Automatic fire

[[T]Terranova7]

Professional troops don't use full auto often either. Not only does it waste more ammunition than needed, you're likely to flat out miss a lot. Full auto works best only at extreme close quarters, I'm talking in your face, ready to punch you close. Otherwise, a series of successive rapid fire single shots are usually accurate enough to bring down anyone within 100 meters.

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[gazzthompson]

Originally Posted by MardyBum93

after watching videos of iraq i noticed that the AK47 is always fired at the hip so i just switch to auto and let it rip away, tbh the only time iv every seen an AK be fired using the sight is on a video comparing its accuracy with the M4.

thats more training and weapon discipline than having an ak means u have to shoot from the hip...

[Th3Exiled]

The British L85A2 and the QBZ-95 used by the PLA are both good for full auto, but i tend to find if i use full auto more times than not i will get a round to my head by some prone spammer. This just doesn't seem to apply to some others though, i could be crouching behind a barrel allowing me to just fire over it and all of a sudden an enemy will run around the corner (which is at least 25m away), fire in full auto while still walking and manage to head shot me while i only had time to fire off one or two shots. This i might add, is ridiculous because they get a perfect head shot in a fraction of a second while they had full deviation.
I have managed to kill a few enemies at a time on several occasions with my L85A2 while in full auto, this was due to the fact i caught them off guard and i was well hidden.

I have no problems with the climb of the weapons, but what i don't like is how it brings it back down after you have fired, i think i may have read some where that this may be removed in a later release(the dropping back down part). Automatic fire can be used very effectively under the right circumstances, i tend to use my sights when i can but if caught off guard a quick burst from the hip to their general direction(only works well at certain distances) to get them suppressed while you run to cover(if close by) works well sometimes.
Remember though, short controlled bursts is the way to go.

Exiled.

[Neoboy]

I can't say I ever found recoil a big problem in this game and infact I usually have all my guns on auto, I simply time my mouse clicks if I want to fire off single shots. I do, however, hate burst mode find it a bit pointless and guns IMO should just have either single or auto modes (I do realise this is a realism mod so not going to happen with all armies). Only weapon I wouldn't dare to use when scoped is the G3 though that does have a hell of a kick.

[General Dragosh]

is it possible for a soldier to spawn with 2 mags out of 8 max carry, and to go "refuel" the other 6 ???

[[R-CON]nedlands1]

Originally Posted by General Dragosh

is it possible for a soldier to spawn with 2 mags out of 8 max carry, and to go "refuel" the other 6 ???

It is very unlikely based on what coding functions are currently available.

[[R-DEV]Masaq]

Originally Posted by General Dragosh

is it possible for a soldier to spawn with 2 mags out of 8 max carry, and to go "refuel" the other 6 ???

And why would you want them to?! No rifleman would go into combat with 2 mags of ammo.

[Cyrax-Sektor]

Originally Posted by General Dragosh

is it possible for a soldier to spawn with 2 mags out of 8 max carry, and to go "refuel" the other 6 ???

I believe it is. Just make the max amount of mags for the weapon 8. Then make the starting mags 2. The other 6 can be re-armed off an ammo point.

Hmm, guess not. Can't seem to find the code for starting mags in any weapon.tweak.

[[R-CON]nedlands1]

Originally Posted by [R-MOD]Masaq

And why would you want them to?! No rifleman would go into combat with 2 mags of ammo.

The automatic rifleman does (excluding the loaded mag). Granted they are sizeable mags.

[cplgangster]

they are more bags/boxes of ammo ok im just being picky here.

i dont see why you dont just fire 2 quick shots on semi auto normally does the trick if waiting like 1-2 secs before firing or just do if you cant be them join them actwith prone spamming.(dont do this it is only meant to be one of those things)