[chuckfourth]

Hi Don
I greatly enjoy playing your game, thanks again for providing it. I play your game because It is historically accurate. As you know when I find something A-historic I like to point it out. When its something debateable like this it sometimes take a few posts to get to the root of the problem.

Because people think your game is historically accurate (and it 99% is) then they may come to believe that 12.7mm calibre outranges 20mm and that 76.62 tripod monted MGs can only indirect fire to 1500m. Both off these propositions are wrong as Ive detailed above.
In the former the sights are the limiting factor.
If there were any real reason for the extra range for the 12.7mm calibre (under 2000m) Im sure there are several posters who would be most happy to jump in and ram it down my throat. The fact that this hasnt happened would be the best proof that giving 7.62 and 12.7 different indirect fire ranges under 2000m is incorrect.
IMHO The fix would seem simple, just give the non tripod 12.7 etc weapons (detailed above) in the calibres the correct range (1500 same as 20mm) and give the tripod mounted 7.62 and 12.7 MGs the same indirect ranges.
As you say the 12.7 and 13.2 have had the extra range for some time. The 15mm calibre got its range increase after v6 perhaps the OOB designer responsible for the change is aware of why the 15mm calibre should get the extra range? I wuld suggest that if he did so without any justification he did so in error.
As you say it is my problem but I would have thought you would be striving for as realistic as possible OOB.
Best Regards Chuck.