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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: 1Nicolas on December 20, 2011, 04:49:08 PM
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I want WW1 tanks and HiTech would have to change the WW1 dogfight arena to WW1 arena.
With that said, here are 2 tanks I want IF we get it changed to just "Arena"
Mark IV Tank :
Armour 0.25– 0.47 inches (6.1–12 mm)
Main
armament Male: Two 6 pdr 6 cwt QF with 332 rounds
Female: five .303 Lewis guns
Secondary
armament Male: Three .303 in Lewis guns
Engine Daimler, 6-cylinder in-line
105 bhp at 1,000 rpm
Transmission Primary: 2 Forward, 1 Reverse
Secondary - 2 speed
Fuel capacity 70 Imperial gallons
Operational
range 35 mi (56 km)
Speed 4 mph (6.4 km/h
(http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x347/1Nicolas/300px-MarkIVTankWithUnditchingBeam1917.jpg)
And for a competiton the A7V Sturmwagon:
Armor side 20 mm, front 30 mm
Main
armament 57 mm gun
Secondary
armament 6 × 7.9 mm machine guns
Engine 2 × Daimler 4-cylinder
200 hp (149 kW)
Power/weight 6.5 hp/tonne
Suspension Holt track, vertical springs
Operational
range 30–80 km (20–50 miles)
Speed 15 km/h (9 mph)
(http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x347/1Nicolas/300px-A7v-wotan-diorama.jpg)
And for the Mark IV let their be a main gun selection between the 5 Lewis .303's(Female) and the x2 QF-6pdr cannon(male)
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Speed of 4mph
Weee!! that'll be a riot after the hour it takes you to get to a fight :)
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Were there ever any tank vs tank battles in WW1? From the little I know of that time frame, tanks where used for infantry support or to help break the stalemate of static trench warfare. Without infantry, trenches, miles of barbed wire, or anything to attack other than other tanks; after a few weeks they would probably end up as a seldom used part of an arena that doesn't get much population anyway.
Question. What is that piece of lumber chained to the Mk IV used for? The tank seems to have been modified to allow the board to move along and over the tank with the treads.
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Were there ever any tank vs tank battles in WW1? From the little I know of that time frame, tanks where used for infantry support or to help break the stalemate of static trench warfare. Without infantry, trenches, miles of barbed wire, or anything to attack other than other tanks; after a few weeks they would probably end up as a seldom used part of an arena that doesn't get much population anyway.
Question. What is that piece of lumber chained to the Mk IV used for? The tank seems to have been modified to allow the board to move along and over the tank with the treads.
it was kindov like a way to get a little more traction when getting out of a trench, it kept the treads level
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Were there ever any tank vs tank battles in WW1? From the little I know of that time frame, tanks where used for infantry support or to help break the stalemate of static trench warfare. Without infantry, trenches, miles of barbed wire, or anything to attack other than other tanks; after a few weeks they would probably end up as a seldom used part of an arena that doesn't get much population anyway.
Question. What is that piece of lumber chained to the Mk IV used for? The tank seems to have been modified to allow the board to move along and over the tank with the treads.
That pile of sticks is dumped into a trench so the tank can drive over it.
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Think there was one battle where German A7Vs engaged Whippets and Mark IVs, they sorta lost but it was really
more of a skirmish than a battle. The bundle of sticks was called a fascine iirc.
The timber was used to aid traction or to help "unstick" the caterpillars.
Other than other tanks, is there anything to engage in WW1?
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yes, the trees
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Only thing WW1 tanks would be good for is trying to bomb them.