The main area I am looking at is the Carl Gustaf, (M3 MAAWS for the US), as it has a few issues and I don’t think it can be resolved with a few pK changes.
It would not be too bad if all rounds had the same range but the effective ranges and fire techniques differ.
The HE AP (shrapnel) round is used in Afghanistan, normally air burst, as well as the plain HE, and HEDP.
HE Shrapnel round - "lobbed" trajectory - range 1,000m - fused for impact or airburst.
HE round - effective range against personnel in the open of 1,100 m.
smoke round - range of about 1,300 m
HEDP round detonate on impact or one tenth of a second afterwards.- Effective range 1,000 m against broad soft targets such as infantry in the open, 500 m against stationary targets, and 300 m against moving targets.
HEAT round, rocket-assisted, - effective range of about 700 m , (400 m against moving targets)
Could this be treated as a “small” artillery piece and then select the ammo accordingly?
Or is it a case that once it becomes an arty piece it has no immediate DF ability?
The big variance is in the ranges. Since the main ammo supply is carried in the Bushmasters the team will pull out what they want for that contact.
The weapon has sort of become a mini immediate direct fire infantry operated arty piece.
The RPG7s are not a problem with its varied ammunition/grenade.