Here a better video of tracers(tho it takes a bit to load):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31vm3-BQRJU&search=tracer%20fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31vm3-BQRJU&search=tracer%20fire
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I think a tweak is more in order, the majority wants them in i belive.
Just to add in more detail, the reason why tracers are used for finding where your rounds are going is because after extended periods of firing a machine gun in real life, the vibrations tend to jar your sights off alignment and the tracers help you to determine how far off they're going from where you are aiming, so that you don't spend the entire fire fight missing your targets and you can adjust accordingly.
"Over long ranges, the stream of tracer rounds and the stream of ordinary rounds will diverge significantly, due to a tracer bullet's mass decreasing over time, because the tracer material in its base burns and vaporizes." - WikiPedia
I've been trying to discover just what change in tracer trajectory would ensue as a result of the progressive loss of their incendiary fuel mass.
Precisely what "divergence in stream" actually occurs, and do soldiers and airmen firing a Ma Deuce need to compensate for this divergence when using the tracers to walk their fire onto the target?
Do you really think the MG's the military uses are that poorly made?
Tracer ammunition (tracers) are special bullets that are modified to accept a small pyrotechnic charge in their base. Ignited upon firing, the composition burns very brightly, making the projectile visible to the naked eye. This enables the shooter to follow the bullet trajectory relative to the target in order to make corrections to his aim........
........ Before the development of tracers, gunners relied on seeing their bullet impacts to adjust their aim.........
wiki can be edited by anyone and their mothers so "thanks for playing" also no where in that link did it mention that the sights would rattle loose and lose zero. What they are saying is at different distances the tracers help them identify if they are shooting high or low because you cant zero a firearm to be dead on on all distances.It's got nothing to do with how poorly made they are, it's physics.... unless you have your sights screwed/bolted in place (Up/Down), it's going to happen.
Even with scoped rifles, after several shots, you should adjust and check your sights.
Here's some education for you:
Tracer Ammunition
[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracer_ammunition"][url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracer_ammunition[/URL][/URL]
Thanks for playing.
Just to add in more detail, the reason why tracers are used for finding where your rounds are going is because after extended periods of firing a machine gun in real life, the vibrations tend to jar your sights off alignment and the tracers help you to determine how far off they're going from where you are aiming, so that you don't spend the entire fire fight missing your targets and you can adjust accordingly.