DBaron Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 I was towing a 50mm AT gun into postion with a 251/1 halftrack, when the halftrack got taken out. AT gun survives, as well as 1 member of the 5 member crew. However I was still able to move the AT gun around afterwards. I was under the impression that once you were down to your last crew member that it would become immobile, same way a HMG team acts. Is this a bug, or can some of the smaller caliber guns be handled by just one crew member? Posted below is screenshot. You can see the knocked out halftrack, yet I am still able to move the gun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Interesting. Especially considering the fact the he not only pushes the 50mm AT gun all by himself but is also hauling 50 rounds of ammo. Looks like a job for Unt.Schwarzenegger... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 If true, this is definitely a (minor) bug. I wager it would take at least two, and probably three, men to move the gun alone over anything but a paved road. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 It's a minor "bug" that also existed with CMBO from memory. The engine can't handle the crews that can abandon their weapon the same way it does MG crews that aren't able to abandon their weapon even when down to one man (unless surrendered of course). I'm sure the new engine in CM II will be different however. When you think about it though, imagine a 1 man crew manhandling a 105mm howitzer yet I bet it can theoretically be done in CMBB. Regards Jim R. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Petersson Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Maybe it's possible to implement (with relative ease) a speed reduction with each crew member lost? The heavy guns move very slowly normally, with a speed reduction they'd be practically stationary. 100% crew => 100% speed 50% crew => 50% speed &c Cheers Olle 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRUMLIN Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Note to self: If i ever play against the threadstarter take a bucket of onboard mortars cos he obviously has a love affair with on board guns....look at the background to that shot above... G 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Photos I've seen suggest that even the 37mm AT gun required at least two or three men to move it anywhere. Since the 50mm is heavier... Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgdpzr Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Yep, the 50mm is neither particularly small, nor light. Having played around on one, I can definitely attest to how difficult it would be for one person to move it. I've found this limitation in the engine to be but an occasional minor nuisance because once a gun is down to the last man, he usually doesn't survive long anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBaron Posted January 10, 2003 Author Share Posted January 10, 2003 Thanks for the replies. Grumlin, I do have a love of on board guns but in this case the screenshot was taken from a premade scenario, the gatekeepers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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