Tank machine guns

[Forst22]

Just reintroducing PBI to some new players in the club, and one asked a very basic question 're tank mgs which left me wondering.

Does a tank with a hull and a turret mg fire with one or two mgs? ( like a square with more than on Lmg present)

I had played it in the past as one, as I rarely had tanks, but it struck me as a fair point so what was intended?

The hull mg obviously has a restricted arc, but would make them more potent in that arc. I note Panzer 1 treat pair of my as HMG.

Question probably stimulated by the attack sequence in "Fury", when all guns were blazing!!I

Also wonder why Morters can't move and fire, especially light morters, seems very artificial given setup cost for mediums so with 6 ap they could theoretically move once, set up and fire. I would of thought light morters should have a setup time of 2. ap and still move if enough ap??

Thanks

[martin goddard]

Hello Graham
You will have to forgive me, but my head is full of the latest PBI. Which will be out imminently.

The tank can shoot with two MGs. BUT each shot cost an AP.
The tank is not a collection of bases armed with various weapons. It is one base.
eg. I am shooting with my turret MG. that costs 1AP. Then I want to shoot with my hull MG. that costs another point.

Is the question in reality "can I get double MG shooting?". Answer no.

Most things  from Fury should be discounted except of course the multi racial platoons in the US army and the German panzerfauste being unable to hit targets at 5m range. That seemed realistic.

In the latest/ forthcoming PBI light mortars can move and shoot.
Medium mortars who score a 6 can move, set up and shoot. No problem.

Tanks with guns concentrate on the use and manoeuvre of that gun. Tanks with MG only concentrate on using that MG.The hull MG gunner is spending most of his time on the radio. The turret gunner is spending most of his time on the main gun (I hope). Most early war tanks only had a crew of 2,3 or 4. did not have spare.   The  MG(s) is there to react to local surprises.

Not sure if any of this helps but best wishes for the games. New PBI is fantastic.

martin