12.7mm does it deserve the range?

[narwan]

You are forgetting that 20mm guns usually have both HE and AP ammo and only one range for the two, unlike the 12,7mm hmg's and their likes (which carry only HE). So comparing the two is comparing apples and oranges. The 20mm's and up have to make the best of 1 range simulating the abilities of both types of ammo. As the AP rounds usually have less range than the HE rounds it may well seem that the HE range for these weapons is too short. But if it were raised, the AP range would be too high. So compromises need to be made. The HMG's have no such restriction.

Narwan