[Mobhack]

What Don said, really.

Too many folk seem to zoom into the OOB data and fixate on one particular number, without any understanding of the game system, and how things all intermesh. Often these "opinions" are not backed up by a simple reality check in a test scenario or similar.

Crew experience is the main factor here. Also the 3 man knock down on ROF for non MG/autocannon type weapons.

There is no "check box" for autoloader in the game - just an ROF.

The Soviet tanks with this extra point or so of "baseline" ROF need this to counter the kick back for 3 man crews really. They do not have "125mm machine guns", as a simple playtest of a T-72 will show. With the stats, they are usually even in actual main gun shots IN THE GAME ITSELF with western MBT, or perhaps 1 behind.

As to getting the "extra" ATGM - that is the way that the game mecahnism handles cannon-launched ATGM, same as with the Sheridan. The ATGM requires to have its own separate weapon slot, since as far as the game is concerned it is a separate weapon.

Andy