The 25 Pounder participated in its first battle on the 24th. I was quite pleased that it went the whole day without a breakdown or failure. Really, the only problem that I experienced was a little trouble with the Co2. After firing a couple shots to make sure everything was working properly prior to the battle, I moved the 25 Pounder out into the compound. Shortly after war was commenced, I tried to fire a shot at an incoming tank. The gun didn't fire, the bolt just went forward. Thinking that I was out of Co2, I unscrewed the bottle from the gun. After realizing that the bottle was still full, I screwed it back on and the gun worked perfectly. I'm thinking the bottle must have unscrewed enough that the pin wasn't depressed enough to let the Co2 out. After that, I didn't have any trouble the rest of the day. Thanks to Frank, I was right in the thick of the action. I was placed right across from the bridge that the Repo Men had to cross to get the gold. The only problem with that spot was that there wasn't a good place to hide my soldiers. That explains why there was such a high amount of hit's taken during the first two battles. The last battle allowed me to get more hits than I took. Mostly because I had my soldiers in spots that if a tanker wanted to kill them, they had to show me the side of their tank. Even in these good spots though, I still got killed four times. But, I got back at the enemy, making a total of 15 hits on various tanks.
For those that have been waiting for the video of the rotate, I'll soon have that up. Caleb On Friday, August 22, 2014 8:58:08 AM UTC-4, Caleb Smith wrote: > Ok, heading out to the lawn to try it. > Thanks, > C > > On Friday, August 22, 2014 8:50:06 AM UTC-4, Frank Pittelli wrote: > >> Not a silly question at all. We actually allow the operator themselves >> to ensure that the maximum elevation is not exceeded. The procedure is >> as follows: >> >> 1) Place the asset on level ground >> >> 2) Adjust the marker elevation to the maximum possible >> >> 3) Stand exactly 11 ft 4 inches in front of the gun, with you legs >> spread apart. >> >> 4) Fire the marker >> >> If you're afraid to fire the marker or you scream in pain, the elevation >> limit has been exceeded. >> >> Frank "Trigonometry Is Your Friend" Pittelli >> >> On 8/22/2014 8:35 AM, Caleb Smith wrote: >> > I know this might sound a little silly, but how do you guys like to >> > measure the 10 degrees maximum elevation? What tools and procedures do >> > you use? >> > -- -- 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/d/optout.
