Ha. I'd keep it the original way and use it regardless because it would work easily. Just have a reversible cover.
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by The Republic of Lanos » Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:01 pm
by Triplebaconation » Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:51 pm
The Akasha Colony wrote:Triplebaconation wrote:Where is its home port? What availability would an 1,800 ton radar system operating in Pacific weather have to have before it could be deemed reliable?
Adak Island, Alaska. There's a $26 million special mooring chain system they built there for it that has never been used.
As for its port calls at Pearl Harbor, Wikipedia notes that:The ship has spent time for maintenance and repair at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii several times, including 170 days in 2006, 63 days in 2007, 63 days in 2008, 177 days in 2009, and 51 days in 2010.
Spending half a year in port for repairs is not what I would call a high-readiness asset, or reliable.
Evidently the Navy agrees since it's being dropped to extended readiness and removed from active service according to recent budget requests.
by Samozaryadnyastan » Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:52 pm
Malgrave wrote:You are secretly Vladimir Putin using this forum to promote Russian weapons and tracking down and killing those who oppose you.
by Aqizithiuda » Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:53 pm
Nationstatelandsville wrote:I liked the prostitute - never quote me on that.
Puzikas wrote:This is beyond condom on toes. This is full on Bra-on-balls.
Puzikas wrote:Im not cheep-You can quote me on that.
Hellraiser-Army wrote:and clearly I am surrounded by idiots who never looked at a blueprint before...
by Lyras » Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:56 pm
Mokastana: Then Lyras happened.
Allanea: Wanting to avoid fighting Lyras' fuck-huge military is also a reasonable IC consideration
TPF: Who is stupid enough to attack a Lyran convoy?
Sumer: Honestly, I'd rather face Doom's military with Doom having a 3-1 advantage over me, than take a 1-1 fight with a well-supplied Lyran tank unit.
Kinsgard: RL Lyras is like a real life video game character.
Ieperithem: Eighty four. Eighty four percent of their terrifyingly massive GDP goes directly into their military. And they actually know how to manage it. It's safe to say there isn't a single nation that could feasibly stand against them if they wanted it to die.
Yikes. Just... Yikes.
by A Hooloovoo » Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:02 pm
by Lyras » Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:53 pm
Mokastana: Then Lyras happened.
Allanea: Wanting to avoid fighting Lyras' fuck-huge military is also a reasonable IC consideration
TPF: Who is stupid enough to attack a Lyran convoy?
Sumer: Honestly, I'd rather face Doom's military with Doom having a 3-1 advantage over me, than take a 1-1 fight with a well-supplied Lyran tank unit.
Kinsgard: RL Lyras is like a real life video game character.
Ieperithem: Eighty four. Eighty four percent of their terrifyingly massive GDP goes directly into their military. And they actually know how to manage it. It's safe to say there isn't a single nation that could feasibly stand against them if they wanted it to die.
Yikes. Just... Yikes.
by Immoren » Thu Apr 04, 2013 12:02 am
discoursedrome wrote:everyone knows that quote, "I know not what weapons World War Three will be fought, but World War Four will be fought with sticks and stones," but in a way it's optimistic and inspiring because it suggests that even after destroying civilization and returning to the stone age we'll still be sufficiently globalized and bellicose to have another world war right then and there
by Elan Valleys » Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:17 am
The Republic of Lanos wrote:San-Silvacian wrote:
Well, Russia isn't going to be entering the desert to battle it out any time soon, so they don't need to issue a UCP or Multicam pattern. I mean the last time they issued would a desert uniform was that khaki tan they used in the 70/80s.
The modern UCP, I don't think will be of any use in an environment like a large plain or green forest.
UCP is worst camo anyways, even in the desert.
by San-Silvacian » Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:48 am
by Samozaryadnyastan » Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:13 am
Malgrave wrote:You are secretly Vladimir Putin using this forum to promote Russian weapons and tracking down and killing those who oppose you.
by Immoren » Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:15 am
discoursedrome wrote:everyone knows that quote, "I know not what weapons World War Three will be fought, but World War Four will be fought with sticks and stones," but in a way it's optimistic and inspiring because it suggests that even after destroying civilization and returning to the stone age we'll still be sufficiently globalized and bellicose to have another world war right then and there
by Purpelia » Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:21 am
by Immoren » Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:23 am
Purpelia wrote:Take a moment to imagine this. The year is 1936. The tank is mighty. Its turret resembles something that comes from France with its curved sloped shape. The front armor is sloped at roughly 30 degrees just like on the Renault FT. On the turret is mounted a pair of guns, one short and heavy 75mm and a coaxial 4cm AT gun. Arranged like on the German Neubaufahrzeug tank. Oh and a machine gun next to them. Just because. On the roof is an armored cupola which like on the M3 Lee has a machine gun to let the commander play.
The role is simple, an universal heavy tank to rule them all. Opinions?
discoursedrome wrote:everyone knows that quote, "I know not what weapons World War Three will be fought, but World War Four will be fought with sticks and stones," but in a way it's optimistic and inspiring because it suggests that even after destroying civilization and returning to the stone age we'll still be sufficiently globalized and bellicose to have another world war right then and there
by Strykla » Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:27 am
by Immoren » Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:28 am
discoursedrome wrote:everyone knows that quote, "I know not what weapons World War Three will be fought, but World War Four will be fought with sticks and stones," but in a way it's optimistic and inspiring because it suggests that even after destroying civilization and returning to the stone age we'll still be sufficiently globalized and bellicose to have another world war right then and there
by Purpelia » Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:31 am
Immoren wrote:Fuel consumption
overworked crew/commader
reliability
tactical mobility(?)
strategic mobility (?)
by Alfegos » Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:34 am
by Purpelia » Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:38 am
Alfegos wrote:Purpelia...
You miss completely that there can be no tank to rule them all, particularly in this time era.
If we go by tactics commonly used at this point, tanks were divided into the following categories:
- Light Tanks/Tankettes - For reconnaissance and deep operations
- Infantry Tanks - Crawl with the infantry line providing them mobile fire support
- Tank Destroyers - There to take on the other tanks on the battlefield
- Heavy Tanks - An attempted mix of the above into an unstoppable armoured fortress.
Aiming at the role of having a heavy tank here, which is what you have stated, you'll already be finding the issues with heavy tanks - that they can't succeed in their role that easily without other supporting arms. Tactically, heavy tanks were (from what I remember) pretty wank anywhere other than open rolling plains, and where there was neither effective enemy air assets nor effective enemy Direct Fire guns.
Looking at the vehicle itself... what engine is it going to use? What armour are you looking at putting on it?
With the guns, for 1936 it looks like it'd have a fighting chance at holding the crown - maybe more machineguns for AA? After 1939, don't think it'd hold that title for more than a few months.
by Crookfur » Thu Apr 04, 2013 5:11 am
by Purpelia » Thu Apr 04, 2013 5:15 am
Crookfur wrote:Nah purp what you really need for 30s awesomeness is a pair of 75mm/40mm convertable guns! Like the various 25/75, 44/60,37/76 and 37/47/81mm guns.
basically a medium long 75mm that can accept a barrel insert for a high pressure 40mm.
Thus you cna have apair of 75mms or a pair 40mms and for the ultra lulz make the turret big enough to house the 40mm inserts so they cna be isntalled on the fly!
Yeah thats liekly far more lulz than you want so an over under 40/75 like some of the bofors combos and one Neubaufahrzeug layouts of the would work reasonably well and likely be easier to install and sight in than a side by side (no need to harmonise and elevation differences wouldn't be an issue as both tubes would need different rnage scales on the sights anyway).
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