Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: dedalos on March 23, 2006, 02:55:30 PM
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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?
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cannon rounds are essentially small grenades. i think they are fine as is.
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The jeep doesn't have armour and the 20mm has small explosoins. I think its fine also.
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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.
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Yet Tiger and Panzer rounds bounce off M3's/ M16's?
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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
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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 :D