The Chieftain's Random Musings Thread

The_Chieftain: The Super Pershing re-work is getting a lot of attention recently, I've noticed. I'm afraid I'm partially to blame, I decided to get myself involved, and the whole thing has expanded over not just the T26E4, but also we're looking at the M26 and M46 as well while we're at it (and why not? It's all the same hull, more or less). Part of the problem has been that the official figures we have to hand, such as Hunnicutt and Ordnance descriptions, basically result in a nerf. And, contrary to popular belief, we really don't like to nerf premium vehicles. On the other hand, we're also trying as hard as possible to 'fix' any errors which may exist in a model, let the chips fall as they may. The catch is that although we have information from some Ordnance Branch documents, from which Hunnicutt worked, we have other fairly reputable sources which say otherwise, not least the official figures 'look' wrong. To the point that I was down at an M26 earlier this week with an inclinometer trying to figure out just what the heck is going on and, sure enough, the Hunnicutt figures don't match with the real tank. This isn't so huge a surprise, as the Ordnance Form 50s he mainly worked from are basically quick reference sheets, not engineering specifications or test reports, and it wouldn't be the first time we've discovered that they're wrong. But you can imagine the confusion going on with the models when the modellers are trying to parse incorrect figures with photographs and what they can glean from other sources, with few people agreeing on what's 'right.' In this case, we picked up on the discrepancy a little late, which is why the Super P is getting the public attention. We've still a little work to do, we'll get it right.