Rattus Posted August 1, 2000 Share Posted August 1, 2000 I understand that some early war Soviet vehicles used a stabilised sighting system (I think on some their BT7A's). Will the effects (?) of this be included in CM2? Not sure how it would be quantified. Anyone have any more info on these (mine comes from some of Zaloga's articles). Were the US gyrostabilisers all deemed disabled in CM? I did the search but I did not find a firm conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionn Posted August 1, 2000 Share Posted August 1, 2000 No, all US gyrostabiliser-equipped tanks are presumed to have them on and working in CM> As for the Russkie tanks.. If they had such a system then it'll be modelled I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattus Posted August 2, 2000 Author Share Posted August 2, 2000 Thanks - does the use of a Gyrostabiliser effectively reduce the rate of fire when firing on the move (ie when the breech is moving up & down relative to the turrret)? Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tailz Posted August 2, 2000 Share Posted August 2, 2000 How prevalent was the use of the stabilizer? IIRC, Squad Leader's bibliography or appendix said that many US crews disabled it because of unfamiliarity with it. (Didn't like the breech moving on its own) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirocco Posted August 2, 2000 Share Posted August 2, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Fionn: all US gyrostabiliser-equipped tanks are presumed to have them on and working in CM<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> The Osprey Military New Vanguard Title, "Sherman : Medium Tank, 1942-45", has an interesting passage on the use of gyro-stabilisers: "...most veterans claiming it was worthless, and was generally left turned off... Some tankers who had better luck with it insist that it was rarely used because it took care to keep it in adjustment and thorough training to use properly. As a result, most firing was done from a halt." I wonder whether that's the acccepted historical view on their use..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Time Software Posted August 2, 2000 Share Posted August 2, 2000 We considered the gyros to be "partly" on. By this I mean that we give all Shermans, Stuarts, Pershings a bonus for firing on the move, but it's considerably less of a bonus that one would expect from the gyros under lab test conditions. This is to simulate that the gyro was often shut off, or being used by insufficiently trained crews. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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