more, dont Hummvee's have at least 1mm of armor, > >>> and I know the UN peacekeeper has armor.....so shouldn't they be more > >>> than 1 > >>> also? > > >>> ------------------------------ > >>> *From:* [email protected] on behalf of Derek Engelhaupt > >>> *Sent:* Thu 13/08/2009 12:55 PM > >>> *To:* [email protected] > >>> *Subject:* [TANKS] Re: Press Release from the Arrowhead Skunk Works > > >>> http://www.rctankcombat.com/support-vehicles/SV015/ > > >>> The Spartan is a similar vehicle made by the British. > >>> Rating 0/2. First number being number of rounds = 0 and the second > >>> number being the defensive rating = 2. > > >>> Derek > >>> T065 > > >>> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Ben Holko <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> > Being that the new M113A3 has speed, a large payload capacity, a > >>>> defensive rating of 2 > > >>>> I thought any supply vehicle was a one-hit wonder? > > >>>> Of course if you stick a turret on it it's a different story... > > >>>> ________________________________ > > >>>> From: [email protected] on behalf of Derek Engelhaupt > >>>> Sent: Wed 12/08/2009 1:08 PM > >>>> To: [email protected] > >>>> Subject: [TANKS] Press Release from the Arrowhead Skunk Works > > >>>> PRESS RELEASE - Arrowhead News Organization (ARO) - August 11th, 2009 > > >>>> Today in an undisclosed, secret location testing of a new supply vehicle > >>>> was conducted > >>>> by the organization calling themselves the "Arrowhead Skunk Works" or > >>>> ASW for short. > >>>> The attached video feed shows this new vehicle being tested at the ASW's > >>>> testing grounds > >>>> in northern Minnesota. Many Botham spies were detained and forced to > >>>> watch old episodes > >>>> of Barney the purple dragon in obtaining this footage. The footage > >>>> shows what looks to be > >>>> an M113A3 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) being put through it's paces > >>>> on some of the > >>>> roughest terrain northern Minnesota can dish out. Although the tests > >>>> looked to be somewhat > >>>> successful, it looks like the ASW has some more work to do to ensure > >>>> their new vehicle is a > >>>> force to be reckoned with on the modern battlefield. This news agency > >>>> was able to secure an > >>>> exclusive interview with a representative of the ASW who only referred > >>>> to himself as SGT. MP. > >>>> He would not disclose his real name or position in the company. When > >>>> asked how the testing > >>>> was going SGT. MP first tried to deny the existence of such a vehicle or > >>>> that any testing of any > >>>> kind were being conducted at his facility, but after a few beers and > >>>> showing him the footage the > >>>> ARO had clandestinely obtained SGT. MP began to talk. At first he > >>>> started ranting about how > >>>> his father didn't show him any love as a child and how his mother had > >>>> left them for a traveling > >>>> vacuum salesman when he was six years old, but another couple of rounds > >>>> got him back on > >>>> topic with regards to the new vehicle. The video shows that the M113A3 > >>>> is quite capable of > >>>> handling any battling terrain encountered in previous skirmishes, but > >>>> also shows failures of > >>>> several key systems when pushed beyond what would normally be expected > >>>> in a battle. SGT. > >>>> MP commented, "there will always be stuff that will break when testing a > >>>> new vehicle." > >>>> Additionally he said, "tracks and motor mounts can be fixed, people are > >>>> much harder to mend." > >>>> Once again, this reporter thinks he was referring to his own hardships > >>>> as a child. When asked > >>>> what was the reason for the additional military build up SGT. MP stated > >>>> that it was related to > >>>> some recent press releases about new vehicles being designated by the > >>>> Spanish. He kept > >>>> saying that the "Spanish Armada" was "comin' for us" and we needed to be > >>>> prepared. With the > >>>> recent need for additional UN troops and support around the world the > >>>> ARO asked why this > >>>> vehicle didn't sport the UN white paint scheme. His reply was simply, > >>>> "those UN guys are wimps. > >>>> We at the ASW pick a side and get paid for our work. And we get paid > >>>> well." The question was > >>>> then posed about where the loyalties of the ASW lie, but it seems the > >>>> beer had finally caught up > >>>> with SGT. MP as his head came to a rest on the bar with a loud thump. > >>>> The interview was over. > >>>> It seems that despite the fact that the ASW's new vehicle broke a motor > >>>> mount, threw a track, and > >>>> broke several track pads they are confident that the problems are minor. > >>>> Being that the new > >>>> M113A3 has speed, a large payload capacity, a defensive rating of 2, and > >>>> a lack of loyalty to any > >>>> single party, it is apparent to this reporter that this new vehicle > >>>> could turn the tide of any battle it > >>>> is involved in. > > >>>> Derek (vid is coming tomorrow, just couldn't wait) > >>>> T065 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. 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