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Title: Tank Sights
Post by: odiemus on September 28, 2014, 03:10:42 PM
Okay, i must have missed it somewhere, but i cant get my tank sights to zoom in when i'm looking thru sighting reticle, tried Z, [ ], nothing. Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks
Title: Re: Tank Sights
Post by: Lusche on September 28, 2014, 03:12:37 PM
Most tank gunsights have a fixed magnification, you can't zoom in at all.

Only tanks like the Panther, both Tigers, Sherman VC and a few more have two magnification setting which can be toggled with Z
Title: Re: Tank Sights
Post by: odiemus on September 28, 2014, 03:14:17 PM
Well that explains it, thought my panzer was broke, thanks again
Title: Re: Tank Sights
Post by: bustr on September 28, 2014, 03:27:52 PM
Now the question becomes, do players have favorite tanks or are they driven to choose by the optics?
Title: Re: Tank Sights
Post by: Lusche on September 28, 2014, 03:44:43 PM
are they driven to choose by the optics?

Hard to tell . But the second most popular tank after the free Panzer IVH (by kill&death statistics) is the T-34/85, which has lousy optics. And the Sherman VC with it's great magnification (second best in game) is quite rare in the MA.
Title: Re: Tank Sights
Post by: mikev on September 29, 2014, 10:47:29 PM
is it just me and my old age or does the sights really seem hazy when you look threw them compared to the outside views?
Title: Re: Tank Sights
Post by: Lusche on September 29, 2014, 10:52:34 PM
is it just me and my old age or does the sights really seem hazy when you look threw them compared to the outside views?

Only in tanks like the T-34 for example. German tanks sights for example are very clear.
Title: Re: Tank Sights
Post by: Randy1 on September 30, 2014, 01:57:13 PM
Okay, i must have missed it somewhere, but i cant get my tank sights to zoom in when i'm looking thru sighting reticle, tried Z, [ ], nothing. Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks

That threw me off too for awhile.  BTW you may not beware you can use a slider on a joystick in mode 2 to control the range  on those tanks with adjustable range finders.  You just have to set it up to do that.
Title: Re: Tank Sights
Post by: bustr on September 30, 2014, 02:15:04 PM
I don't tank very much but, I have things like that and my positions setup for my left thumb. Problem is, I use the same thumb positions for other things on my fighters and end up nailed from behind because my brain is going, no don't drop flaps in a tank, no don't turn off combat trim, no don't...oops boom. But, that was my position 2 button to shoot back........DouH!!!!!
Title: Re: Tank Sights
Post by: SmokinLoon on October 06, 2014, 10:57:57 PM
 

Hindsight is always 20/20, but one has to wonder why the Germans didnt upgrade their Panzer IV H tanks. They would have been that much more effective on the Ost Front.

Title: Re: Tank Sights
Post by: MK-84 on October 07, 2014, 11:30:30 PM
to add to this, in the German and Soviet tanks, pressing "C" and "V" will adjust the range marker on the gunsight.  As Luche previously stated some of the german tanks and tank destroyers have two different zoom levels.