Formerly Babra Posted June 24, 2000 Share Posted June 24, 2000 I was going to wait for the game to arrive and find the answer to this myself, but frankly the curiosity is killing me. Can flame vehicles fire obliquely on the move? I have seen films of Wasps moving quickly across country laying a carpet of flame to the front and side as they go. Also, while reading Andrew Wilson's "Flamethrower", about his experiences in Churchill Crocodiles, he describes the same thing as a matter of doctrine: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>The troop ran in, pouring in the flame. A few yards from the trees they split up and ran along the front of the target, flaming obliquely. Whenever he (Wilson - he writes in the third person) saw a gap in the undergrowth he slowed down and gave it a five-second burst. Once he thought he heard screams, but it might have been the creak of tracks on the track guides...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I ask this, because, based solely on the demo, this sort of tactic doesn't seem possible with the current game engine. [This message has been edited by Formerly Babra (edited 06-24-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V B Posted June 24, 2000 Share Posted June 24, 2000 I have had a flame tank fire on the move (a Sherman flame). But most of the time all of the flame tanks will stop and face their target to fire the flame. ALl depends on the situation I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Babra Posted June 25, 2000 Author Share Posted June 25, 2000 But can you order the tank to use area fire and move at the same time? That is the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_PanzerLeader Posted June 25, 2000 Share Posted June 25, 2000 Ive tried it but so far I havent seen it move and fire - it seems to vary on which it does first tho depending on the threat ( at least thats how it seems) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Babra Posted June 25, 2000 Author Share Posted June 25, 2000 I suspected as much. I hope someday to see "directional fire" or "spraying fire" or "suppressing fire" or some such idea added to a vehicle's capabilities. I see two potential uses for such a tactic. One would be to quickly seal off a flank, preventing enemy infantry from infiltrating by creating a firewall. Another would be as described by Mr. Wilson: to quickly suppress a suspected enemy location. It would be nice if regular vehicles had this capability too, at least for machine gun fire. It ought to be possible to walk a line of fire along the flanks of one's direction of travel without stopping to target specific areas. Rommel did this in France in 1940 as did the Americans in 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Posted June 25, 2000 Share Posted June 25, 2000 Slightly related, I finally was able to use a flamethrower team effectively by torching a building forcing the occupants out into a hail of gunfire. It was very satisfying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phandaal Posted June 26, 2000 Share Posted June 26, 2000 I got two buildings, a patch of woods, and a bunker with a German Halftrack Flamethrower. I forget it's designation. It was the highlight of my breakthrough. The line crumbled after the flamer showed up. Very Nice. Phandaal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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