How many NS37 rounds to kill an Osty?

[Raubvogel]

It is high time to revisit the GV damage model! An Ostwind should NOT be able to sustain 20 hits from an NS 37mm cannon. Enough said.

[MuadDib of Dune]

Ive done several dozens of ostis with this weapon over time.

I would calculate off hand the number of hits to kill as being usually between six to eight  hit flashes.  Further recollection suggests that the majority of those kills were from the abandonment of vehicle rather than outright destruction.

[BigGun]

Do you know if the osty had vehicle supplies nearby? If he did, it would be simple to get damaged, get fixed & repeat the process indefinately untill supplies are gone. 2k in bombs does wonders though...no chance to repair damage...just a big boom!!!

[Weave]

Hmm, only takes a couple of hits from a 50 cal to do in my osty.

[BotaBing]

The top turret on the Osty is MORE THAN easy enough to take out and disable. I lose that gone in one ping all the time.

To kill the osty, that's a different matter. Very often, yuo may think you got akill when all that happened was the guy abandoned a damaged vehicle that you didnt really blow up. Likewise, you may have decimated it, but it got repaired by nearby supplies.

There is no need to nerf the osty

[Tac]

the problem bota, is that to kill the osty's gun you must either come in from extreme hi angle right above it (making YOU a very easy target for the osty) and shoot a toejamload of 50 cal to ensure a hit.

Another problem is it receiving a 1k bomb 5 ft from it... and it goes on. Ay ay ay ay

Also, I have noticed that in ANY gv, if you getting strafed , going to drivers position doesnt "hit you" .. aka, the gv gets no damage to its open positions. Very few times the guns get knocked out though. Especially in LVT's, which are waaay open hatches.. plane comes in, if you in gun, a ping or 2 and all your guns dead. But jump into drivers position, you have a damn good chance at not losing a gun. Its something i've noticed, dunno why it happens.

[Citabria]

ostwind turret will get knocked out every time with one round of 37mm from m8 but you have to be within 2500 yards and actually hit the turret.

this is how i kill most ostwinds with m8.


but 37mm will not go through front hull armor of ostwind cuz it is a panzer chassis