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[mistformsquirrel]

So, this is a fairly minor request all things considered, but... I am bothered by the weak sounds of autocannons in this game. To me, all but the AC/20 sound woefully underpowered compared to the size and power of the weapon in question.

I think the key is to look up real life weapons with similar calibers - an AC/2 is probably between 20mm and 40mm, common autocannon caliber in RL. The AC/5 is probably 60-80mm (that's around common mid-WWII tank cannon caliber); the AC/10 is probably closer to the gun on a modern Main Battle Tank, so about 100-120mm, and then there's the AC/20 which according to Sarna can get as large as 203mm, which is about 8 inches across... somewhere between a battleship main caliber gun and a secondary caliber gun.

The point is... these are large ballistic weapons fired by explosive propellant, so why do they sound so weak? (I'm not saying 'just turn up the volume" either, I'm requesting brand new sound effects for each.)

I know this is really minor in the grand scheme of things, but it's been a major irritation for me as my main machine's armament is dual AC/5s and it just doesn't sound as powerful as it actually is.