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Post by RedsandRoyals on May 25, 2011 20:30:42 GMT -5
We've been over this in many a thread. Comparing modern weapons to 40k stuff is silly, since we can't know what armour composites are used in 40k, and how strong they are. That said, a Baneblade, by pure size, might be able to simply run over a Challenger.
Also, I now need to make a model wearing a beret and holding a tea cup. I wonder where my green stuff is.
Reds
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Post by ElegaicRequiem on May 25, 2011 21:02:51 GMT -5
Also, I now need to make a model wearing a beret and holding a tea cup. I wonder where my green stuff is. Reds Then my job here is done. |
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Post by Rolling Thunder on May 25, 2011 21:10:58 GMT -5
We've been over this in many a thread. Comparing modern weapons to 40k stuff is silly, since we can't know what armour composites are used in 40k, and how strong they are. That said, a Baneblade, by pure size, might be able to simply run over a Challenger. Poor designs are still poor. Sir Isaac Newton tells me so. |
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Post by ElegaicRequiem on May 25, 2011 21:42:09 GMT -5
Someone stop this man! He's trying to bring real-word physics into a space-fantasy game again!
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Post by Rolling Thunder on May 25, 2011 21:50:05 GMT -5
Someone stop this man! He's trying to bring real-word physics into a space-fantasy game again! *Punches Requiem for being a member of the Brigade of IT'S FANTASY DURRR. |
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Post by emptyhat on May 25, 2011 21:53:23 GMT -5
Does the brigade have a beret?
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Post by Ymmot (M.I.A) on May 25, 2011 21:56:25 GMT -5
Lasers did it.
Lasers+SCIENCE!
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Post by ElegaicRequiem on May 25, 2011 22:21:18 GMT -5
Someone stop this man! He's trying to bring real-word physics into a space-fantasy game again! *Punches Requiem for being a member of the Brigade of IT'S FANTASY DURRR. *Dodges, because he's not a member of that brigade.* |
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Post by Vice-Shogun Himura on May 26, 2011 12:48:18 GMT -5
We've been over this in many a thread. Comparing modern weapons to 40k stuff is silly, since we can't know what armour composites are used in 40k, and how strong they are. That said, a Baneblade, by pure size, might be able to simply run over a Challenger. Poor designs are still poor. Sir Isaac Newton tells me so. A Bane blade is Huge what your problem with the Turret? |
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Post by chromepip on May 28, 2011 22:50:01 GMT -5
Walrus May 18, 2011, 4:54pm, chromepip wrote:NO! You can't beat the badassness of the Black Beret
(Given that i wear one for a living!)
Although the Maroon Beret ain't bad either, lol
You wear a beret for a living?! Where can I join.... I'm an Armoured Corps Officer in Canada. The Beige is for Lawn Darts! lol |
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Post by Walrus on May 28, 2011 22:52:10 GMT -5
Sigh... Every time I see military personel in berets it's like they are mocking the Australian Army  |
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Post by Trooper One-Nine-Seven-Four on May 28, 2011 23:19:12 GMT -5
I think berets are standard non-combat uniform head gear for the U.S. Army now as well, and not just for the Special Forces...
Everyone is trying to be like the Tanith First and Only!
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Post by Walrus on May 28, 2011 23:35:30 GMT -5
What?! They took them away from us because of skin cancer fears... When the helmets we use have the same sun protection...
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Post by Rolling Thunder on Jun 5, 2011 17:48:52 GMT -5
Poor designs are still poor. Sir Isaac Newton tells me so. A Bane blade is Huge what your problem with the Turret? Incredibly high, flat sides ring a bell? |
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Post by Vice-Shogun Himura on Jun 6, 2011 19:35:43 GMT -5
A Bane blade is Huge what your problem with the Turret? Incredibly high, flat sides ring a bell? Yeah So? |
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Post by chromepip on Jun 6, 2011 21:10:28 GMT -5
Speaking as a tanker, IMHO Rolling Thunder is referencing the Sherman, nicknamed the Zippo because they light on the first strike. or even the Tiger 1 tank for that matter. Ever wonder why armour plate is slanted and not flat? Answer, slanted armour provides better protection for less weight. Look at the following picture:  By putting the plate on a 45 degree angle, you increase the stopping power. Here is the math explanation. Let T_1 be the thickness of German tank. D_1 be the distance of bullet piercing if it has to get through. Let T_2 be the thickness of Russian tank. D_2 be the distance of bullet if it has to pierce Russian tank. D_1 = D_2 . With that {D_2}^2 > {T_2}^2 . Assuming positive roots, we have D_2 > T_2 . Now since T_1 = D_1 . Plugging this, T_1 > T_2 . So even for a lesser thickness, Russians managed provide better armour and agility. More the slant, lesser the thickness of metal and distance traveled by the bullet will be more. By slanting the armour you also increase the chance of the round glancing off the armour instead of penetrating. Who knew Pythagorean Theorem could be used to win a war. For more info look at this math site: guruparan18.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/a-good-design-can-win-you-a-world-war/ |
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Post by Woz on Jun 7, 2011 7:13:13 GMT -5
The British army knew about slanted armour but they dismissed it as they "knew" that there is very little chance of a round hitting the armour dead on 90 degrees on a battlefield.
But then the British army was still being run by old cavalry types who were still sulking at losing their horses.
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Post by Gabriel Lupus on Jun 7, 2011 14:15:08 GMT -5
*Wanders in... slaps anyone who is arguing about slanted armour (or real world physics in 40k or other arguements that have been gone over FAR TOO MANY TIMES) with a haddock. Wanders out again...*
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Post by Sil on Jun 13, 2011 22:58:30 GMT -5
Slanted armour is the reason all guard tanks have better front armour than side or rear. True story.
>.>
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Post by Vice-Shogun Himura on Jun 18, 2011 9:47:54 GMT -5
 Does this work better for you RT? |
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Post by Sil on Jun 19, 2011 6:18:53 GMT -5
So guys, I remembered this thread when i made this guy from the catachan command sprue and a mug from the vehicle kit  |
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Post by Shostak(AWOL) on Jun 19, 2011 12:26:27 GMT -5
Pure win.
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Post by egon on Jun 20, 2011 13:39:04 GMT -5
Does this work better for you RT? Looks good, except for the extra, superfluos muzzlebreak. Remove it or cover it so that it doesn't look like two barrels glued together end-on-end. |
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Post by 3ff3ct on Jun 20, 2011 13:40:53 GMT -5
HAHAHA! Although he does not have a moustache, as every true Englishman does >strokes moustache<
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Post by Vice-Shogun Himura on Jun 22, 2011 21:09:46 GMT -5
So guys, I remembered this thread when i made this guy from the catachan command sprue and a mug from the vehicle kit But can he kill someone with just his Tea cup? |
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