Pz. IV team tanking

[Raneman]

It'd be nice if we at least had the option to have a seperate comm/gunner.

Sure, it's not productive to cram 4 guys in 1 vehicle, but it's fun.

[ross]

You... do?

Only the T-34 requires the commander to do both jobs. The PzIV has a separate gunner and this has not changed since the DDE beta at the very latest.

[Mormegil]

No, he means he wants to have a separate gunner and commander playable with human players.

So he wants to have a tank that can be manned by 4 players. Right now, you can only have 3 players in either the T-34 or the Panzer IV.


I've never tried it, but what happens if you have 2 guys in the Panzer IV, and one hits the commander number, and the other hits the main gunner number?

[Lone Rebel]

Originally Posted by Mormegil

I've never tried it, but what happens if you have 2 guys in the Panzer IV, and one hits the commander number, and the other hits the main gunner number?

Nothing? The commander would be stuck in the turret upper part, and the gunner at the gun. But to be really sure we should try it out.

[Mormegil]

Originally Posted by Lone Rebel

Nothing? The commander would be stuck in the turret upper part, and the gunner at the gun. But to be really sure we should try it out.

Which would be exactly what the OP wants. Well almost, since that doesn't mean you would get 4 players in the tank.

[Mekhazzio]

Teaming up as commander & gunner would be the only reason at all to have more than one player in the same tank - it had better work.

[Mike_Nomad]

Originally Posted by Mekhazzio

Teaming up as commander & gunner would be the only reason at all to have more than one player in the same tank - it had better work.

Oh, it works and the same thing that happened in RO/DH for us happens here. The fool gunner shoots at everything and by doing so gives the tank's position away...... DUH!

While team tanking might be the "in-thing" - its also highly annoying when a fool gets behind the MG.

[Raneman]

What I mean is:
You have 4 players in a tank, 1 Driver, one Hull Gunner, One Gunner, One commander.

Currently the last two are merged.

I'd like the option to play as a comm and just give orders to my crewmen and spot targets. It would be great fun with a group of realism buff friends and it would let us take an extra person along rather then leave him in his own tank.

[Raneman]

A human loader isn't a bad thought either...

[Cwivey]

Originally Posted by Raneman

A human loader isn't a bad thought either...

I'd at least like to be able to use the seat if my crew is all gone. Climb over the corpses of my deceased crew, hammer R to load in the new shell, climb back into the gunners seat and fire again.

Not sure I'd like to be the poor guy stuck as the loader for a round mind you.

[Raneman]

But it's fun. Being in a tank alone is boring. Getting together with 4 of your bros and manning a Pz. IV would be fun.