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Offline LLv34_Snefens

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One gun better than four
« on: July 30, 2000, 03:05:00 PM »
I stumbled upon this data:  

Tour 5:

"The M-3 has 38 kills and has been killed 37 times against the M-16."

Tour 6:

"The M-3 has 79 kills and has been killed 74 times against the M-16."



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Offline Maverick

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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2000, 03:43:00 PM »
heya,

It ain't the number of guns. It is the design of the vehicle. Both the M3 and M16 had THIN armor shielding. Both had NO top armor. A 30 cal could penetrate both. I've seen these vehicles at Ft Knox and Ft Jackson. The armor was about a quarter inch thick and set at a 90 degree angle. It was more for small frags like grenades or non near miss artillery.
 
An even kill ratio between the 2 vehicles is to be expected as long as both saw each other and started firing at the same time. Each can kill the other and dead is dead. Four fifties won't kill you any deader than one will if the round can penetrate you.

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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2000, 03:54:00 PM »
In my experience most kills awarded to vehicles are from aircraft being shot down by nearby AAA, or by aircraft crashing nearby.
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Offline Azrael

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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2000, 11:36:00 PM »
"azrael has 3 kills and has been killed 0 times in the M-3 against the M-16."

Guess what? Those M-16's never saw me, they were obviously scanning the skies  

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Offline Dead Man Flying

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« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2000, 01:26:00 AM »
My guess?  After an M3 captures a field, AAA immediately begins attacking enemy aircraft and vehicles, and it rewards those kills to the nearest friendly con (i.e. the M3).

I'm guessing that most of these kills are due to an M3 capturing a field, and this field subsequently killing any nearby M16's that failed to spot it.

-- Todd/DMF

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« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2000, 02:36:00 AM »
DMF has it right.

The unarmed C-47 has many kills under the same circumstances.

I know a player who occasionaly lets out 9 troops, and then lets out troop #10 when someone spawns!  Free ack kills, LOL.

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Offline Fishu

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« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2000, 02:56:00 AM »
I wasted once all ammo sitting middle of runway and "CAP"ng the field for more troops as one of my died.
Pretty cool to gun planes in M3 hehe  
(I also caught one low flying plane, pretty cool camouflage also)
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Offline RAM

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« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2000, 09:11:00 AM »
 
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Originally posted by azrael:
"azrael has 3 kills and has been killed 0 times in the M-3 against the M-16."

Guess what? Those M-16's never saw me, they were obviously scanning the skies  

Az
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Lesson to learn here...

Cats use to lurk low on the ground not high on the skies  

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