Sherman offroad capability

[SteelBird]

I cam across this video on YouTube. In the video, around 10 big guys taking their tanks and offroad truck to play in a "mountainous" area. It's really a good playground for RC tank and they really had fun. What interesting is that I found the Sherman suffered rollover the most though a Tiger1 and the offroad truck also suffer rollover. What draw my attention is that the Sherman with its tall, narrow profile is not so suitable for offroad driving. What do you think?

[ALPHA]

Looks like the Sherman that rolled over was a Firefly....because of the extended length it looks narrower...To me it's more driver than tank lol....since the firefly is longer...the guy shouldn't attack a slope sideways...it's long...so just go for it...reading the terrain is just like surfing...once you got it down...you know what too and what not too do....all these tanks have limitations...just like the real counterparts

ALPHA

[SteelBird]

Actually, the Sherman is also on my to-buy-list. I have own two tanks so far and will build another from knock-down kits soon. All are German tank though one of them is modern. I think it's time to consider tanks from a different country. If I will go for WW2 tanks what I consider would be; the T-34, KV-1 or the Sherman.

For the tanks in the video, I think it is driver's fault too. Maybe he didn't know his tank very much but the terrain is really ideal for tanks and off-road trucks. Should the tanks have wider hull and lower center gravity, the plastic tanks should all their lower parts upgraded to metal, the tanks would roll over so easily. You play a model tank because of 1). its historical background 2). its capability to drive 3). more simple, you love it.

[palepainter]

Weight in the lower hull would help out a Sherman as well.

[SteelBird]

Weight in the lower hull would help out a Sherman as well.

Yes, that is what I want to say. For example, upgrade to metal track and metal road wheel would greatly lower the center gravity of the Sherman.

[billpe]

Yeah, remember if that's a stock kit, it's going to have plenty of weight up top compared withe lower half. Using HVSS suspension with wider tracks would also help.

[greengiant]

Doubt lower hull added weight would have helped the Sherman driver. He just made bad choices on his angle of attack that caused the rollovers.

[ALPHA]

Doubt lower hull added weight would have helped the Sherman driver. He just made bad choices on his angle of attack that caused the rollovers.

I second that ...Looks like he actually wanted to copy the lucky power slide the Tiger guy did....guess he didn't realize ...that guy took most of the loose ground with that slide...so what was left for him was a surface that was more grippy....and not conducive to what he wanted to do...he should have just went straight..instead of attempting that turn / off camber decent
Did anyone Notice how the guys with stowage on their tanks didn't even take a chance at it???


ALPHA

[SteelBird]

Look likes the Sherman driver is a bad driver. He got his tank roll over more than one time. However, it is a great ground for tanks, and I think those guys enjoy with their tanks there.

[Model Builder 4]

Hi guy's,

As (Paul ) scalawag pointed out, this is the home turf and test track of ( SWAG ) South Wales Armour Group, it is at a site called Rhoose point in Barry South Wales, some of you may have heard of Barry Island through the popular TV programme ' Gavin & Stacey ' I completed the coarse back last October using my Torro mostly metal KV-1, there are some very challenging obstacles to this place and on first sight of some of the inclines I thought no way can an rc tank attack them, but the KV done itself proud, and only losing one road wheel on the way around ( by which you are not allowed to replace as this is marked as a fail ) , I would recommend this place to anyone wishing to test both their's and their tanks driving capabilities, great place to visit and a great group to be part of

Cheers, Lee.