COMPUTE FIRING SOLUTIONS

[FC_Schaefer]

I don't have any prior experience with modern armor simulations and was wondering if the "COMPUTE FIRING SOLUTIONS" in COMBINED ARMS is a realistic setting?

 

Do modern tanks have this, or, is it something that has been added to make the game "easier"?

 

I look forward to your response and appreciate your efforts.

[Donglr]

Combined Arms is by no means a SIMULATION! It was more or less released to give players a way to interact more closely with ground units and give the opportunity to have human JTACs.

 

And I'm pretty sure that modern, gyro stabilized, shoot while you drive main battle tanks basically do the aiming for you.

[Invader ZIM]

To answer your question, it would be more realistic if you had the compute firing solution on in my opinion.

 

Why?

 

Well it would be simulating the work a normal tank or IFV crew do to find range to a particular target (Usually in the form of firing the laser range finder), and then have that range data transferred to the computers in the vehicle to have a more accurate firing solution.

 

In the M1A2 for instance, the gunner would put his reticle on the target, fire the laser rangefinder, and that data goes to the M1's fire control computer, the computer knows the ballistics of the particular round being fired, the barometric pressure, and even the crosswind to move the gun so that the gunner only has to put the reticle on the target, and fire. This is all done in as little as two or 3 seconds if a round is in the breech.