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PRMM currently has a mixed bag of views for MG nests and mounted LMGs and HMGs (applies to tanks, transport helos, and light transports such as humvees).
On the humvees the iron sights work correctly, both zoomed in and out. On some helos and I believe all tank mounted HMGs the view is ala VBF2, no changes except the crosshair is now gone. I'm not sure if this has been posted already as it seems rather obvious after 3 days or PRMMing, but I believe the best solution to go is:
1: When unzoomed, use the view from VBF2, allowing more situational awareness by the gunner. (The current unzoomed view on the Humvee is horrible, restricts your line of sight, and gets people killed ->the gunner, not his target)
2: When zoomed, use the view the Humvee 50 cal currently uses. (In other words the working ironsight, and not the retarded zoomed in VBF2 view that the chinese and MEC truck gunners are still stuck with. -> no intended disrespect here PRMM team, but the VBF2 view is really retarded. Great work on the humvee iron sights view btw)
3: Apply points 1 and 2 to all mounted LMGs and HMGs, and not just throw it in here and there as we currently have in .5. This promotes reality and fairness, and we dont have situations where some MGs are just that much better because their iron sights actually work.

For those that say "Use your tracers!" as a reply as why the current system works:
Try firing the M249 LMG mounted on american MG nests. Iron sights don't work, tracers aren't as great (not like those bright green ones the MEC gets anyways), and honestly, if it's doable, why not the working iron sights? It just makes sense. Basically I'm advocating porting the infantry sighting system to mounted MGs, thats all. And the current infantry sighting system is great. (unzoomed=more visibility, no crosshairs, have to rely on tracers/ guess where center of screen is. zoomed=reduced visibility, but working iron sights )

Plus if the other guy has a mounted MG with working sights, he WILL kill you that much faster. (No tracking his tracers before he gets a hit). Current system is not fair. Or realistic.

the devs are working on this stuff, be patient.......

They didnt have alot of time to work on MG ironsights, thus only jeeps have them.

I'm not sure what you are saying. MEC, PLA, and USMC truck gunners all have the same views, vBF2, ironsight, and ironsight zoomed in.

They dont have VBF2 views. Just iron sights unzoomed and zoomed in iron sights. Its sorta messed. The tanks definitely dont have iron sights either, just vbf2 all the way, zoomed in or not. Anyways if its just a matter of time before it gets fixed then meh. I have the time. Look forward to it.

Since the question is kinda answered already, can someone lock this?

They do have vBF2 views... Press the change camera button, default C.

i dunno if anyone else has this, but since my computer is junk, i have to run everything on low settings, and when i zoom in with the hummer on the .50 cal and try and use the ironsights, they just appear to me as black triangles.... so for those of us that dont have the monnney in the bank to get a nice new graphics card/processor, let's just leave it is with the enhanced zoom for the sake of the "low quality" population.

Yup... Hard to see what you are hitting with the triangles in the way lol.

Plus the fact that the bullets hit below the top. So when you're aiming, you have to aim high, and then you can't tell whether or not you hit the target.

Default button C? Oh okay I'll try that later when i have the time to play again. I've been using the right click mouse button (Which is what I'd normally expect to be the zoom button) and all I've been getting is iron sights and slightly magnified iron sights Oo...
Actually if the situational awareness view (aka VBF2 view) does exist...then can we please make it so default control is the normal zoom button to toggle it?...I mean it does seem to make more sense...That and the magnified iron sights view currently assigned to mouse right click is kinda unrealistic...iron sights dont give you magnification, just better means to aim....