The other nine images I created of R.I.P. 'R.I.P.'R "Finding itself in a peaceful area"

The other nine images I created of R.I.P. 'R.I.P.'R "Finding itself in a peaceful area":

Fictional story about R.I.P. 'R.I.P.'R tank with a new image I created: Finding itself in a peaceful area ...

Fictional story about R.I.P. 'R.I.P.'R tank with a new image I created ( background image for this new image I created, is found at https://romaniadacia.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/salciua-a-pitoresque-haven/carpathian-romanian-mountains-landscape-beautiful-valleys/ ) : 

Finding itself in a peaceful area, battle-worn and damaged -- but still operational and able to fight -- the R.I.P. ‘R.I.P.’R tank sees a settlement down the hill. 

(Imagine this hills landscape is a part of Tanx's ‘Classic’ arena, and if it is a safe settlement down the hill, then it is an ‘energy’ icon in the game.)

 

R.I.P. 'R.I.P.'R tank with decals and damage.

R.I.P. 'R.I.P.'R tank with decals and damage. Damage was an intentional act to make it look battle-worn.

Tanxin' on the internet world (parody of 'Rockin' in the Free World')

 Before the song, I would like to say I am a Buddhist, and the game does not have even virtual images of people being killed, but just virtual tanks getting destroyed. There is no physical killing, it's just a virtual game.

There's the different terrains
Classic, desert, mars, and snow
Tanks shufflin' side to side
People sleepin' in their rides
There's nickname signs above our tanks
I recognize the ones who can make me dead
Don't feel like a noob, but I am to them
So I try to forget it any way I can.



Keep on Tanxin' on the internet world,
Keep on Tanxin' on the internet world
Keep on Tanxin' on the internet world,
Keep on Tanxin' on the internet world.



I see a woman in the fight
She really knows that mouse in her hand
Under her usual nick tonight
She really knows how to play her tin can
Now she's putting a kid away, he's taking another nuke hit
She's sick in her skill, because she's really improved it
That's one more kid that'll have to be schooled
Fallin' for Tanx, havin' to learn to play cool.



Keep on Tanxin' on the internet world,
Keep on Tanxin' on the internet world
Keep on Tanxin' on the internet world,
Keep on Tanxin' on the internet world.



The free game's a thousand points of light
Even for the homeless man
Noone really get's killed with the virtual
Tank gun ammo (that's good)
We got message boards and top player lists
Got mute for players who get us ticked
Got a man of the people, says keep hope alive
Got unlimited lives to burn, got terrains to drive.



Keep on Tanxin' on the internet world,
Keep on Tanxin' on the internet world
Keep on Tanxin' on the internet world,
Keep on Tanxin' on the internet world.

Last five photos of the set, of my R.I.P. 'R.I.P.'R tank.

These 5 photos, plus the 3 photos already posted, make 8 photos in the set.

Photos of R.I.P. 'R.I.P.R' tank in the real world!!!! :)

This is my tank. I have made it R.I.P. 'R.I.P.'R in the real world:

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Military tank tires are made of rubber, I guess.

 Post by someone at http://www.track-link.com/forums/modelling_kits/11957/flat below:

I beg to differ on your statement "The rubber tires should NOT have seams". Most tank wheels have seams on them, especially when they are new. They do wear down over time but often are still visable. Here are some examples

M13/40
http://svsm.org/gallery/m13-40/IMG_3880

Pz I
http://inmenlo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tank-wheels-580.jpg

M-60
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/389746048_c0cf7883d5.jpg

M4 Sherman HVSS
http://data.primeportal.net/m4a1/M4a1-04-DSC01075.JPG

Now how much of these would be visable in 1/35?

Roy

And another following post by someone else:

Yes while most real tanks with rubber tires do have seams the problem with them on a model is 1) the mold seam does not look so much like the real seam and 2) if you leave them it just looks like you were lazy and didnt remove the seams. Plus 3) you have big flat spots where the sprues were anyway. Mostly I totally remove the seams.

One potential problem with the Tamiya kit (or the M13/40 in general) is that its hard to fit the tracks in place late in the assembly. They wont fit under the track guards and over the return rollers.

Also in the Tamiya kit they tell you that you can remove the rear part of the track guards to make a different version, but this results in a huge, nasty, irregular seam along the hull side. Plus there are big vertical seams under the engine deck hinges/latches on the sides. 

Weapons system and stabilization system on M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank

Some of the 'Weapons' section at http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/cv/tank/M1.html below:

WEAPONS

The Hughes infrared Thermal Imaging System (TIS) senses a small difference in heat radiated by objects. This is converted to electrical signals which are displayed on a cathode ray tube, similar to a TV picture. This image also is projected into the gunner's eyepiece. His sight displays target range information, ready-to-fire, and other systems indications. It also indicates if the laser rangefinder has received more than one return. The fire control computer has data entry and test panels for fault diagnosis.

A stabilization system permits accurate firing on the move. The gunner merely places his graticule on the target, and uses the laser rangefinder to determine the range. Then a computer applies necessary angles, and the gunner opens fire. The computer also gets information from a wind sensor and a pendulum static cant sensor on the turret roof. The main gun has a muzzle reference system to measure the bend of the gun. The gunner manually sets battle sight range, ammunition type, barrel wear, muzzle reference compensation, barometric pressure, and ammunition temperature.

Vertical and horizontal stabilizers on military tanks

Most of the post of someone at http://forums.eugensystems.com/viewtopic.php?t=36145&start=30 below:

The Sherman was one of the first widely produced tanks to feature a gyroscopic stabilized gun and sight. The stabilization was only in the vertical plane, as the mechanism could not slew the turret. The stabilizer was sufficient to keep the gun within 1/8th of a degree, or 2 mils while crossing moderately rough terrain at 15 miles an hour. This gave a hit probability of 70% on enemy tanks at ranges of 300 to 1200 yards.[57] The utility of the stabilization is debatable, with some saying it was useful for its intended purpose, others only for using the sights for stabilized viewing on the move.[58] Some operators disabled the stabilizer.

The Centurion Mark 3 tank had the first mechanical horizontal/vertical stabilization system in 1948.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d5d_1302449828

One of versions of the M48 Patton tank had a two axis mechanical stabilizer that didn't quite work out, it was ripped out and replaced with an electric one in the next version.

The T-54/55 gun system was vertically stabilized in 1953, and horizontally stabilized in 55. It apparently had the most complete mechanical gun stabilization system by 1956. It still wasn't that great at hitting anything while moving due to the lack of a fire control computer.

It's a fasinating subject these stabilizers.

Arena Active Protection Armour in Slow Motion - 18000 FPS HD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpmcmKwWzYo 

When I said:

I won't say what denomination of Buddhism I am, though.

I now will say:

I will now tell you what kind of Buddhism I am. I am a Theravada buddhist.

Here is a famous Theravada website:

http://accesstoinsight.org

This Theravada website -- if I remember correctly -- had links to non-english Theravada websites, but I cannot find that links page anymore at accesstoinsight.org.

I found, though, through a google search what looks like -- not sure if it really is -- the links page I saw of the past at accesstoinsight.org. The URL is http://pratyeka.org/a2i/outsources/foreign.html

Here are the links from that page:

Catalàn

Tipitaka En Català (Albert Biayna Gea) offers a collection of suttas from the Anguttara Nikaya in Catalàn (you must click past the advertisement to get to the site)

Chinese (Traditional & Simplified)

Dhamma Page of Tainan (Hu Shiah) (Lau, Sinh-Lam) offers a growing number of Han-ji (Chinese) translations of suttas and other texts. Also has a mirror of "Access to Insight" in English.

The Wings to Awakening: Readings in Theravadan Buddhism in Chinese Translation (Lau, Sinh-Lam) is a Chinese website (both in Simplified and Traditional Fonts) dedicated to the study and practice of Theravada Buddhist Teachings. It is created and maintained by two Theravadan Buddhist practitioners and at present, all the materials are selected, translated, and organized by them, of which over the years they have found particularly useful in their own practice. Includes translations of several Pali suttas.

Czech

Prátelé Dhammy ("Friends of Dhamma") has an extensive library of readings in Czech from the Thai Forest traditions and the Pali canon.

Dutch

Sleutel tot Inzicht ("Key to Insight") (Peter van Loosbroek)

Suttas.net (Dhammajoti)

Toegang tot Inzicht ("Access to Insight") (Django Vaal)

French

Accès au Canon Pali (Michel Proulx) mirrors the sutta collection of Access to Insight in English, and offers a growing number of French translations of suttas and other texts.

La Parole du Bouddha (Remy Zins)

German

Tipitaka, der Pali Kanon des Theravada-Buddhismus offers a complete German translation of the Digha and Majjhima Nikayas, plus extensive excerpts from the remaining three Nikayas.

Dhamma-dana offers German translations of articles by Ajaan Chah, Ajaan Suwat, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Bhikkhu Bodhi, and Ayya Khema.

Hungarian

A Buddha Ujja ("The Finger of the Buddha") (Nyitrai Gábor)

Indonesian

Dhamma Citta: Tipitaka-Kanon Pali

Italian

Canone Pali: le parole del Buddha (Enzo Alfano)

Il Canone Pali (Michel Proulx)

Norwegian

Tekster i oversettelse (Kåre A. Lie)

Polish

Sasana.pl (Piotr Jagodziński)

Tipitaka.pl (Andrzej Dałek)

Trzy Kosze (The Three Baskets): Tłumaczenie sutt buddyskich (Hubert Kowalewski)

Portuguese

Acesso ao Insight: Leituras do Budismo Theravada (Michael Beisert) offers an extensive collection of Pali suttas, articles by major teachers from the Thai forest traditions, and much more — all translated into Portuguese.

Romanian

Studii despre Buddhism (Dan Ignat). In addition to Romanian translations of selections from the Mahindarama Buddhism e-course, this site offers a handful of passages from the Tipitaka. More are on the way.

Russian

Koleso Dhammy ("Wheel of Dhamma") offers a modest selection of suttas and other passages from the Pali canon, plus several articles from the pages of Access to Insight.

Serbian

Pali Kanon (Branko Kovačević) offers a good selection of suttas and other passages from the Pali canon, plus several articles from the pages of Access to Insight.

Sinhala

Aathaapi: Pure Theravada Buddhism Exposed according to The Original Pali Canon (Saminda Ranasinghe) offers the complete Buddha Jayanthi Tipitaka in Sinhalese script (Pali and translation) in PDF format.

The Tipitaka (Russia) offers Sinhala translations of large portions of the Vinaya and Sutta Pitakas.

Spanish

Bosque Theravada offers Spanish language translations of suttas and articles by teachers from the Thai forest traditions.

Centro Mexicano del Buddhismo Theravada A.C. offers an extensive collection of Spanish language texts.

TextosBudistas (Hugo Gayosso) is a new site with a growing collection of Spanish language texts.

Swedish

Suttor (Kerstin Jönhagen) offers Swedish translations of about 30 suttas. The site's home page has links to other Swedish Buddhist resources.

Vietnamese

BuddaSasana: Vietnamese Buddhist Page (Binh Anson) offers the entire Vietnamese translation of the Tipitaka and is regularly revised and corrected for any errors. Also distributes a free CD that includes both the BuddhaSasana website (in Vietnamese; updated monthly) and Access to Insight (in English; updated every six months).

 

Earth

A good all-around source for international links to Dhamma sites is the Wikipedia. In particular, look for the box titled "In other languages" in the lower left corner of these pages: Buddhism, Theravada, and Tipitaka.

 

 

There is a warning, though, on that webpage:

 

Note: I can't vouch for the quality of all the materials offered on the external sites listed here. Some are more useful than others. Use your own best judgment. To report errors or to recommend sites to add to this list, please contact me.