I don't rely on the 45 when in close. In such ranges, all you can do is drive the tank with the objective of throwing off the opponent's aim, or staying ahead of his turret traverse or pivot turn. After he's spent his shot, you have his reload time to get out of the 360-lethal range while trying to land your own hit on him.

I assure you though, no toying was going on! What was happening when I was engaging you at the fringe of that 5 meter zone is a tactic that is used quite often whether you're on TFA or standard apples.

- Close down the opponent enough that his turret orientation is not a factor in stopping your shot;
- After firing, back away while tending your turret angle so that he cannot effectively return fire even if he aims accurately;
- Repeat.

You will often see two tanks in one-on-one situations almost do a slow-motion forward-backward dance as each takes a shot and moves back, while the other moves forward to take a shot and pulls back after firing.

The above is an open field situation. When you have more obstacles, those can also buy you time/opportunities. You want to be under cover until you are ready to fire. There's no sense in sitting out in the open unless you have a round chambered and ready for the opponent to pop out. The best thing to do after firing is to (1) scan the tactical situation (2) take cover (3) tend your turret angles.

If ranges continue to close up till we're fencing with our gun barrels, desperate countermeasures including forcing an overshoot are required just to stay alive. Overshoots can be both left-right as well as up-down, depending on the relative heights of tanks, and how quickly each can pivot and turn its turret.