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Also, at that same point in the film there's a guy shooting periodic bursts with a M3 halftrack-mounted M2HB. Any idea why? I've heard of 40mm Bofors firing tracers at night to provide a directional referance, was it something like that?--[[User:Mandolin|Mandolin]] ([[User talk:Mandolin|talk]]) 17:45, 10 November 2014 (EST) | Also, at that same point in the film there's a guy shooting periodic bursts with a M3 halftrack-mounted M2HB. Any idea why? I've heard of 40mm Bofors firing tracers at night to provide a directional referance, was it something like that?--[[User:Mandolin|Mandolin]] ([[User talk:Mandolin|talk]]) 17:45, 10 November 2014 (EST) | ||
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| + | :I think the tactic of using tracers to mark the axis of an attack was more of a British thing, and I have only ever heard of it being done with Bofors or Oerlikon. I do not think it would really work with a .50 cal, as I believe the tracer would burn out after less than 2,000m which really isn't good enough for this purpose (tracer from cannons would be able to go +5,000m I think, and would be more visible). I think I remember the scene you are talking about as it stood out to me as looking really odd. The gunner just seemed to be holding it pointing upwards at quite and angle, not aiming at all while firing. Possibly he was using it for AA (although I doubt it as he didn't move the gun at all) or was firing at a ground target observing the tracer impacts (if I remember correctly the gun was at such an angle that the rounds would have been being lobbed beyond the range of the tracer so this wouldn't make total sense either). At the time I remember wondering if the gunner was even actually firing as he seemed to have no reaction, or whether the firing effects might have been added in after the fact to make more stuff go on in the shot. Would need to see it again though while on the look out to work out what was going on for sure though. --[[User:Commando552|commando552]] ([[User talk:Commando552|talk]]) 18:43, 10 November 2014 (EST) | ||
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M1918A2 BAR?
Is the BAR actually shown in any trailers or promotional images? As it is, the lack of screenshots and the description makes it sound like we are just assuming the BAR is in the film, as this was used by the real US Army at the time. --commando552 (talk) 10:12, 26 June 2014 (EDT)
- You can see one about 11 seconds in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OGvZoIrXpg: --User:Crackshot (talk) 16:30, 4 September 2014 (EDT)
Mortars
Early in the film some American mortars are firing, at the assembly poitn after the Lt's tank get knocked out. Were they 60 or 81mm?
Also, at that same point in the film there's a guy shooting periodic bursts with a M3 halftrack-mounted M2HB. Any idea why? I've heard of 40mm Bofors firing tracers at night to provide a directional referance, was it something like that?--Mandolin (talk) 17:45, 10 November 2014 (EST)
- I think the tactic of using tracers to mark the axis of an attack was more of a British thing, and I have only ever heard of it being done with Bofors or Oerlikon. I do not think it would really work with a .50 cal, as I believe the tracer would burn out after less than 2,000m which really isn't good enough for this purpose (tracer from cannons would be able to go +5,000m I think, and would be more visible). I think I remember the scene you are talking about as it stood out to me as looking really odd. The gunner just seemed to be holding it pointing upwards at quite and angle, not aiming at all while firing. Possibly he was using it for AA (although I doubt it as he didn't move the gun at all) or was firing at a ground target observing the tracer impacts (if I remember correctly the gun was at such an angle that the rounds would have been being lobbed beyond the range of the tracer so this wouldn't make total sense either). At the time I remember wondering if the gunner was even actually firing as he seemed to have no reaction, or whether the firing effects might have been added in after the fact to make more stuff go on in the shot. Would need to see it again though while on the look out to work out what was going on for sure though. --commando552 (talk) 18:43, 10 November 2014 (EST)