[Video] US Army Tank vs. Iraqi insurgents, combat footage

[Meza82]

me getting a few kills with the 120mm main gun on Karbala

notice the insurgents' civilian human shield tactics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCbxEqYPA4M

YouTube Video

[Stealth Clobber]

Lol seems like a lot of wasting ammo to me, shooting behind that wall in hopes of getting insurgents (and ending up killing 2 or 3 civis)

[TomDackery]

When ammo is unlimited (based on the average player's average lifespan, the number of times they get to a rearm point, etc. Which can transfer to Tank's ammo), why not waste a few rounds if you think you might get a few kills.

[Stealth Clobber]

Because, he ended up killing civilians which cost him a lot of respawn time, and tickets from his team.

[Celestial1]

He might have also been providing a vital fire support role, which allowed the rest of his team to move safely in other areas.

1 dead civi trumps 6 dead men, right?

Yeah, it would be better if he hadn't killed any, but sometimes s**t happens. At least it looks like he was trying his best to minimize Civi casualties otherwise.

[Meza82]

i saw an insurgent with an RPG, standing next to a civi or 2, aiming the RPG at some friendlies and i could not let them hurt the blufor. so i sent them to heck with some MPAT (HEAT).

notice in op the use of "civilian human shield tactics" which they did, alot

[Jevski]

Originally Posted by Stealth Clobber

Because, he ended up killing civilians which cost him a lot of respawn time, and tickets from his team.

Killing civs will never ever cost tickets, as the manual states

[Kingy]

Yeah your right but it costs something like 20 Intel Points or something which is a real bugar for your team when you lose them

[AurianTitan]

the conversation above me sounds like ethics.

[Meza82]

Originally Posted by Kingy

Yeah your right but it costs something like 20 Intel Points or something which is a real bugar for your team when you lose them

what should i have done? let the RPG insurgent possibly take out transport HMMV or blufor infantry?

what would you have done as a tank gunner: kill the RPG insurgent and a civilian and lose 20 intel points? or not shoot but risk the RPG taking out a HMVM or friendly infantry?