Do i need tank commanders in a.i. controlled tanks

[sanitystream 0]

I'm fairly new to OFP and have a question:

If I'm in charge of a squad of tanks, do I need to put a Tank Commander in each A.I. controlled tank, or can I make do with just a gunner and driver? What would the difference be?

I'm hoping to manage with just two men in a tank so the third man can do something else.

[Mr B 0]

Nah, I don't think you need a commander. The M113 works fine without a commander, and I'm sure I've given tanks two-man crews in campaigns when I'm short on guys.

I think they might be a bit slower to acquire targets though .

Cheers

Mr B

[grey 0]

yea ive wondered about this too... what is the technical difference, if any? 2 ais in a tank has always done fine for me, but it makes sense that a commander would give the ai some advantage.

[Skul 0]

I've played with an AI commander, and he gives targets pretty quick. Certainly quicker than a human (obviously). But I've never seen much difference between 2 & 3 men crews.

[Gareth Gates must die]

[Vojtoo 0]

Commander have just a radar where he see targets more quickly and on long distance.

But the tank work correct whitout commander, but haven`t radar, so the target see just gunner and driver where they looking.

[tankieboy 0]

Yeh you don't need commanders but it does make a difference to target acquisition. So you could have six tanks instead of four or five tanks and you and a driver in a hummer.