Speaking as a former tanker...with a 40 second engagement at max range, with a M67 105mm gun, an alert crew could get off 6-7 aimed rounds at our heroic missile gunner, switch to a 120mm gun, you can still get off 5-6 aimed rounds, now that is with NATO crews, switching to the WP side, the 100mm gun can fire some 4 main gun rounds before emptying the ready rack. The 115mm is slightly better with a rof of 5-6 rounds. The 125mm, with its two part ammo is the worst, with possible 3-4 rounds.
Now this all assumes that the crew is stationary and scanning for targets.
If your tank is on the move, the reaction drill is a immediate left or right turn, fire your smoke dischargers and engage with all weapons. The rest of your section/platoon will engage the same area, until/unless the missile gunner switches targets.
Another tactic was to use battalion mortars to drop WP onto the suspected missile position.
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