Guys, i probably have the dubious honor of having actually been in real combat, at the tender age of 43 and 15 years in the British Army, one usually will have the chance of a real war. You have to remember that lots of things are taking peoples attention, i/e trying not to get shot.
If your crew fail to see a bazooka crew or a large pink bunny, its because
A.. their faces are pressed into the dirt
B.. they have seen something that they are not sure about(was it the wind blowing the bushes/curtains etc)
C..They were to busy reloading,lighting a cigarette, listening to what their leader was saying.
d..Their stuck in a tin can with a little vision block
A Tank that loses its commander, well in the time scale of Combat Mission,will be very lucky to get back into action (to be truthful,in real life most Tanks would high tail it rearward)
A buttoned up tank in the middle of a battle,is a very frightened beast, try looking out of a 4 by 6inch vision block,under fire,dust,bouncing up n down and see if you can spot a House let alone a 2 man a/t team!
Combat Mission is a beautiful game, superbly supported,however it is a GAME, its A1 cannot
replace real people and that is why somethings appear strange, do not blame Battlefront, accept it that things do go wrong in war.Trust me,I know, i have been in one.
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War is orginazed chaos