Author Topic: Ricochets in tank town (Read 488 times)

Baine · « **on:** October 21, 2005, 07:37:30 AM »

Seeing a whole lot of them lately _ even when using a Tiger against a panzer at point blank range. Is this a change in the modeling or because of server problems?

Meatwad · « **Reply #1 on:** October 21, 2005, 10:53:52 AM »

Tiger's ammo been changed to nerf balls in the notes of the last patch

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #2 on:** October 21, 2005, 11:18:31 AM »

I heard several complaints about 30mm cannons losing effectiveness yesterday also.

Rino · « **Reply #3 on:** October 21, 2005, 05:41:54 PM »

I didn't see more ricochets, but the ones I did see were acting very odd.
I did a little camping last night was about 4-600 yards north of the spawn
on a slight rise. The bouncers were sailing back over the target and away
from me as if they had passed through the turret and bounced off the rear
deck.

Had others that would bounce straight back at me and zip past my
virtual ears. Was kinda fun actually

navajoboy · « **Reply #4 on:** October 21, 2005, 05:50:46 PM »

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Originally posted by Meatwad
Tiger's ammo been changed to nerf balls in the notes of the last patch

i can see it already Nerf ball shooter for 50 perks

PropSuey · « **Reply #5 on:** October 21, 2005, 07:25:39 PM »

I had an AP round from a panzer ricochet off the back end of an M16 this morning. He died on the next shot but I thought it was a little weird for a shot to bounce off an M16,,,,,,

mechanic · « **Reply #6 on:** October 21, 2005, 10:25:17 PM »

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Originally posted by PropSuey
I had an AP round from a panzer ricochet off the back end of an M16 this morning. He died on the next shot but I thought it was a little weird for a shot to bounce off an M16,,,,,,

sure it bounced off? or did it just go through the metal sides of the back bit?

why would an AP round kill an M3 if it hit there, it would go straight through and bury itself in the ground.

Pooh21 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 21, 2005, 10:47:37 PM »

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Originally posted by mechanic
sure it bounced off? or did it just go through the metal sides of the back bit?

why would an AP round kill an M3 if it hit there, it would go straight through and bury itself in the ground.

spalling metal bouncing around would do a number on the driver.

here is a question, are ricochets just graphical eye candy, or in the 1 in a million chance it bounces up into the space a fighter is occupying, will it kill it?

715 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 21, 2005, 11:19:33 PM »

I believe I've heard ricochets come back and hit my own tank, so I think they can do damage?

PropSuey · « **Reply #9 on:** October 21, 2005, 11:50:01 PM »

Mechanic: yep it bounced off...it went up and to the right after hitting the M16. It wasn't the case this time but even if a round did just go straight through the back shouldn't it at least take out the quad .50s back there?

Pooh: I've had .50s from an M16 bounce off and hit friendly aircraft causing me too killshoot myself. I've also had it happen with tank rounds where the ricochet hit another vehicle. It doesn't happen often and hasn't happened in quite some time but it can happen.

mechanic · « **Reply #10 on:** October 21, 2005, 11:52:15 PM »

rgr, just checking

Krusty · « **Reply #11 on:** October 22, 2005, 12:01:46 AM »

The only way to test the M16 (to see if AP is doing nothing, or just passing through it) is to have a friendly behind the M16, fire an AP round, and if you die you hit your own teammate

If you don't take a hit, that means the damage model is just fubar (more likey?)

nirvana · « **Reply #12 on:** October 22, 2005, 02:46:56 AM »

I've bounced a rocket off a tiger before only to have it bounce back up and kill me.

PropSuey · « **Reply #13 on:** October 22, 2005, 11:14:08 AM »

Krusty: Nice plan and while effective I think I'll just stick with my original "shoot him again, repeat until dead" gameplan.

Nirvana: That had to suck.