tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262220849718806044.post4417863757523334062..comments2024-03-27T10:51:27.467+00:00Comments on Paint-it-Pink: Chinese ZTZ-169C Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262220849718806044.post-75086613809892727402017-12-14T15:29:49.890+00:002017-12-14T15:29:49.890+00:00That's an option worth looking at. Cheers for ...That's an option worth looking at. Cheers for the link. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262220849718806044.post-10508206240374794362017-12-14T15:00:42.604+00:002017-12-14T15:00:42.604+00:00In case you don't want to scratch built it, th...In case you don't want to scratch built it, the Visigoth HG southern tank has a double barrelled flak turret variant whose bits you may be able to use although I have no idea about the relative scale to your tanks. Obviously the price is high (even before factoring in international shipping) but maybe you can find it locally in the clearance bin. Besides the full tank kit, they used to sell a visigoth upgrade blister that had that plus a bunch of spaced armor and stowage for a lower price. http://store.dp9.com/image/cache/data/dp9-hgb-south/dp9-9304-600x600.jpgSITZKRIEG!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05236105506126383773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262220849718806044.post-61621976179906794232017-12-10T13:35:40.806+00:002017-12-10T13:35:40.806+00:00Mechs in Bad Dog are not that stompy, as in they&#...Mechs in Bad Dog are not that stompy, as in they're plausible for certain definitions of plausible. I see them, use them, as a specific answer to a problem of providing armoured support, for example, when fighting in a built up area.<br /><br />Arguably, said reasons for making mechs worth fielding i.e: technological developments in sensor feedback, and situational awareness aids, could be applied to conventional tracked vehicles. But where's the fun in that!<br /><br />And walking tanks are still far more plausible than grav/hover tanks. In the real world that role is filled by airplanes and helicopters, and there's a good reason why you can't put as much armour on one as a main battle tank carries.<br /><br />OTOH: I do accept that mechs won't be carrying as much armour as tanks too. But, there is a niche they could fill, and one that might come around given human nature e.g: look, shiny new toy! Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262220849718806044.post-14680199104307934362017-12-10T12:10:30.232+00:002017-12-10T12:10:30.232+00:00It is what it is. I guess you shouldn't be wor...It is what it is. I guess you shouldn't be worried about tanks that are ten times the size of modern tanks if you can have giant stompy mechs. :) I have to say they do look more like something for near future 15mm.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16293162456263037331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262220849718806044.post-29132158671731238022017-12-07T18:53:41.647+00:002017-12-07T18:53:41.647+00:00Anyone might think that I was a little obsessed ab...Anyone might think that I was a little obsessed about my universe. Don't know why? ;-) Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262220849718806044.post-72920094866574739962017-12-07T17:13:58.822+00:002017-12-07T17:13:58.822+00:00One barrel for matter, one barrel for anti-matter?...One barrel for matter, one barrel for anti-matter? :-D<br /><br />Also, I've got to say, I love how all things become Bad Dog. SkilTaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496366094516039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262220849718806044.post-61368477183284342732017-12-07T12:41:52.537+00:002017-12-07T12:41:52.537+00:00I agree, and I'm mulling over barreldectomy op...I agree, and I'm mulling over barreldectomy options. ;-) Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262220849718806044.post-24108858563688226202017-12-07T10:29:14.640+00:002017-12-07T10:29:14.640+00:00I think it suffers a bit from "if one gun is ...I think it suffers a bit from "if one gun is cool, two must be cooler" (then again, that's hardly unique in Battletech) but I've always liked the massive low-profile turret.RogerBWhttps://blog.firedrake.org/noreply@blogger.com