Tanks firing machine guns at other tanks

[Mobhack]

That technique probably will work, and could save you some main gun ammo. Not such a good idea for firing at targets that might reply with a full sized round, though..

You could of course test that theory with a simple range-test scratch scenario, with unarmed AFV of some sort as the targets. Fire some rounds the traditional way, and some with the "ranging MGs" method.

[troopie]

In reality, not sure about the game, it's sometimes a morale thing. It feels better to shoot back at someone who is shooting at you rather than sit there and take it. That's why soldiers shoot rifles at helicopters. Though there are often good reasons Not to shoot back.

troopie