Ability for tank commander to shoot from cupola/hatch

[EvilHobo]

When/if we get to the point where it takes a considerable amount of time to enter exit vehicles, I was thinking that perhaps the tank commander should be able to open the hatch and use either his SMG or pistol to dispatch of nearby enemy infantry, although at hightened risk to himself. This would hopefully do away with people teleporting out of their tanks to gun down the enemy infantry who are nearby, something which I consider totally unrealistic and quite frankly, irritating to the infantry.

 

[Kozuth]

Yup and more fun for the infantry and the sharpshooters

Yup and more fun for the infantry and the sharpshooters

I agree its very irretating to be gunned down by tankteleporters when u are lying in a cosy little place wating for the tank to roll past u. So u can shoot his friends that are running along in the back when they pass u.
So if the commander would be able to shoot from the hatch u might actually get a chance to shoot him first for a change
Kozuth

 

[genghis]

one thing i've found is that when a panzer commander is using binocs. u can't shoot him even tho u r hitting him [for long periods] from t34 mg . anyone else got this problem?

 

[LukeFF]

100% agreed. This should apply to the driver as well.

 

[angelangel]

100% agreed. This should apply to the driver as well.

I don't think it will be realistic for a tank driver to be driving at full speed and suddenly whip out his pistol and gun down infantry.

 

[SchutzeSepp]

this is a necessary feature!

i just read a journal of a german panther commander, who said that at night he bumped into 5 m10 tanks in a forest in the ardennes, he said that because the gunner could not see tru the gun visor at night, that he fired his flare pistol on the enemy tanks. lighting them up, and so his gunner took out all 5 tanks one by one...

 

[LukeFF]

I don't think it will be realistic for a tank driver to be driving at full speed and suddenly whip out his pistol and gun down infantry.

Good point.

 

[malice]

this is a necessary feature!

i just read a journal of a german panther commander, who said that at night he bumped into 5 m10 tanks in a forest in the ardennes, he said that because the gunner could not see tru the gun visor at night, that he fired his flare pistol on the enemy tanks. lighting them up, and so his gunner took out all 5 tanks one by one...

Was that in a Mag called World War 2??

 

[Rrralphster]

On the scale of rediculous this thread is way up here:
[--------/-]

 

[Dumba [cro]]

Good point.

Except we're talking about the COMMANDER, _not_ driver.

 

[SchutzeSepp]

Was that in a Mag called World War 2??

nope it comes from a book called "l'offensive des ardennes" it deals with the attacks on the manhay crossroads and the barraque fraiture crossroad.

it contains very interesting parts of official battle reports

 

[LukeFF]

Except we're talking about the COMMANDER, _not_ driver.

I was agreeing with the notion that firing a pistol while driving would be ridiculous.