Optical relay for bradley

[leonpoi]

I think this has been touched on in another thread (somewhere), but I was wondering what the optical relay in the bradley actually allows. I understand it allows the commander to see what the gunner is aiming at, but can the commander control and fire the gun if the gunner is killed (or does he just shift over a seat?).?

I'm interested because I was reading the M1A1 article in the challenger mag and it says that the commander can take over the firing of the gun if the gunner is not available, and based on this picture, the commander must do this without physically moving to the gunner's seat.



I'm trying to find this type of info out for a variety (all) vehicles in the game so that I can understand what can be achieved if a vehicle is down a crew member or 2.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Many AFVs with 2+ man turrets allow the commander to take control of the maingun from the gunner, partly because the commander is the one looking for targets and if he believes one target is more threatening than another, he can aim the gun at that target and let the gunner do his job or he can take the shot himself.

[leonpoi]

Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic

Many AFVs with 2+ man turrets allow the commander to take control of the maingun from the gunner, partly because the commander is the one looking for targets and if he believes one target is more threatening than another, he can aim the gun at that target and let the gunner do his job or he can take the shot himself.

Thanks

[ChalkLine]

Pretty much any vehicle from the M48 onwards. The M551 in Vietnam would load the main gun with canister and the loader and gunner might even sit outside the vehicle to avoid being killed if they hit a mine.

[Targan]

I would LOVE to see film footage of a 152mm cannister round being fired. Anyone know whether such footage might be accessible online?

[leonpoi]

Originally Posted by Targan

I would LOVE to see film footage of a 152mm cannister round being fired. Anyone know whether such footage might be accessible online?

pretty sure there is one on youtube, not sure if it's 152mm, but it's canister

[edit]
120mm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgn1nhUEgo8