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christophicus · 2007-02-08 13:12:41

THis is purely to satisfy my own curiosity, but what is the point in tracer rounds?

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08-02-2007 2:12pm

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christophicus

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THis is purely to satisfy my own curiosity, but what is the point in tracer rounds?

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#2 08-02-2007 2:24pm
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The idea was to let machine gunners see where their rounds were hitting, which would let them "walk" the rounds onto target.

Unfortunately, for a long time, tracer rounds had a different ballistic profile to ball, so when you were hitting the target witht he tracers, around 80% of you ammo was missing.

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#3 08-02-2007 3:24pm
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LOL ok cheers thanks, so why are tehy illegal(well in the US anyway)

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#4 08-02-2007 3:46pm
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They aren't.

Some local areas restrict their use - due to the fact they tend to start grass fires in very dry areas.

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#5 08-02-2007 4:23pm
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o right, thanks foir the info.

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