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OK, I have gotten about half of the results compiled. Here's what I have for now, I should finish the rest tomorrow evening.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...Yb09aeVE&hl=en
CM = Center Mass
PHL = Passenger Headlight / Tail Light
SC = Shooter's Choice (if no obvious weakpoint had been found the shooter would look for a weakspot)
looks good, not counting bad installs the new blinder is a great product and can basically JTG on most cars.
Blinder's did pretty good. The weakspots in the installs were quickly picked up though on the MOAC.
ohh yeah I forgot you did it there, so basically if you do ok on that course you should be great in real life and if you JTG there you are basically invisible in real life, so then the blinders did even better then I thought.
If you JTG here you are invisible!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by languy99
Here's another interesting lesson....
I have my RD (GX65) mounted stealth in a visor mount. Its up high. It caught all of the forward LIDAR hits pretty much at the same time the Blinders did. That's not the surprising part.
What is surprising is that it caught the majority of the rear hits fairly close and all of them after about 500 ft. This is in a large 4 door truck, and that RD is pretty much covered up, yet it still picked it up even though its just about level with my head and slightly offset to the right. So the next time someone asks if mounting the RD high hurts LIDAR reception.... from the front: no. From the rear, it helps because its not blocked by a body, seats, etc.
Also found out that the silver stripes on my truck are deadly, and might be impossible to protect. Did okay against LIDAR (held for a few seconds before PT so at least I have a fighting chance).... except when it was shooters choice and he aimed high on the stripes. Near instant PT. Gotta figure out what my next steps are... but I will do something about it one way or another. I don't look at PTs as failure, for me or anyone else. Knowing the weak points in my setup is just as important, if not more, than knowing the strong points.
I think by the time we process all of our experiences a huge amount of data is going to come out of these tests since we had some many different setups against a fair number of guns on a course from hell.
You see that black erosion mesh on the right side of the road coming down the hill. You can't tell in the videos but in most cars they cover up the right jammer from seeing the gun for a second or so, leaving the entire job of jamming to only one side. That's the ultimate in seeing if your jammers do the job!
More in my book, if you think you are JTFG because to always test on a favorable course then it's a false sense of security.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Chariot
This course showed exactly where your weakness is, and now you have to find a way to make it was. CM weakness is a big thing!!
Cat,
While its on my mind, I wanted to publicly thank you for everything you did, volunteering all that time, your guns, etc. I know it was fun at first but after about 5 hours of being right there with the shooter, writing down results and handling the radio it must have tried your patience. I think we all owe you a debt.
My videos should be available by mid-week. I have about 3.5 hours to comb through, and edit out car tags on, if any. In the lounge... of course. :)
Always a pleasure to help out any way I can. I really enjoy it and getting to meet some of the people here I chat with on a regular basis is always a plus. Always nice to have a face to put with the name.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Chariot
I want to thank Swamp and JMCCAM for going the extra mile to attend. They drove in from 100's of miles away to take part. Now that's dedication.
[/quote]Always a pleasure to help out any way I can. I really enjoy it and getting to meet some of the people here I chat with on a regular basis is always a plus. Always nice to have a face to put with the name.
I want to thank Swamp and JMCCAM for going the extra mile to attend. They drove in from 100's of miles away to take part. Now that's dedication.[/QUOTE]
Thanks go to CAT4 and the use of all his toys!:D :beer:
The drive was well worth it to know that my set-up is working the way it should be.
I really enjoyed meeting everyone and alot of these guys have some insanely nice vehicles.
I look forward to the next meet.