Jeep Bug or?

[dedalos]

Fired 3 or 4 20s at a Jeep last night.  I knew I was going to miss but fired any way.  The rounds hit the grownd to its right.  The Jeep went boom boom.  I know 20mm act like atom bombs when the hit the grownd but maybe the Jeep is a litle too soft?  Maybe have it take a direct hit before it explodes? or fix the effect of cannon on the grownd?

[SMIDSY]

cannon rounds are essentially small grenades. i think they are fine as is.

[68slayr]

The jeep doesn't have armour and the 20mm has small explosoins.  I think its fine also.

[E25280]

Originally posted by dedalos
Maybe have it take a direct hit before it explodes?

You have a vehicle with ZERO protection for driver aside from the engine block.  A direct hit should not be required.  The tiniest fragment in the skull suffices.

[Kev367th]

Yet Tiger and Panzer rounds bounce off M3's/ M16's?

[nirvana]

Originally posted by Kev367th
Yet Tiger and Panzer rounds bounce off M3's/ M16's?

It should show as going through, as it's more overpenetration then anything.  I think an AP round will kill an M3 now though.  Used to have to use HE to kill halftracks.  Jeep makes a nice boom against 40MM though:D

[dedalos]

Good answers.  One problem though.  20mm does not equal a grenade.  If it did and I put one in your plains tail or wing you would go down.  It takes several 20mms to kill a plane.  It takes a couple hitting several feet away from a target to kill it.  Thats not right but we have been down this path before, so I will drop it.

FYI, there is a ground effect on 20mms.  Next time you try to vulch try this.  Fire a few rounds close to theplane on the ground.  Do not hit the plane.  Just a very short burst close to it.  Next, try hiting the plane with the same number of rounds and see the difference for yourself.

In anycase, I don't mind a few easy kills by not having to even hit my target