No equalization required. Modern MBT's are classified as 4/40 tanks under the current ratings (it's assumed the armor is well over 70mm on these tanks). Built to 1:6 scale, I'd categorize them as "5/50 heavy's" in the context of my proposal since most would be longer than 4' at this scale.
ST On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 11:46:16 AM UTC-5, Mike Lyons wrote: > > Apologies if I'm rehashing an old discussion ... > > HEAT rounds changed the game so that heavy armor plating wasn't very > effective, and led to the development of reactive armor. > Has consideration ever been given to "equalizing" modern tanks like > Merkavas with older thick-skinned tanks? > > Steve's proposal would make this point moot. > > > On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 5:29:38 PM UTC-5, True North Armouries wrote: >> >> ... Effective armour should absolutely be in the horizontal plane; hence >> why armour is sloped in tank design... >> > -- -- 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 received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
