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Re: "Elefant" Hover Tank
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Sun, 31 Aug 2003 04:44:52 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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Hey Leonard,
Sorry for not replying to the main message, but I found this one very
interesting.
First I’ll talk about your MOCs.
I really like the two hover tanks! Heh. They’re very compact, sleek, and look
powerful with those big guns. I also like how you (consciously or
subconsciously) gave them a very Eastern feel...
Such as:
- the rounded, sloped body
- the low profile which cramps up crew compartment (this is horrible true of the T-72, which has one of the lowest turret design in the world, but also the most cramped)
- the ridiculously large cannons which look way too big for a tank of that size (just like the T-72’s 125mm main cannon)
Overall, very good MOC.
My main suggestion though, would be to refine your cannons a bit. They look
sorta flimsy in their current state.
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Furthermore, I remember hearing how many fighter pilots today rely more on
their scopes than on looking out the window to find their enemy. I think
that in the future, clear canopies will be increasingly about aesthetics than
military usefulness - especially as sensors become more and more developed.
Especially in space.
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Uh, that’s not entirely true. While technology is being used to its fullest
potential, examples include: Russian fighter pilots using their helmet mounted
sensors to guide missiles in a general direction and American pilots shooting
BVR (Beyond Visual Range) missiles with powerful radar-guidance, fighter pilots
still rely on their eyes to fight.
Example: dogfights
Now don’t think for a second dogfighting is a thing of the past. America thought
this in Vietnam and Korea, and learned some hard lessons. Top Gun and Red Flag
were created to teach American pilots how to dogfight again because it simply
wasn’t being taught effectively in regular programs. Look at fighters of the
Vietnam period such as the
F-4 Phantom with its
small, forward-facing canopy, lack of internal gun system, and large size. Now
look at today’s
F-16
Fighting Falcon with it’s bubble canopy, it’s 20mm internal minigun, and small,
maneuverable shape.
So as you can see, pilots still have to be able to use their EYES to observe
their surrounding and pick enemy targets.
Read the beginning of this page
for more info.
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Of course, the problem in lego building is the lack of “centering” that a
canopy provides. It immeadiately shows where the minifig goes, and where the
front is. One of the first comments I had showing a ‘in construction’ pics
was “does a minifig fit in? where? - where’s the front?”
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Yeah, that’s true. Somehow a canopy always makes a vehicle seem more like a
“vehicle”, IMO.
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But thank you for the compliments, especially about “out-of-the-box”. I
really try to think outside of the common aesthetical cliches when building.
Espeically military designs. What struck me about the Mammoth was how Mladen
totally re-thought the concept of a tank within new technological background
that suspensor-hover tech will provide, and I tried to implement that same
re-evaluation in the Elefant.
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Heh. I’m pleased you were inspired by my MOC, this is something I’m always glad
to here. Again, great job on those tanks, Leonard.
Mladen Pejic
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