Question - Fire Control and Range Finders

[PlasmaKrab]

Mobhack said:
The ranging MG on a tank is an MG, it fires 3 round bursts from a belt of several hundred rounds. A spotting rifle on an RCL is a semi auto weapon firing from a box of 12 or so rounds, so 8 or maybe 10 would be worthwhile, maybe.

Unlikely to make much game difference, even if we left everything alone. RCL life expectancy tends towards zero, whether towed or jeep-mounted.

I got some complaints about this while modding the Austrian OOB, and I gave a try to upgraded 106mm RCLs since they also carry spotting rifles.
I gave them 5 FC and 10 RF, which apparently ends up average in the spotting MG/rifle value range.

Just ran a test game with my modded Austrian M-40A1 Jeeps side by side with stock Canadian M-40A1 Jeeps with equal morale/exp ratings of 60/60.
At 750-800m against moving T-55s, the original jeeps get about 12% PHit, against a consistent 30 for the modded version. So yes, there is some game influence.

Granted, I dunno how much my FC value took prevalence over the RF one, and how much that FC value is justified.
Similarly, I can't comment on cost variations since other values have been tweaked.

And of course, the life expectancy in turns can still be counted without letting go of your mouse.