iggi Posted September 6, 2000 Share Posted September 6, 2000 If two tanks are right next to each other, is turret rotation speed slowed down? I think this happens around woods to simulate turrets having trouble traversing. Does it happen near houses or other tanks/vehicles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggi Posted September 6, 2000 Author Share Posted September 6, 2000 nobody knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggi Posted September 6, 2000 Author Share Posted September 6, 2000 One more question.. If an FO is out of LOS to his target but runs into LOS at the last second, will the incoming fire be as accurate as if he spent the whole 2min in full view if the enemy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tailz Posted September 6, 2000 Share Posted September 6, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by iggi: If two tanks are right next to each other, is turret rotation speed slowed down? I think this happens around woods to simulate turrets having trouble traversing. Does it happen near houses or other tanks/vehicles?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I dunno 'bout that (although the woods thing makes sense) I was just marvelling at the speed of the Churchill turret... crept around a house and the damn turret cranked around 90 degrees and started blasting... never noticed how fast the turret traversed before!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggi Posted September 6, 2000 Author Share Posted September 6, 2000 1)My tests clearly show that tanks in woods rotate slower than tanks in clear. 2)Having tanks right next to each other does not seem to slow rotation rate. Artillery spotters My tests show that FOs out of LOS suffer from a longer delay plus a less accurate fire pattern. The VERY surprising discovery that I made was that if you move an FO that already has a target in LOS after he was out of LOS, the only negative is about a 10 sec addition to the fire delay. The fire pattern comes in nice and tight. So why pray tell would I expose my FO to a 2min delay in LOS of the enemy when I can run him in just before the strike arrives and get just as accurate fire pattern. Thoughts? iggi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasilD Posted September 6, 2000 Share Posted September 6, 2000 Well Iggi I just noticed that too. Doesnt seem overly unrealistic to me...CO radios FO with coordinates, the FO radios the mission to the battery, battery prepares the mission. FO runs up, recons the target, and sends in adjusments? As for why you wouldn't run in and call a mission, well that really does depend, doesn't it? Sometimes running around can be damned hazardous as opposed to hiding back in the woods. I'm always a bit paranoid with my spotters, especially that 155 mm deal I spent all my points on Plus sometimes you dont need/want such a tight pattern... ------------------ As the victors define history, so does the majority define sanity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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