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Old January 31st, 2015, 05:19 PM
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Default Re: Sabot range for modern autocannons

The entire exercise is pointless . These are direct fire weapons . The maximum range for direct fire weapons in the game is 99 hexes max because 99 is the max visibility of the game and that isn't ever going to change and for probably >99% of the generated games the visibility will be UNDER the max range of any tank / IFV weapon in the game anyway so the question has to be asked.... what's the point of saying "the 30mm Bushmaster should have Sabot Range set somewhere 150 hexes" when that's 51 hexes further than you can set the games visibility ? All ranges >99 for direct fire weapons are pointless ( yes, there are lots and all pointless because 99 is the max visibility that can be set and therefore the max range you can shoot them )

There's a similar issue with aircraft weapons ranges...... aside from standoff weapons the nominal 40 hexes a lot of aircraft weapons get amount to eyecandy because aircraft in the game only ever engage targets at < 1/4 that range

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