user1000 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) What's the best tactic it determining whether a panther has lots it's main gun? Popping out vehicles to check if it fires if almost a sure loss of friendly armor, in the case it is not out. There is a high risk of it losing it's main gun if friendlies have been shooting at it with medium or small barreled tanks. It is because the surrounding armor is so thick it will be likely the first thing to go or jam. If troops watch a vehicle long enough does enemy damage information get collected and become available to the opposing side? Just lost a battle because I feared the three panther tanks still had operational barrels when in fact they were all down and tanks were sitting duck. I couldn't advance to the capture area for that fear alone. But If there was a way to determine they were out of service i could have advanced and won. example - tank commander are able to spot opfor damage through binoculars? Edited July 12, 2016 by user1000 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttorneyAtWar Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 There is no way to tell other than it not firing at you anymore. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 You might run some infantry—"the poor bloody infantry"—in front of them and see if they draw fire. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOS:96B2P Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 2 hours ago, user1000 said: What's the best tactic it determining whether a panther has lost its main gun? A hit decal on the barrel is an indicator. If the tank is just using MGs and you spot a hit decal on the barrel it is probably out of service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user1000 Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) 6 hours ago, MOS:96B2P said: A hit decal on the barrel is an indicator. If the tank is just using MGs and you spot a hit decal on the barrel it is probably out of service. And if it hits the gun mantlet instead of the barrel and you really can't tell then what? Edited July 13, 2016 by user1000 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 assume it hasn't lost it's main gun until you kill it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Bait it with a light armoured vehicle and see. Has to be armoured, because the (human) enemy could be sneaky enough to have set an armour arc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 7 hours ago, sburke said: assume it hasn't lost it's main gun until you kill it. Very sound advice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 10 hours ago, sburke said: assume it hasn't lost it's main gun until you kill it. 3 hours ago, Warts 'n' all said: Very sound advice. And the advice tank crews of the day had to live by too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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