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Ant Tank Guns Underrated in CMBB?
08-20-2010, 01:26 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-20-2010, 01:28 PM by Bear.)
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RE: Ant Tank Guns Underrated in CMBB?
(08-19-2010, 12:11 PM)captainkije Wrote: My experience is that tanks fearlessly knock these out quickly once the gun reveals itself, even with the gun in a foxhole and holding its fire until the range and target facing is good. Without having any technical data to support this, it would seem that a towed AT gun deployed would have these advantages:

More room for the crew than inside a tank leading to a faster rate of fire.

More stable firing platform for higher accuracy.

Room for as much ammunition as HQ can provide.

Lower target profile than a tank making it harder to hit (excluding Flak 88, etc.).

I seem to have a dim memory from ASL of using at least three, better four or five tanks to take out an ATG, expecting to lose probably two. On the surface, this appears a better fit for historical reality.

Any thoughts?

Yes, all except the fat ammo is right. The ammo is relative to the importance of the front and time before the action; then there's the right place-right time factor.
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RE: Ant Tank Guns Underrated in CMBB? - by Ratzki - 08-19-2010, 01:26 PM
RE: Ant Tank Guns Underrated in CMBB? - by Ratzki - 08-20-2010, 02:29 AM
RE: Ant Tank Guns Underrated in CMBB? - by Splork - 08-20-2010, 12:56 PM
RE: Ant Tank Guns Underrated in CMBB? - by Bear - 08-20-2010, 01:26 PM

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