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Yes of course in most cases it is better to use the main gun. Makes sense–it is the main gun!  But if you really NEED  suppression in some particular situations, then the MG will give you want you want.

Remember also if your tank has any pins, then needing a 6s or 7s will rapidly become a reality. So again the MMG might be worth it.

There are…[Read more]

That is a really nice neat job you have done there.  Mine are a bit more basic!

I agree only when it comes to sixes, yet I believe the rewards of getting a hit with a heavy or super heavy AT gun outweighs the risk of missing.

If you’re shooting at a veteran squad with the MMG on 5’s; odds are you’ll get ~2 hits and maybe a causality, however with a super heavy gun you could cause D3 pins, hit at least half the squad, and b…[Read more]

Definately.

As SteveT wrote, MMGs spread the risks/increase chancing of doing something minor rather than nothing.

To answer your other question, size of the gun doesn’t factor here, imo, as its chances to hit are the same (disregarding range, obviously).

As most main guns roll only one die, difficult shots that need, say,  a 6 or 7, are most likely to achieve nothing.  However, when are rolling 5 MG dice, you clearly have much higher chance of achieving something vs those hard-to-hit targets. And that pin may be all you need to shut the enemy down or even force a rout/morale c…[Read more]

I got the attached screenshot off Google books.