ORIGINAL: SCAT PATTON
Ethan,
You have my vote. I plan to do a Jumbo soon also. It will be nice to see a Sherman or two fill the allied heavy ranks. Maybe it will cut down on the high M-26 count, which I have never liked that much. On a side note - if evryone starts building Jumbos thats not the answer either.
I also agree with pcomm1, tactics and skill contribute to victory much more than IR settings in IR battles.
PS I find Its a lot more fun kicking heavy but with meduims
My 2 cents.
Enjoyed reading this interesting thread, all the facts, points of view and Patton Commanders inside working knowledge on the Pershing.
Due to the RC fun factor; I sold my Tamiya Pershing over a year ago (agree with SCAT Patton, not my favorite US tank and rc play wise, tough to maintain); and I have a T-23 Turret Sherman in progress: so, 9 hit Jumbos work for me.
That is a yes vote with a recommended speed & quickness restriction placed on the Jumbo.
Why:
The Jumbo was not designed as a purpose built tank fighter, but a spearhead breakout weapon that was supposed to lead the Normandy attacks around St Lo in July 1944. It missed the fight by a month.
A Panther probably could not kill a Jumbo in a head on attack by hitting the Jumbo's glacis plate or turret mantlet (at least not with the first or second hit), but non the less the Jumbo was designed to attack reinforced fortifications and not attack Panthers.
Taking front hits is not the whole story in regards to defining a heavy main battle tank and the Jumbo I believe had no true cross country capability (even with improved tracks), was slow and grossly over weight. The heavy weight Jumbo either wore out quickly and or collapsed their suspensions. Plus there were less than 250 produced, if my memory serves me at all. Bad tank design, all in all.
But I suspect the speed restricted RC Jumbo can be as effective as a lumbering King Tiger in an RC fight, it will be fun to find out.
So with some quickness and speed restrictions (like Tigers), 9 hit RC Jumbos work for me.
And yes Sherman Easy 8s with 76mm guns are still mediums, in my opinion.
Good forum fun, John