Anyone here enjoy being gunner in tank?

[Quemical]

I don't i'd rather be doing my own thing. Plus whe i hop on a tank, i find it very difficult to kill anyone specially in the PAC tank, the blue light of the machine gun when it fires, makes it hard to see where my target is. Plus the driver not staying still or knowing what i am shooting at makes it hard as well. It's just a pain, being tank gunner was something i actually did and enjoyed in 1942

In the gunship, i do enjoy it, specially if i have a competend pilot, I still got a LOOOOONG way to go to get those 8000 aircraft kills

[The_Eliminator]

IMO the tank gunner should be given a few AA rockets, there is nothing special about being in a tank gunner position at the moment. Perhaps give them 4 AA missiles that take a few seconds to recharge each time.

[Quemical]

I love that idea, but it would make the hachimoto a little less special. Haha. Plus ppl will complain that tanks will overpower walkers cuz they got 2 guys shooting AA artilary at them. Then they will want the same for the wakers.

When i am tank gunner, i just keep a lookout for anyone trying to go for the vents in the back

[The_Eliminator]

I love that idea, but it would make the hachimoto a little less special. Haha. When i am tank gunner, i just keep a lookout for anyone trying to go for the vents in the back

But the hach has speed, a grenade launcher and a TV missile, IMO its a completely different type of vehicle. The tank gunner needs something else, its just boring getting into a gun seat where it feels like you are firing peas at people.

[Quemical]

its just boring getting into a gun seat where it feels like you are firing peas at people.

LOL. Yeah. It's pretty much the only vehicle where i don't really care to be on board as a passenger or gunner.

[The_Eliminator]

i see the tank gunner as a free ride to where ever the driver is going, i dont get in there as think im actually going to kill something with this thing, it overheats too quickly, its not got enough firepower, its just downright boring.

[Erhardt]

I don't mind it. Not the most exciting role to take in the game, but I don't mind it.

I'd agree maybe an el-cheapo AA missile would be nice... scour down a gunship a bit with the gun, finish him off with a missile (I figure something about the strength of a singe SAAW missile... one shot with a long reload and maybe even a need to resupply... while the gunner could use a little more oomph, I don't think we want tanks to become roving AA units).

[Bardo]

only thing its good for is shooting at gunships =)

i rarely tank... so i rarely kill any.... but i do inflict damage, and of course they fly off and repair....

but if you're talking about being a devote tank MG'er.... yeah... you're not going to see much action.

i actually hated mg'ing in tanks in 1942 and bf2... as you were easy sniper prey.

[Quemical]

Tank gunners should be able to launch EMPs :) Like The APC. The gunner could help tank drivers to keep walkers still

[Trippet]

I actually do enjoy riding in the tanks' top guns, as long as I've got the driver on VOIP/TS/Vent. They make short work of FAVs & unshielded aircraft and can be a lifesaver when you've got an engy who thinks he's sneaky when he pops out behind your tank only to find that the gunner knows what he's doing and is watching his six for sneaky engies. I imagine both tanks' MGs are the same, but for some reason I prefer the sound/feel of the hovertank's MG over the tracked model - the latter just feels like a BB gun while the former feels like a little mini-cannon. :)

[Strike1.Tango]

I really have to ask: What is the purpose of the tank in this game?
It's slow, the main gun nor the gunner gun is very strong and it is extremely vulnerable. The poor EU tank has two spots that will instant kill it with pilium.

I mean if I was HC in either of the coalitions in this game, I wouldn't waste resources on building old fashion tanks.

[Deesies]

Only when I'm with a friend or something so I know what to expect. More so if I can talk to them so I can spot and say when to stop and whatnot :)

Gunner can be pretty useful against aircraft and jeeps and people creeping up behind you (especially with the nekomata)

[Roger Smith]

the bf2 tank/jeep 50cal was perfect.

-wasnt so accurate that it was un-sprayable
-actually did some decent damage to infanty
-actually did some decent damage to air vehicles

id like to see all the vehicle mounted machineguns in 2142 perform more like the ones in bf2. either high rate of fire, or high dmg, either one, but they definitly need to be more sprayable imo.

ps: the gunship tv missile needs to be more controllable and destroy anything in one hit, regaurdless of shields

[Deesies]

gunship TV missile is very controllable (bind movement to keys)

[SlvrDragon50]

Dont get enough kills as a gunner..

Most people are sniping other tanks in the tank..