Echo Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Some infantry appears right in front close to my tank shooting an mp40. Bow, co axle, and main gun all pointed at him. My tank pops smoke and reverses. ?? How about doing this..."gunner-Target-FIRE" then rotate turret and shoot the damned infantry. In this case, mine didn't need to rotate turret, they were right in front of the tank. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword56 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Have you seen this happen consistently, or even more than once? What was the experience level of the tank crew and its leader's rating? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 I just saw this twice in the same game, by two different tanks. Its the only reason I decided to post about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Bear in mind that the tank doesn't know that the infantryman is alone. In general, if faced with infantry in close quarters, it was (and is today) SOP for tanks to try to back off and create distance if at all possible. Visibility is extremely poor from within a buttoned tank, and especially up close, the tank has numerous blind spots which makes it difficult for the crew to keep enemy infantry close to the vehicle in sight. Now, perhaps the machine guns should be firing as it does so, but it is certainly not realistic for a Sherman to pop smoke and back off when german soldier pops up within Panzerfaust distance. Btw, it's "co-axial". "Co-axle" would be an MG sticking out of the hub of the drive wheel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagskier Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Btw, it's "co-axial". "Co-axle" would be an MG sticking out of the hub of the drive wheel. CO-AX... with the gun no? That's how it's called. Bow mg and co-ax for the one next to main gun. As for backing up, it sounds realistic to me.. you in a metal can that can be pierced at less than 15m by a ****load of stuff, would you stay there seeing pretty much nothing or back up and pound the **** out oof nthe spot with HE? I would say it fits with a bad tank use probly, you need an infantry screen to protect your tank, having a close encouter with infantry from a tank is a tactical error(wich happens to me too sadly ). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 but it is certainly not realistic for a Sherman to pop smoke and back off when german soldier pops up within Panzerfaust distance. Didn't you mean "certainly is" realistic ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Didn't you mean "certainly is" realistic ? Whups; yeah. That. Too late for me to edit now. @pagskier: CO-AX... with the gun no? That's how it's called. Bow mg and co-ax for the one next to main gun. And what do you think the "ax" part of "co-ax" is a truncation of, my good friend? I'll give you a hint: "Axial" means "of, or pointing in the direction of, the same axis." In other words, a "co-axial" MG on a tank is an MG that points in the same direction (or axis) as the main gun. Q.E.D. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Whups; yeah. That. Too late for me to edit now. Well just for the record I totally agree with you, any Allied tanker that got a whiff of a German foot soldier within a 100 meters would get the hell out of there as quickly as possible, even faster if the guy was 30 meters away considering the effectiveness of Panzerfausts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagskier Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 In other words, a "co-axial" MG on a tank is an MG that points in the same direction (or axis) as the main gun. Q.E.D. That's pretty much what I wanted to say! Co-axial 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanir Ausf B Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Btw, it's "co-axial". "Co-axle" would be an MG sticking out of the hub of the drive wheel. That would be so bad-ass! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 The Romans invented that, doncha know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 The Romans invented that, doncha know. I thought it was the Assyrians. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 I think we can rule out the Visigoths! Regards KR 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 I think we can rule out the Visigoths! Won't that hurt their feelings? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 As a side-note, I find the thread name amusing, as it appears Echo is attempting to directly address the tanks of the game with his plea. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Won't that hurt their feelings? Michael Would they care? Regards KR 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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