Tanks and snow.

[Steelhammer]

In terms of the tank cooling down to the ambient outdoor temperature I really can't see anything over 1 hour making a difference but the spray sounds like a great idea.

[Marc780]

I'd use compressed air to help blow the snow and water off?

[ALPHA]

You know Jack...this post reminds me of an article I read awhile ago on Tank Strategies....there was a part that outlined how terrain played a large part in any offensive ...how an open field of Muddy ground could actually stop a tank dead...making it a sitting duck
Why I find it more and more interesting is because these models do react in the same manner...wet sand ... an improperly acclimated ... mud...will stop these models it seems ...proving tanks do have limitations ...in real time or in scale modelling
And here I thought they were just toys

ALPHA

[jarndice]

The history of the wars between England and France remind me of the defeat of the French at Agincourt, one side comprised primarily of foot soldiers and longbow men, and on the other side armoured cavalry , the ground on its surface appeared solid and to the English soldiers it remained so, but the clay underneath had retained so much water from recent rain that when the combined weight of horses and armoured soldiers were imposed upon it they could make no progress and were slaughtered. Yet another lesson from history that modern commanders have to consider. shaun

[ALPHA]

The history of the wars between England and France remind me of the defeat of the French at Agincourt, one side comprised primarily of foot soldiers and longbow men, and on the other side armoured cavalry , the ground on its surface appeared solid and to the English soldiers it remained so, but the clay underneath had retained so much water from recent rain that when the combined weight of horses and armoured soldiers were imposed upon it they could make no progress and were slaughtered. Yet another lesson from history that modern commanders have to consider. shaun

That reads almost exactly like the passage I read from Tank Strategy notations WO2c....How a small coop of tanks centered their focus on one side of a target....it was to be during the dark of night....what the commander of that regiment could not see was how the soil ...which looked solid ...was not....suffice to say the entire group of tanks got trapped in the mud....crews and armor slaughtered in that field as they fell victim to the onslaught of field artillery

ALPHA

[Steelhammer]

What we need is heated tracks and running gear

[jackalope]

Not heated tracks or running gear just spray it all down with Ballistol and the snow will not stick to any of it. Also it does wonders in mud up until the tanks just sinks in and bottoms out, but in mud and watery mud none of it sticks to any of the tracks or running gear! This stuff is really good!

http://www.ballistol.com/

[Steelhammer]

Sorry.....I thought that laughing smiley would give the game away

[jarndice]

And that is why Steelhammer I did not bother pointing out that your heated tracks would, if you were parked on a snow drift, have you sink through however many metres of snow to firm ground where you ,your men, and your Tank could spend winter until the spring thaw.As you see I did see your deliberate mistake, me and Private Pyke both shaun

[Steelhammer]

Ah.........I wondered how long it would take you to spot that