Test: does an infantry sidekick improve a tank's spotting?

[Redwolf]

Crossposted from BFC forum where people did spotting tests on AFVs and found closed top tanks to suck at spotting, even when unbottoned.

Some tank duel tests (CMBN)

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In the attached test scenario you see both sides equipped with 10x T-34/85 tanks. The Allied side has one sharpshooter each next to each tank. The Axis tanks only spot for themselves. I don't have this automated, my sample size is rather small. So I want you suckers to also run the scenario (either side or hotseat) and report back - does the infantry sidekick appear to make a difference for you? For me, the side with the extra spotters wins every time with something between 10:3 to 10:7 kills.

 

[Bulletpoint]

I don't think there's any mystery to solve here.. it's well known that infantry will share contacts with nearby tanks, and that all units spot better when they have received a contact marker for the enemy unit.

 

[Redwolf]

Yeah, it feels very natural already. But I sure would have bought and used more infantry spotters in the past if that had been this clear.

I now picture how the sharpshooter is yelling his contact info into the running, buttoned tank

 

[Gnarly]

I don't think these appeared till late war?

 

[Redwolf]

Certainly not on T-34s...