There is a lot to be said for the KISS principle that the RC Tank Combat elders have adopted with regard to what vehicles are valid under the rules but, I agree with Mr. Tyng up to a point where prototypes and experimental vehicles are concerned. I think that any vehicle that reached the stage of being a recognisable, pre-production vehicle should be OK. Why would anyone complain about an M6 heavy or M7 (light or medium depending on what year you look at it . . .) being built? Both tanks were prototyped to production ready status and *could* have been adopted for service. RDF light tank? HMTV(L)? COMRES 75? OK by me but maybe too experimental for some . . .
On Tuesday, 22 May 2012 19:26:46 UTC+1, TyngTech wrote: > > Aaron wrote: > > > I say we do allow certain prototype vehicles to be designated in this > > hobby. There are many examples of test vehicles that proved successful > > but never produced for one reson or another. > > I've been thinking a bit about this. I've come to the opinion that > prototypes should be allowed. Only for the reason that it would possibly > open the hobby to more builders. I'm not advocating a willy-nilly approuch > were anything could be built, but having a well documented list of vehicles > and prototypes that must be adhered to. As we would have it, such a list > already exists in the form of the World of Tanks online game vehicle list. > The WOT list isn't to fanciful and is actually well researched for each > vehicle represented. What I also like about the WOT list is that it > clearly defines each tank as a light, medium, or heavy and we can base our > HP's and speeds using these values, which is something I would ultimately > like to see for the hobby. > > Thoughts? > > Steve Tyng > > -- 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
