Dr. Brian Posted December 6, 2000 Share Posted December 6, 2000 Okay, I ran the little test regarding MGs and their FP. A German LMG 42 vs an M3. No shots if the M3 is BU, any range, up to 30m A German HMG 42 vs an buttoned up M3. Shoots at 250m, and will kill it. A US .50 cal HMG. Rips the German SPW 250 up at 500m. A US HMG behaves like a German HMG 42. Now, what I want to know is, how come the German SPW 250/1 was able to fire its MG when it was buttoned up? Is this a bug? From what I can tell from pictures and accounts, is that you need to be CE to fire the MG on a German ht. ------------------ Doc God Bless Chesty Puller, Wherever He Is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahauschild Posted December 6, 2000 Share Posted December 6, 2000 German Ubermenschen have longer arms, they will reach the MG even while sitting down in the Half Track. Seriusly, possible bug, or they are considering that the German Halftrak version has a Gunshield mounted often with the MG. Not sure how wide spread this version was tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschugaschwili Posted December 6, 2000 Share Posted December 6, 2000 BTS stated some time ago that the gunshield is indeed modelled, which is why the SPW 250/1 can fire while buttoned. Dschugaschwili Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Brian Posted December 6, 2000 Author Share Posted December 6, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ahauschild: Seriusly, possible bug, or they are considering that the German Halftrak version has a Gunshield mounted often with the MG. Not sure how wide spread this version was tho.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> That's one hell of a gunshield for just a MG. The only gunshields I can think of, that were on German halftracks, were those that actually carried Guns (like a 75mm), not a MG42. The majority of halftracks did not have them… that's why this was sooooo unusual. ------------------ Doc God Bless Chesty Puller, Wherever He Is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Brian Posted December 6, 2000 Author Share Posted December 6, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dschugaschwili: BTS stated some time ago that the gunshield is indeed modelled, which is why the SPW 250/1 can fire while buttoned. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Cool, thanks for bringing that up about BTS. But this wasn't prevalent (at least I thought so). Especially from the ones I've seen in military museums. That's why I asked. Anyone have data? ------------------ Doc God Bless Chesty Puller, Wherever He Is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarmo Posted December 6, 2000 Share Posted December 6, 2000 Well, that kind of explains why that halftrack is so overpriced... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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