slug88

You might want to take a closer look at his post :D

Err, unless I am grievously misinformed, neither the M1A1 nor the T-80, nor any main battle tank, uses recoilless rifles as a main armament. A recoilless rifle is not far removed from an RPG, with the main difference really being the round fired, rather than the "gun" itself. Hence, any railgun will have a dramatically higher recoil than a recoilless rifle firing the same round at the same velocity. Also, the main thing that causes recoil in a conventional gun is most definately the force of the exploding gas pushing back against the gun. The friction between round and barrel would actually work to reduce recoil, since the round would want to drag the gun in the opposite direction of the recoil. To clarify, it doesn't matter how you launch the shell, whether it's through a railgun, a conventional cannon, or a rocket motor, there is always exactly the same amount of recoil. The only difference is what absorbs that recoil. In the case of a rocket, the recoil is felt by the air, or anyone standing directly behind the motor. Otherwise, it's absorbed by the gun itself.

But why are you saying that a rail gun would be a perfect solution? It would actually have more recoil than any weapon of similar caliber designated as a recoilless rifle. A projectile is accelerated down a railgun via an electromagnetic force. This same force pushes against the railgun in the opposite direction, which is where you get the recoil. So, neglecting air resistance, the bad guy absorbs as much kinetic energy when he gets hit by the projectile as you do by firing the projectile. The only difference is that he has to absorb that energy almost all at once, while you have as much time as it takes for the projectile to leave the barrel.

What does railgun technology have to do with recoilless rifles?

The difference in time delay between an IR emitter and IR reflector would be about three billionths of a second (1 meter divided by the speed of light), so, going with the Clip Pro won't noticeably affect the response rate. Unless you're really, really perceptive :).

Try setting haze to advanced, rather than basic. I had the same problem and this fixed it.