I don't think that there are that many stairs on the streets of Afghanistan, or gutters. But bricks would be a problem. It may split the tracks, if it doesn't, at high speeds the rollers may crack.
-Gregory On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Steven Crooks <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Another factor, > is that in an urban environment, > there are two omnipresent obstacles > Street gutters and stairways. > How do small wheel tanks fare against these? > > (Let alone bricks, a debris from destroyed areas) > > > Steven C > > > --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Chris. b <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Chris. b <[email protected]> > > Subject: [TANKS] Re: Tensioned cable tracks? > > To: "R/C Tank Combat" <[email protected]> > > Date: Friday, January 1, 2010, 5:46 PM > > ^yeah thats what im getting at, its > > designed to go fast, sure it can > > get to battle quickly, but once its there engaging targets, > > ie going > > slow, its vulnarable to small arms fire... Thus it needs > > armour, which > > will slow it down... > > > > Chris. b > > > > On Jan 1, 8:16 am, Gregory Kampjes <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Yeah. In the modern battlefield (urban), speed doesn't > > mean anything. That's > > > why they just upgraded the Abrams to have slat and > > reactive armor added and > > > stuck a CROWS on top. It doesn't matter if you can go > > 60 mph, you are > > > restricted to going 5. > > > > > > -Gregory > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 12:29 AM, Clark Ward Jr <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > As for speed reducing the need for armour... if > > that were the case in > > > > full scale, would people be replacing Leopards > > with Leo II's vice > > > > going with something armoured like a Leo I that > > does 70mph? > > > > > > > -- > > > > Clark in Georgia > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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 athttp://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat- Hide > > quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > 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 > -- 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
