Oddball Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I'm rather confused, not an uncommon occurrence I'll admit but still. Would a V2 rocket come under armour or aircraft? I just can't decide. Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Does it say 'Special Armour' on the box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Rockets and space it ain't armour as it ain't armoured It's not a plane has it has no wings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Does it say 'Special Armour' on the box? Good guess. It's a beauty too. Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 The V2 was an artillery rocket which makes it a military vehicle and not an aircraft in addition its shell was made from steel sheet so you could claim it was (very) thin armour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) The A4 (V2) was the first man made object to enter space under control, whilst it had ballistic profile it's a huge disservice to call it an artillery rocket. After all Al Shepherd the first American into space rode a Redstone booster which was essentially a modified A4. It had no armour what so ever, but it did have a complicated system of gyro controlled vanes amongst other directional control technology as well as system of mixing the liquid propellant, it's would be best to be classified as an IRBM. The RAF's Thor was not a huge advancement on the A4 and that came along over ten years later. In fact SCUD was not was no better. Marty... Edited September 14, 2014 by marty_hopkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 It says Special Armour on the box - QED: It's a tank! No amount of semantics can change that fact now. PS - I've got the older Condor kit, but it will have to be relegated to a tarp shrouded missile in transit now the SA kits are out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Oh dear lord, what have I started? I thought about putting the WIP in the space section but as it's such a big WW2 centrepiece I would love to put it in armour. Oh the decisions. Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Its not a IRBM its a FROG same as the Scud If its a tank wheres the wheels and tracks ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 It's no good trying to get all technical after the fact.....We've clearly established that it's a kind of tank, now let the build begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 No No No No No No NOT A TANK !!!!!!!!!!!! its a ROCKET light fuse run away hopefully goes up otherwise wait for big bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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