May I argue the case for not limiting an Ontos to 6 shots, M'lud? A rocket operates via the well known principle of "every action has an equal and opposite reaction" - the rocket exhaust goes backwards and the rocket, propellent, casing and all, goes forwards. A new one piece round can then be placed in the launch tube. A breach, as such, is not required. A Recoiless rifle operates via the same priciple as a normal gun. The expanding propellent gasses force the projectile down the barrel. Ok, a bigger proportion goes flying out the venturi in the breach to negate the recoil but the principle is the same. The propellent case is then extracted from the breach after firing in a similar way to any other gun. It can then be reloaded like any other gun with a fixed, two piece round of ammunition - projectile + case.
The Ontos used the same basic running gear as the M56 Scorpion ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M56_Scorpion ). The M56 used a 90mm gun in an open mount. To reload it, the crew had to be outside the vehicle just as they would have to be to reload the 106's on the Ontos. I put it to you that the M56, if built for battling, would not be limited to a single shot. Nor should the Ontos. I rest my case. A recoiless rifle is a gun and should be treated as a gun. Unless He Who Must Be Obeyed says otherwise, of course . . . On Feb 15, 8:49 pm, Clark Ward Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm with Steve, I love me some Ontos goodness (my Yahoo ID is > OntosMk2, got that one a long time ago!), but I think that RR's are > closer to rockets than cannons. I'd ask Frank or something :) > > > > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Steve Tyng <[email protected]> wrote: > > BF wrote: > > >> Hmmm.... since they were recoilless rifles instead of rockets, > > > There's a fine line between a recoilless rifle and a rocket launcher. > > In practice they were both single shot weapons. Before I'd spend much > > time building an Ontos I'd get a determination on it's armament from > > the FOUNDER... > > > Steve > > > -- > > 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 > > -- > Clark in Georgia > Working feverishly to expand the Greater Southeast Georgia > Co-Prosperity Sphere! Banzai! -- 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
