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Old July 25th, 2013, 09:36 PM
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Default Re: Multiple weapons in squads

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Originally Posted by AMX View Post
Incidentally, you could make the same argument about multi-gun mounts - after all, the main reason why AA tends to use them is not to get more rounds on target, but to increase the chance that there are any hits at all...
True, the more lead you throw at something moving the greater the chance to hit. But I suspect the main reason is to hit it hard enough (particularly with smaller caliber, 40mm and under) to do significant damage.
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