DougPhresh Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Unbuttoned tank crews also suffer from this issue, even in the modern titles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 On November 3, 2017 at 8:13 AM, danfrodo said: I would really like to find some accounts from veterans on this. That would be nice, but I have yet to see a book with the title I Was a Halftrack Gunner and I'm not holding my breath. Michael 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 (edited) Shows what you know... Mord. Edited November 24, 2017 by Mord 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 (edited) Mord. Edited November 24, 2017 by Mord 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich505 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Fell off my chair laughing... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Mord. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Mord. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 freakin hysterical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 You win! Awesome. Just...awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Oh, brilliant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 "Mord Patton Rommel Jr." - must be their secret love child. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, rocketman said: "Mord Patton Rommel Jr." - must be their secret love child. Actually, My dad, Mord Patton Rommel Sr. was an executive officer in a Toilettenreiniger battalion during the Great War. He was heartbroken when I didn't follow the military tradition he established under the Kaiser. But how could he understand that I had to go into halftrack gunnery so I could write books about it, and prove Emrys wrong 70+ years later? Mord. Edited November 25, 2017 by Mord 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 As you can see, Mord is seriously in need of some massive psychiatric treatment. We all hope that he will pull through with at least some rational faculties intact. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Mord. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLeftFlank Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 .... The Postwar Years 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelican Pal Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I suspect it also has to do with the limitations of CM's animations. A soldier is hit on a 1:1 basis (does the bullet intersect his model) and if there is a hit saving throws are occasionally had. This means that the standard position for a HT gunner (standing up, back straight) gives him a fair amount of exposure to fire whereas in reality he might be able to make himself a relatively small target. Notice that the gunner could likely lose a foot of exposure by bending down, and could essentially hull down himself to whatever his target is. However, he instead stands straight backed creating a man sized range target. In fact all the men in the rear of the track also move to a full standing position when they could crouch low and rest their rifles along the top of the armor. I tried to track down some images of soldiers firing from HTs, but I largely found in-transit photos. However, here is a German Soldier firing from the cupola of some armored vehicle. While exposed he is much lower to the body of the vehicle than CM troops are. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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