Hello RC tankers, modellers, armour nuts
I'm embarking on doing some systematic tests for later publication to the wider RC tank community towards improving the RC tank IR battle. A work in progress which you and you clubs may experiment on as well.
This is a three-point agenda, a balance of simplicity and realism whilst generating new interests and overall resurgence/revival of IR battling worldwide (through tactical gameplay).
A. Survivability= modelled via the
IR receiver configuration
*(Tamiya, Impact, Heng Long IR receivers all have a single prism, fins and a single IR sensor)
WWII Category ___________Post War Category _____________Receiver Configuration_________________IR Penetrable range, m__________________Scaled up Pen Range, m
Light ___________________M41, Leo1________________________
no fins________________________________
40__________________________________ 600
Medium__________________T55_______________________ _____
stock, as is____________________________
30__________________________________ 480
Heavy ___________________MBT____________________________
no fins and no prism_____________________(Tamiya)
3; (Impact)
5_________________ 80
__________________________________________________ ______
no fins, with prism_________________________
2.5_______________________________40
B. Firepower = All tanks set to
Light Configuration (
Max Hit: 3; Reload time, s: 3)
Normalised due to IR range; normalisation accounts for gunnery, optical technology, sit awareness spanning WWII to MBT gen
* this can be
further explored if this becomes widely accepted thorough the addition of 500 ohm pot between IR emitter LED and MFU (as per Dan Crowley's design). for now, the focus is simplicity
C. Mobility = SUSTAINED
CROSS-COUNTRY MOBILITY not On-road speed
Can be done either digitallly (Transmitter endpoints), mechanically (DropDownGears) or physically (rubber band, blu tac to Heng Long transmitter)
*takes into consideration the specific power (hp per ton) suspension and track width, rubber pads, etc.
WW II Category:
Light < 30 kph
Med < 20 kph
Hvy < 10 kph
Post War Category:
M41, Leo1, T55 < 40 kph
MBTs < 50 kph
Will be publishing test results here and be updated as we go.
cheers,Rey