Italian tankettes

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narwan said:
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The range for tankettes is deliberately low. This not due a lack of sights but because of the very low profile of these vehicles with the weapons being mounted relatively low. That means the view for the crew is very, very limited and that is reflected in the range for the weapons.

Narwan

I'm not sure I agree with that logic. We have an Italian tankette at the war museum here in Ottawa (a CV-35 I think) and while it is a tiddly little thing its MGs are definately higher than a tripod mount MG. If the range reduction is because of height, then a similar if not larger reduction should apply to tripod weapons on the ground (not to mention universal carriers etc). If it is a question of reduced visibility through a vision slot, then reductions should apply to the Matilda, PzKw I, etc. Not slagging the deisgners just trying to get a sense of the logic and if it is applied across the board.