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Old 01-20-2011 | 09:37 AM
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Default RE: TWO EXTRACTS CONNECTED...

Ok, throw my hat in there…

The main concern with any international organization is to have very simple, achievable and economically viable entry requirements into the RC tank standards competitions.

Consider this:

1. All RC manufacturers accept and use IR for electronic tank battles, that’s a great first off standard.
2. The platform of performance generally agrees with Tamiya’s battlesystem, that’s another excellent milestone for standardization.
3. A method which requires minimal added expense to the tanker (i.e. tank mods to be compliant) to entry into international standards should be adopted. A ‘built per manufacturers instructions’ is a good start to having this as a standard.
4. Speed tables, armor ratings and projectile characteristics add complexity and cost that most RC battle tankers are not going to understand fully or be motivated to comply with. A ‘KISS’ (keep it simple stupid) approach is a logical way to proceed in this respect.
5. Whatever platform of battlesystem is accepted, all the advantages and disadvantages of that system have to be accepted by the organization as ‘legal’.

Numbers 1 and 2 are already there for the most part with RC tankers and manufacturers already in agreement.

Numbers 3 and 4 are the areas RC tankers really should hash out amongst themselves being mindful of widening the hobby to newbies rather than forming a sofisticated group of tankers.

Number 5 is generally accepted as the Tamiya operational system. The manufacturer and RC tankers should converse to determine best desired operational characteristics some of which we will have to live with to be able to play internationally.