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Originally Posted by Wild Goose
Also, something that I wonder about: did WW2 tank doctine encompass firing on the move? I recall most tank aces being snipers who camoed and hid and then sniped from afar. (IIRC Michael Wittman parked his Tiger in front of the Russians and then kept firing till he ran out of ammo.)
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Depends on the tank, US tanks have some rudimentary stabilization on there guns and could fire on the move somewhat better for instance. Accuracy was very variable though and it was very much dependent on the gunner really. Most tanks could fire on the move, but accuracy wasn't very good and stopping was preferred if possible.
That said it did happen at times:
(That vid also shows a guy running around firing a .30 caliber M1919 machine gun from the hip at about 25 seconds in)