Boom goes my tank...hit from behind a stand of trees

[Max]

My T-34 is approaching the enemy GV base. I spot a bad guy tank in the distance and run for cover behind a grouping of trees. BOOM! he nails me. This is a pretty good tanker...GBlade. So he see's me while I can't see him and shoots thru the leaves & branches. Any time I do that, the shells ricochet off the leaves. What am I missing here?

[hotcoffe]

 same happened to me like 100s times, so I would like to learn the reason , how some players can see or even shoot through trees.

[kvuo75]

just because you cant see him, doesn't mean he can't see you.


young infants do not understand this.. most adults do though.

[puller]

I have noticed that I can sometimes shoot through trees...it might take me a few shots but it is possible...now on the other hand I have seen many garbage shots through trees...I've got a film of me behind a berm and being shot through it...but I can't even figure out how to post pics on here so vids are out of the question 

[Volron]

Just because you are hiding behind some trees, doesn't mean some part of your tank isn't exposed.

[hotcoffe]

Looking at the reponses i see that u guys doesn't have brains of a genuine pig to graps that we r talking about angles that other player should not have any vis.

[Aspen]

When an ostrich puts his head in the sand he can't see you, but you can see him.  Same principle.  I kill and get killed like this quite often.  Oddly, even some very experienced players think that when their commander and gunner have no vis of the enemy, it means the rest of their tank is hidden.

Add to that trajectory issues where one player can sneak a shot under or over a tree while the other is in a spot without a clear path.  The path of the round is different than the straight line of sight through the sight.  Often you can't see a tank, but your round coming in from above has a clear path.  Just like killing guys that back down out of sight on a ridge.

[VuduVee]

just because you cant see him, doesn't mean he can't see you.


young infants do not understand this.. most adults do though.

cant give a straight answer, can you? couldnt help yourself. you just had to get that insult in so you could be one of the BBS cool guys with the typical smartass cut down answer. cant ask a simple freakin question in this forum without some Biff, Thad wannabe running his love muffin mouth. so dam stupid.

[Banshee7]

I see a bad thread rising 


On a serious note, Max, I have noticed some of the same things in my recent return to the GV world.  I was marking it as my lack of knowledge (that should read "haven't GV'ed seriously in about 3 years").  But the most absurd thing I've run across is the 88's being used to shell the bases on the center island on ozkansas (I think that's the name of the map).

#S#



Josh

[ImADot]

Add to that trajectory issues where one player can sneak a shot under or over a tree while the other is in a spot without a clear path.  The path of the round is different than the straight line of sight through the sight.  Often you can't see a tank, but your round coming in from above has a clear path.  Just like killing guys that back down out of sight on a ridge.

This is the best and mostly likely explanation.

[715]

He probably could see the bottom of your tank below the branchline of the trees while your commanders view and your gunsight view are above the branchline and blocked (this is one reason I lament the loss of the drivers view, which was down low). 

Note that shells will pass through the very bottom layer of leaves/branches of trees as well as the very top layer of hedgerows (like in town).

[Volron]

When an ostrich puts his head in the sand he can't see you, but you can see him.  Same principle.  I kill and get killed like this quite often.  Oddly, even some very experienced players think that when their commander and gunner have no vis of the enemy, it means the rest of their tank is hidden.

Add to that trajectory issues where one player can sneak a shot under or over a tree while the other is in a spot without a clear path.  The path of the round is different than the straight line of sight through the sight.  Often you can't see a tank, but your round coming in from above has a clear path.  Just like killing guys that back down out of sight on a ridge.

Bingo.   Don't know how many time's I've picked off a tank on the other side of a ridge or behind some trees due to trajectory. It's quite satisfying.

Looking at the reponses i see that u guys doesn't have brains of a genuine pig to graps that we r talking about angles that other player should not have any vis.

[olds442]

My T-34 is approaching the enemy GV base. I spot a bad guy tank in the distance and run for cover behind a grouping of trees. BOOM! he nails me. This is a pretty good tanker...GBlade. So he see's me while I can't see him and shoots thru the leaves & branches. Any time I do that, the shells ricochet off the leaves. What am I missing here?

He is just better than you.

Get over it.

[guncrasher]

My T-34 is approaching the enemy GV base. I spot a bad guy tank in the distance and run for cover behind a grouping of trees. BOOM! he nails me. This is a pretty good tanker...GBlade. So he see's me while I can't see him and shoots thru the leaves & branches. Any time I do that, the shells ricochet off the leaves. What am I missing here?

best thing to do is save a film or post an image.  without it everybody including you is speculating as to what happened.


semp

[Max]

cant give a straight answer, can you? couldnt help yourself. you just had to get that insult in so you could be one of the BBS cool guys with the typical smartass cut down answer. cant ask a simple freakin question in this forum without some Biff, Thad wannabe running his love muffin mouth. so dam stupid.

I pretty much had the same feeling...simple, legit question garners a smart arse response. How ever so helpful.