Speaking as a former Infantryman for five and a half years, the most realistic tracer effects come from the Russian MG's. Allthough they are too bright in the daytime. They also look to "bloby", the rounds phosphorus trail should look longer, more like a streak than a blob.
Some of the "modded" tracer effects I have seen are laughable. Looking like old captures from WWII gun cam footage. For the reasons many others have mentioned, camera shake etc.. Tracers do not look like white corcksrews sailing through the air.
Sorry to go off topic, I agree that the primary reason not to use tracers is to keep the enemy from knowing you are shooting at him. I can't quote anything I have read regarding the topic, yet I have read (or heard on documentaries) many American Aces prefering not to use tracers.
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