WCMatt Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 You're better off without them unless you're on tarmac, and especially if you're on cars! :-) Andy I have heard that about car crushing (it's hard on the pads & other bits). Did not know that you could run the tracks w/o pads (kind of thought it would be like driving a car/truck on rims alone). Should have brought one of those back in the 90's when they were (really) cheap. Oh well.. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCMatt Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Not impressed, I've always considered this pointless and potentially dangerous :embarrassed: Would have to agree. I guess it's cheaper to do then building a brick wall & drive through it. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDonovan Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 from Small caliber to 90mm.... Tanks Trucks & Firepower Show 2013 CVRT 90mm Scorpion, 76mm Saladin, 30mm Scimitar. Snipers Rifle etc Something went wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) I have heard that about car crushing (it's hard on the pads & other bits). Did not know that you could run the tracks w/o pads (kind of thought it would be like driving a car/truck on rims alone). Should have brought one of those back in the 90's when they were (really) cheap. Oh well.. Matt There's not a lot of point in using the pads on mud/grass - it's just a waste of rubber. On tarmac without pads I think you are restricted to 5 mph, and obviously you need to make sure you don't damage the road surface. The folks I know don't do car crushing due to the damage it causes to the vehicles. It's not just hard on the tracks, anything caught in them can damage the rest of the vehicle. It must be a safety nightmare as well. Edited August 30, 2013 by Lauren Child Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 We at the ex Soviet Union can do this just as well as those in the Imperialist West!! :yawn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 As the holder of a MOD small arms range supervisor's ticket many moons ago, I'm not sure I'm entirely happy about the safety aspects of those demos. I know it isn't live ammunition, but even so ... :blush: Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Grundy Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 The SMG; incorrect weapon handling, the magazine should not be held by the left hand, the left hand should support the weapon under the barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLUF Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 (edited) Do n't forget the bus at War and Peace Edited August 31, 2013 by FLUF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Damn was hoping that it was the landie that was going to get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Hmmm.. the MOBAT was elevated a tad high.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Should of sent a Sherman in there :coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hall Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 As the holder of a MOD small arms range supervisor's ticket many moons ago, I'm not sure I'm entirely happy about the safety aspects of those demos. I know it isn't live ammunition, but even so ... :blush: Andy I can completely agree, it would have been a bit more professional to have had a range officer conducting the demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDonovan Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 Diesel CVRT Scimitar... at Tanks, Trucks & Firepower Show 2013. Andrew Baker putting this amazing vehicle through its paces. Neutral Turns.... Reverse Driving... and a couple of Slow Motion sequences. .... awesome !! Cummins Engine. 30mm Rardon Canon " width="644" height="390">">Something went wrong... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR1C_TvYb-Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDonovan Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 What an amazing machine... seems to glide along... great acceleration and speed. So quiet.. is it electric or is the driver peddling !!! Lovely restoration.... very impressed. The M29 Weasel was a World War II tracked vehicle, built by Studebaker, designed for operation in snow. The idea for the Weasel came from the work of British inventor Geoffrey Pyke in support of his proposals to attack Axis forces and industrial installations in Norway. Pyke's plan to hamper the German atomic weapons development became Project Plough for which he proposed a fast light mechanised device that would transport small groups of commando troops of the 1st Special Service Force across snow. In active service in Europe, Weasels were used to supply frontline troops over difficult ground when wheeled vehicles were immobilised. The first 2,103 vehicles had 15 in (380 mm) tracks, a later version had 20 in (510 mm) tracks. The M29 was amphibious, but with a very low freeboard;[2] the M29C Water Weasel was the amphibious version, with buoyancy cells in the bow and stern as well as twin rudders. Something went wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDonovan Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 Something went wrong... later it defeated the first tank - FV432 - that tried.... follow this link to see the video " width="644" height="390">">Something went wrong... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOf2s24bcs4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Moving the Galaxy, what a shambles that was, dangerous too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I agree, the tow rope was too high making the car "Dig" into the earth, increasing the pull and subsequent added stresses on the rope, the guy sitting at the rear of the tow vehicle was in line for a possible injury from the rope if it should part particularly at the point on the towed vehicle............ just got to be careful folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 IT wasnt even a proper tow rope if l am not mistaken it was a ratchet strap which is not designed to be used in that role Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewinder Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Bit surprised there doesn't appear to be any adults around. Not saying there's anything wrong with younger generation getting involved, but they look a tad young to be doing this unsupervised at a public event.. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I hate to think what the insurance companies would make of this if it had all gone pear shaped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDonovan Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Something went wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDonovan Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Andy Baker demonstrating this amazing vehicle. Something went wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuno Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 To me the moral winner is the old Ford. Definitely. Though a completely defenseless vehicle, they had cowardly stripped its wheels so that it could not escape anymore and had nothing left than to be smashed by the "tank". But even then, the Galaxy resisted very long ...and in fact the driver of the "tank" should have closed the hatch so that he could have left the arena without the spectators recognizing him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDonovan Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 To me the moral winner is the old Ford. Definitely.Though a completely defenseless vehicle, they had cowardly stripped its wheels so that it could not escape anymore and had nothing left than to be smashed by the "tank". But even then, the Galaxy resisted very long ...and in fact the driver of the "tank" should have closed the hatch so that he could have left the arena without the spectators recognizing him. Agreed.... thanks for your response.... made me chuckle !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDonovan Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 CVRT Spartan FV103 at Tanks Trucks & Firepower - Great Slow Motion Sequences Very Cool Crew !! 48AT85 Something went wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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