Tank class player?

[FooTemps]

I was reading through the multi barrel gun thread when I remembered that vf-xx's goal was to become a walking tank class player at scenario games... Who else thinks that this would be fun/feasible to be a tank even without a vehicle or anything of that sort?

[kemikos]

I remember hearing about a game this year where it happened...

It was a "Terminator"-themed game, and a few players were "terminators" who, if I remember the description correctly, played by tank rules. I don't remember the name or field, but it was May or June...

And, of course, at MechWar last year, anyone who wanted to build a BattleMech costume (by decorating a set of football pads) could play as a 'Mech, using a modified set of tank rules (basically, they couldn't shoot at regular players. "Weapon upgrades" allowed them to eliminate ground troops with grenades, though).

Whether or not you'd be allowed to do it depends on the game and the producers, I would imagine. One problem I expect you'd have to figure out - how are you going to tell the "tank" players from the regular grunts? In order to prevent confusion, I'd imagine you'd have to be easy to recognize... (IIRC, the "Terminators" wore a kind of vest or something.)

Someone's already come up with a different solution to that problem, apparently. Check out this Warpig article:

http://www.warpig.com/paintball/resources/books/pug/

I'm actually planning to try building one of these; they seem like the perfect tanks for most scenario games.

Oh, to answer your original question: I do!

Kenn

[Pyrate Jim]

http://www.pbmarshals.com/SHELOB.html

The Spider runs on tank rules, and it does shoot back. At the Halloween game at Strategy Plus in CT, Ladymarshal was the one inside. She played with a PGP, the gunport was tight enough that all she did was push the PGP out and back to pump it.

[vf-xx]

Re: Tank class player?

Originally posted by FooTemps
I was reading through the multi barrel gun thread when I remembered that vf-xx's goal was to become a walking tank class player at scenario games... Who else thinks that this would be fun/feasible to be a tank even without a vehicle or anything of that sort?

Hey! somone actually remembers what I'm doing!!! For mine I believe it would have been obvious. Given away by the large backpack and the huge gun rig.

On a secondary note, I'm not sure it's going to happen as steady cam vests and arms (even used) are prohibitively expensive.

[FooTemps]

You could probably botch together your own steadicam type vest. I've seen instructions on how to do it. All you need to do is make sure you balance it properly.

[vf-xx]

We'll see, I have another project in mind, but I think I'll keep it to myself until I have more of it done.

[FooTemps]

lol, I think we all have projects that we're working on right now. (can anyone say electro-y-grip? )

[Wes Janson]

I've got you ALL beat! For the Finale, I'm going to convert my bicycle by putting a frame over it, and modifying it to be basically a PUG on wheels. All it will require is some scrap wood, some nails, some netting, and maybe a new seat Best of all, however, is that I'll be able to take it literally into the enemy base if I wish, and I won't need to deal with insurance, cut-off switches, and the like. If you watch the last Finale, the Bounty Hunters actually had a small wheelchair tank on their team that was moderately effective (hampered by the wheels, though).

[doc_Zox]

a bicyles high center of gravity
could be a bit dangerous with a cage surround

shooting while peddling could get sketchy

and an endo faceplant would be really bad

The rangers had a flintstone tank at Twin Showers
it was ~ 4 x 10 and held several players

[Wes Janson]

You don't move and shoot in a tank It's about as effective as shooting while running: not very. The idea is to get to a good spot, then open up. I've seen people ignore a gas-powered tank making a helluva racket until it gets within a couple dozen feet, by which point they're already screwed. Make it a motorless tank, and I can probably barrel tag people with it

[judster]

you cant barrel tag people if you are in a tank...there is a 20 foot rule reguarding tanks. gas powered or a foot driven tank fall under these rules....the last mxs game in OK had foot tanks(it was based off kelly's heros thus no helos were used, but instead they were used as tanks) it was stated by mother that you could not get within 20 feet of them, however if you have a bunker between you and the tank that is ok.

[DeeEight]

Get a large plastic garbage can, flip it upside down, and presto... instant darlek.

[dyst0pia]

dalek.

[Wes Janson]

I came close to doing the trash can idea, but I'm too tall for it to work properly, and there were too many people out there And I wound up not having the time to convert my bike unfortunately. One group of guys on the Jedi team this weekend had done just that, however. Somehow, somewhere, they acquired the body shell from a yellow hummer. They then cut apart a pair of bikes, and mounted each wheel individually onto the frame, and added some mesh underneath to protect the feet. Unfortunately they didn't bother to make provisions for a cannon. Nothing has quite the same ability to provoke both dread and laughter than the sight of four italian guys running full tilt down the road inside a hummer body with an enemy tank shooting up their tail as they went. Dread, knowing you're about to be trapped by that tank chasing them, and humor because, well, it's funny as hell.

[darwin]

a porta-forte