JT - How much impact on IR battles.
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For the most part I think we just treat them as heavy WWII AFV's. Not until we see a great number more fielded do we really need to do much. Once more show up I'm guessing we'll do an era system pre/post 1950 or something. Almost impossible to accurately get them on the same field as the WWII stuff but at the same time you really don't want any kind of class system in a hobby where participants have to wait on the sideline. We only see the occasional T-55 and Leo2 for now but that will probably change with the M1 released and Chally on the way. I don't know that's already got me scratching my head. Gonna need a couple brainstorming sessions around the pool with some cold ones for that.
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The RCACN charts had post war scenario classifications already, so you should be good to go - I recall there were a few little quirks like the Pershing dropping to medium in a post war battle, but other than that most of the stuff you are likely to see any time soon was already covered?
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Target acquisition and ability to hit first time are much improved these days, but that's kind of hard to simulate those differences in the game when the tank commander is essentially fighting from a spotter plane perspective anyway...
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On the contrary, I found that the Clarke tk22 will still accept a hit when shot at and shooting at the same time. I tested it Sunday Morning against a Tamiya system.
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Hey dan how does the BARC4 react to this does it take a hit in that space as well or does it not like the tamiya. I couldn't get my bulldog up in time to find out at Danville. I would be curious to hear how all the aftermarket boards react to this not just the BARC but since youare the SME on BARC and I have one ssemed like a good question.
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The BARC series operates exactly like Tamiya. So yes it does what the Tamiya system does. For the one second that the IR pulses your tank will not take a hit. Chances of using this as a defense though, are limited and unlikely to be effective. By chance it might save your ass, once or twice,
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As I've said before, I acutally use the one second pulse all the time to maneuver without taking a hit. This one second of invulnerability is also the basis of the "lag shot"
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Nope. fan is just that. Lag is lag. IE you get hit after the flash goes off and the sound. Sometimes seemingly while moving behind cover. Or I shoot from behind cover and pop out a split second later and you get hit.
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You pretty much got it Gary. Like Troy said, the "fan or sweep" shot is the attempt to hit multiple targets at once with the full second pulse. Usually done by moving the lower hull left or right during firing. The lag shot is done after your opponent has fired first and you fire a split second after. You have to watch the flash unit, not listen for cannon sound or recoil movement or you're too late. Essentially you've become invulnerable to his fire by firing a split second after but since he fired first his one second window of invulnerabillty stops and will register the end of your pulse. The flash unit lights a split second before the IR
bulb lights. Not a big fan of this shot as I feel it penalizes initiative, but had to learn it to survive the days of competition battles and still use it on other vets.
bulb lights. Not a big fan of this shot as I feel it penalizes initiative, but had to learn it to survive the days of competition battles and still use it on other vets.
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Fought this past weekend and the TWO JTs had IFA and SPEED. WTH!! It was stupid. A JT actually ran down my pershing that had 3 hits and used its speed to easily pivot to avoid getting hit.
I later learned the JT had 2 5000mh batteries. This explains the speed because the amps were reducing voltage drop from those motors. Later we played with the JTs with TFA. This made soooo much difference, even with the speed they weren't juggernaughts.
I love the the JT. However it must never be faster than a pershing or panther. I'd even try it with IFA and slowed down to realistic speed. Even then 1 per side. Realistic speed makes them the pillboxes they were.
I later learned the JT had 2 5000mh batteries. This explains the speed because the amps were reducing voltage drop from those motors. Later we played with the JTs with TFA. This made soooo much difference, even with the speed they weren't juggernaughts.
I love the the JT. However it must never be faster than a pershing or panther. I'd even try it with IFA and slowed down to realistic speed. Even then 1 per side. Realistic speed makes them the pillboxes they were.
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You pretty much got it Gary. Like Troy said, the "fan or sweep" shot is the attempt to hit multiple targets at once with the full second pulse. Usually done by moving the lower hull left or right during firing. The lag shot is done after your opponent has fired first and you fire a split second after. You have to watch the flash unit, not listen for cannon sound or recoil movement or you're too late. Essentially you've become invulnerable to his fire by firing a split second after but since he fired first his one second window of invulnerabillty stops and will register the end of your pulse. The flash unit lights a split second before the IR
bulb lights. Not a big fan of this shot as I feel it penalizes initiative, but had to learn it to survive the days of competition battles and still use it on other vets.
bulb lights. Not a big fan of this shot as I feel it penalizes initiative, but had to learn it to survive the days of competition battles and still use it on other vets.
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Yea, flash unit failures are popping up more. For ACE events if your flash is burnt out you need recoil as a visual reference that your firing. Did anyone do speed check or any kind of inspections at the last event?
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Fought this past weekend and the TWO JTs had IFA and SPEED. WTH!! It was stupid. A JT actually ran down my pershing that had 3 hits and used its speed to easily pivot to avoid getting hit.
I later learned the JT had 2 5000mh batteries. This explains the speed because the amps were over clocking those motors. Later we played with the JTs with TFA. This made soooo much difference, even with the speed they weren't juggernaughts..
I later learned the JT had 2 5000mh batteries. This explains the speed because the amps were over clocking those motors. Later we played with the JTs with TFA. This made soooo much difference, even with the speed they weren't juggernaughts..
Of course there could be more tricks like brusheless motors and things like that...
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The result is obvious. Much like a 60 watt bulb compared to a 120. Both are the same voltage but the power is much greater on the 120.
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Jagdtigers and IFA TDs have been active IR battlers in the California/Arizona clubs since 2006. Not really a novelty out here any more. Tactics evolved to deal with them. In practice, one is worth about 2 heavy tanks.
FYI, we have found that the best IFA tanks are the Stug 3s. They shoot every 3 seconds are are real gunslingers. In fact, light ANYTHING is probably the most deadly IR tank on the battlefield, but the light IFAs are particularly deadly.
FYI, we have found that the best IFA tanks are the Stug 3s. They shoot every 3 seconds are are real gunslingers. In fact, light ANYTHING is probably the most deadly IR tank on the battlefield, but the light IFAs are particularly deadly.
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Jagdtigers and IFA TDs have been active IR battlers in the California/Arizona clubs since 2006. Not really a novelty out here any more. Tactics evolved to deal with them. In practice, one is worth about 2 heavy tanks.
FYI, we have found that the best IFA tanks are the Stug 3s. They shoot every 3 seconds are are real gunslingers. In fact, light ANYTHING is probably the most deadly IR tank on the battlefield, but the light IFAs are particularly deadly.
FYI, we have found that the best IFA tanks are the Stug 3s. They shoot every 3 seconds are are real gunslingers. In fact, light ANYTHING is probably the most deadly IR tank on the battlefield, but the light IFAs are particularly deadly.
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Said that, if you use a 3cell lipo (11volts) the tank will go way faster, even if you use a 3s battery with 500 mah will go way faster than a 2s battery with 8000 mah.
Anyway I´ve just made a quick test at home. I wired two 6.000 mah batterys together (that makes 12000 mah! I could run my tank for days), and again, the speed is the same as with my small 800 mah battery.