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Offline DLXIRON

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Is it my imagination?
« on: March 26, 2020, 01:52:29 PM »

or are running troops unaffected by HE tank rounds?  I have seen it happen a few times and figured it was a fluke but a recent incident when we were running troops into a GV base and the defender put three shells (i am assuming were HE) right on them with no effect.

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Re: Is it my imagination?
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2020, 03:17:12 PM »
Probably right. Next might be the question of whether or not its worth a programming adjustment (true impact of game play). Imagine everyone playing 'sit in the tank waiting for drunks'.  :banana:

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Re: Is it my imagination?
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2020, 03:42:20 PM »
Yes.... tank rounds have no affect on troops unless you hit one direct. Makes no sense.
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Re: Is it my imagination?
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2020, 04:04:14 AM »
HE rounds from the B-25H mess up the troops pretty badly.
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Re: Is it my imagination?
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2020, 11:33:55 AM »
Mine do.
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Re: Is it my imagination?
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2020, 11:47:51 AM »
Rounds from the 88 have no affect either.
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Re: Is it my imagination?
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2020, 02:48:57 PM »
Mine do.

Only if the HE hits directly like a AP round would - unless something changed in the past 14 months ;)
Explosions (bombs, rockets, HE rounds) never had any impact on running troops.
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Re: Is it my imagination?
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2020, 03:13:37 PM »
The code shows that blast radius is suppose to effect troops, but would need someone to verify that there is not a bug.

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Re: Is it my imagination?
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2020, 03:32:40 PM »
The code shows that blast radius is suppose to effect troops, but would need someone to verify that there is not a bug.

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I was placing 88 rounds right at their feet and nothing. It has been that way for a long time. I just shoot to let the machine gunner's know which direction they are coming.
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Re: Is it my imagination?
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2020, 05:28:38 PM »
The code shows that blast radius is suppose to effect troops, but would need someone to verify that there is not a bug.

HiTech

Someone also mentioned to me that this bug could be map specific and I would not have believe that to be possible but I have found that on certain maps I cannot shoot the main gun of my tank while buried in a tree but other maps I can.  BUT that one bug I dont want fixed :devil, just using it as an example that this bug could be more than meets the eye.

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Re: Is it my imagination?
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2020, 08:16:30 PM »
I've never been able to kill troops with an HE blast, and when I reported it was poo-pooed by the intelligencia at large.
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Re: Is it my imagination?
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2020, 06:15:20 PM »
 In AH2 I used to bounce a HE round on the ground next to the troops and I would get 2 or 3 of them with a T-34/85.  That does not work in AH3. I have to use the coaxial pintle gun. 

I can still kill a M-3 if I bounce a round off the ground near the driver with the same tank so I know the HE round works for that. The HE round also works for tracking a M-18 if it lands on the ground close to one of the tracks. 

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Re: Is it my imagination?
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2020, 06:28:17 PM »
I was placing 88 rounds right at their feet and nothing. It has been that way for a long time. I just shoot to let the machine gunner's know which direction they are coming.

Sure you weren't on AP? Do 88s even have HE contact rounds?