Tank Targeting?

[waylay00 0]

I am playing with a squad of tanks, and when I tell my gunner to target an enemy tank, he starts shooting his coax machine gun at it instead of firing SABOT rounds. How do I get him to fire these instead of useless machine gun rounds at the enemy tank?

[Sniperwolf572 758]

Hold SPACE and hit F to switch gunners currently active weapon, at least I believe that's the default controls.

[waylay00 0]

Thanks so much. I completely forgot about that.

Also, do I have to tell the gunner to reload the rounds every time (using the "action" buttons on the command thing)? Or can I have him automatically reload the last type of round he was using?

[Sniperwolf572 758]

Gunner should reload currently using shells on his own. "Reload HE Rounds" and "Reload SABOT" actions in the action menu are used to switch to different kind of ammunition. "Reload HE Rounds" will only appear if you're currently using SABOT and vice versa.

Edited April 11, 2009 by Sniperwolf572
HEAT = HE Rounds in ArmA

[waylay00 0]

Yeah, he fired one shot and wouldn't fire again. I said "cease fire" and then "fire" again to check, and he said "negative."

[SaBrE_UK 0]

Something that really needs to be fixed for ARMA2.

[-=seany=- 5]

Yep compared to OFP, tanking in Arma with AI is a real PITA. They also never target what you want them too, they are on Free fire when you board the tank so they light up anything including friendlies as soon as you target some thing. And they also seem to always point the damn turret the opposite way to the enemy. These are just a few small examples.

[kuIoodporny 45]

(...) They also never target what you want them too, they are on Free fire when you board the tank so they light up anything including friendlies as soon as you target some thing. And they also seem to always point the damn turret the opposite way to the enemy. (...)

BI staff should print and read these words every morning until it's fixed :ill:

[LoLL 10]

BI staff should print and read these words every morning until it's fixed :ill:

I never have played as a tank crew but tanking looks shitty :eek:

And yeh they should fix it.

[sparks50 0]

Indeed. Tank commanding with AI crew was a lot more fun in OFP.

[mr.g-c 6]

100% True, when I see that in Arma2 again, i have to threw up.... :p

Thats one of the many many little things to be fixed for Arma2.... i hope they notice them at all... i really do....

(hint: a middle-heavy catastrophe vs. a pure masterpiece - > your decision BIS)