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Offline EagleDNY

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Re: The Future of Tank Movement, Controls, and Sights in AH
« Reply #15 on: March 20, 2011, 02:58:00 PM »
If they ever get a system for doing optical rangefinding, please bring it over the the ship guns.

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Re: The Future of Tank Movement, Controls, and Sights in AH
« Reply #16 on: March 21, 2011, 03:21:19 PM »
If they ever get a system for doing optical rangefinding, please bring it over the the ship guns.

Dont need to.  Click on map and adjust fire from there.  Yes, a poor mans compass and ruler but effective none the less.   ;)
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Re: The Future of Tank Movement, Controls, and Sights in AH
« Reply #17 on: March 21, 2011, 04:21:59 PM »
If a plane was even shot down by a tank it was an accidents and never reported or the Russians lied and said they did.


I posted a while back in a thread on this subject from a Soviet Sherman tank battalion commander about his claims.  He claimed that there were times when their Shermans would fire their main guns at low flying attacking planes but that their .50 calibers were much better suited.  He never said they scored any kills but he did say they did fire their main guns at planes.

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Re: The Future of Tank Movement, Controls, and Sights in AH
« Reply #18 on: March 22, 2011, 04:07:33 PM »
I've been waiting for this...... :x
Like, ya know, when that thing that makes you move, it has pistons and things, When your thingamajigy is providing power, you do not hear other peoples thingamajig when they are providing power.

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Re: The Future of Tank Movement, Controls, and Sights in AH
« Reply #19 on: March 23, 2011, 11:13:59 AM »
In the history of the world a plane has most likely never been shot down by a tanks main gun. If a plane was even shot down by a tank it was an accidents and never reported or the Russians lied and said they did.

 I am retired Army with one of my MOS's being 19D30 ( Cavalry Scout) We were cross trained in the M-48A5 and the M-60A3 tanks as drivers, loaders and gunners. Trust me when I say you can not track an aircraft with the main gun optics much less shoot at one.

Cool!  Someone who's actually done this stuff.  I'm not asking this sarcastically, but seriously.

From your tank, forget about a plane circling.  Assume something the size of a B24 or C47 that's making straight passes on you, back and forth straight over top of you, or even passing say, 20 yards to the side at 200 feet alt.  You know he's there, you know he's coming, he's not maneuvering.  You're also sitting on a mountain of ammunition that your life doesn't depend on.  For all intents and purposes, as he's approaching, until he gets right on top of you, he's stationary.

Why couldn't you hit that?  I don't doubt it didn't happen in the real world because it's such a low percentage shot and they'd need those rounds for more important things.  However, why is it not possible, given unlimited ammo and a relatively stationary target?

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Re: The Future of Tank Movement, Controls, and Sights in AH
« Reply #20 on: March 24, 2011, 05:46:18 PM »
 :salute hey bud in general discussion pyro has put a vidio out on this. really looks kool. and mentions tds and m18 i think. hope they add jadtiger/panther, ju series and others
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Re: The Future of Tank Movement, Controls, and Sights in AH
« Reply #21 on: March 24, 2011, 05:56:38 PM »
:salute hey bud in general discussion pyro has put a vidio out on this. really looks kool. and mentions tds and m18 i think. hope they add jadtiger/panther, ju series and others
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Re: The Future of Tank Movement, Controls, and Sights in AH
« Reply #22 on: March 25, 2011, 02:15:21 PM »
WHERE did you find this?? this thread makes me so happy lol
...answer >>  http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,309498.0.html
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Re: The Future of Tank Movement, Controls, and Sights in AH
« Reply #23 on: March 26, 2011, 12:20:13 PM »
...answer >>  http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,309498.0.html
:salute thanks scca i meant to do that.
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