Civilization VII - Gameplay Reveal Trailer (Gamescom Opening Night Live - 8/20) Discussion

[Lonecat Nekophrodite]

Machineguns firing to the sides either in sponsons as on the M2 or in separate turrets were a fairly common feature on early tanks. The idea was that the tank couild straddle a trench and fire to either side down the length of the trench, clearing it of all enemies.

Which would have been fine if the tanks were always going to be operating on battlefields like the trench systems of 1915 - 1918, but was pretty worthless in the open field, where it turned out to be nearly impossible to coordinate the fire of several weapons all in different turrets or sponsons. This also was the crippling defect in the big multi-turret tanks like the Soviet T-35, with 5 turrets firing in 3 different directions. That usually meant they were firing at every direction except the one that the main threat was coming from, and got shot to pieces while they were trying to figure out which turret to shoot back with.

and thus is it the same why Leman Russ is very impractical IRL?

 

[Boris Gudenuf]

and thus is it the same why Leman Russ is very impractical IRL?

Virtually EVERYTHING about Warhammer 40K weapons and equipment are impracticable IRL: it's a game of pseudo-scientificish Fantasy and nothing more.
(Full Disclosure: I painted a bunch of 40K miniatures for other people, but could never bring myself to play a game in which it took more than one turn for a man in power armor to run from one end of a tank to the other and an entire game, therefore, lasted less than 30 seconds (6 Turns) - there was no way I could Suspend My Disbelief that much!)

 

[Lonecat Nekophrodite]

Virtually EVERYTHING about Warhammer 40K weapons and equipment are impracticable IRL: it's a game of pseudo-scientificish Fantasy and nothing more.
(Full Disclosure: I painted a bunch of 40K miniatures for other people, but could never bring myself to play a game in which it took more than one turn for a man in power armor to run from one end of a tank to the other and an entire game, therefore, lasted less than 30 seconds (6 Turns) - there was no way I could Suspend My Disbelief that much!)

a battle simulation that lasts only for a thirty seconds, yet a full set of army takes nearly 10,000 bahts (or more) and too many studies.
i'm not sure if I could return to it one day. but i have to have some cashes left to spend on these, not just models, but also paints and accessories and supplementary materials.