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Old 09-06-2016, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by CDAT View Post
Problem I see with the TOW is unless you ambush them at close range (or attack in number) you are in real trouble. At max range you are looking at a flight time over 40 seconds for the TOW, but the tank gun will cover the same distance in less than a second. If the controlling unit is lost the TOW misses.
I was a TOW Gunner and we always shoot and scoot, shooting from a position concealment and then moving another position. I believe that most TOW Gunners are taught this.
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