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RanLSX, on Mar 07 2018 - 13:44, said:
So recently the Ran keeps getting asked what he would do for a fictional td vehicle for Italy
I don't know, probably something different that would technologically impress the invaders. Something they would think of as clever and interesting. Maybe something with a television to entertain the invading barbarian's short attention span.
Maybe try to add this remote control tech with a television for aiming. Use the autoloader 90/53 and give it remote traverse & elevation with maybe a towed generator for power or something. Probably would have to box out the front of the gunners (next to the driver) position to fit the camera. No more need for gunshields.
Revisiting this fictional project. I still think it's a doable project.
I found some problems w/ the tech mentioned here:
http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/458425-unmanned-patton/
Our "prototipo" is pretty much defensive/stationary and our televisions enjoy superior pixels compared to others.
Now here's the thing I find to be the most serious problem that pertains to our model:
"The first problem was seeing the target to begin with. Especially if the gunner traversed from a majority light to a majority dark view, or vice versa, the settings on the camera had to be adjusted to compensate. Then the gunner had to adjust himself to the new picture. This was a significant reason why laying on a target took, on average, twice as long for the radio controlled tank as it would for a normally crewed tank. (22-30 seconds, when CONARC’s requirement for a first round was 15 seconds). The second problem was that there was often a delay between controller input and actual tank movement, or cessation of movement. As a result, a lot of fine tuning proved to be required."
I think a battery of 3-4 of these could minimize the necessity of excessive traversing. Its still a problem but I think with practice they could focus/re-adjust the camera in no time.
I learned to re-adjust my old black and white in 2- 3 seconds flat, but hey, I'm the Ran. It helps when you turn dials that actually work.
Anyway, as far as the picture quality goes, it looks pretty gud for its time:
...and that's without superior Italian pixels.
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I don't quite understand the need/location of this part but I'm no expert at remote turret gunsights:
"There was also an external lens which was used for boresighting, adjusting this whole system to make sure the tank was aiming where it was supposed to was a three-man job and fairly complicated."
I was going to connect this next part beside the gun mount so it wouldn't wiggle from the recoil.
"The second was the gun camera, fitted with a zoom lens. The lens is listed as an f1:4.5, for use at ranges from 280 to 1,000 yards. There was also a motor-driven iris. The camera observed through the gunner’s periscope, as per a normal tank, but the reticle was replaced with one as part of the camera system."
Edited by RanLSX, Aug 20 2019 - 00:30.
