38 HE pnzr rounds into FH...nothing

[Mickey1992]

I put 38 HE rounds into an FH.  It did not destroy it.  AA seem to go down easily if you hit close enough, fuel and ammo take 4 or 5.  Just how many does it take to kill a FH anyway?

[bj229r]

Nearest as Ive been able to tell...a HE round = 100 lbs. of eggs, and 25 or so usually whacks a FH (or 3-4 passes with the Tiff invaders)..NOT real sure WHY it takes 25+ 75mm tank rounds to kill a quanset hut...but HT seems content with all aspects of vehicle modeling.



                                        bj229R

[bj229r]

Nearest as Ive been able to tell...a HE round = 100 lbs. of eggs, and 25 or so usually whacks a FH (or 3-4 passes with the Tiff invaders)..NOT real sure WHY it takes 25+ 75mm tank rounds to kill a quanset hut...but HT seems content with all aspects of vehicle modeling.



                                        bj229R

[Midnight]

I really don't see the point in HE rounds on the Panzers. It takes way too many to kill 'hard targets' like hangers. An Ostwind can kill a Hanger in less time than a Panzer

HE rounds from a Panzer should be able to kill soft targets with less rounds also. I doubt it would take 4 direct hits of 75mm HE to kill a fuel or ammo bunker.

I think it was several versions ago that ground targets were hardened to prevent a single Ostwind from leveling a field, but it seems that was just to compensate for the Osti's rate of fire. What is even the point of having the Panzer when the Osti can do just as much damage faster, and defend itself from air or ground attack.

[Innominate]

panzer HE does, I believe, only 25lbs of damage to structures, not 100.  It takes four rounds to destroy a town building.

[AdmRose]

Well, what about AP rounds?

[poppysead]

I was taking off out of an unknown (more like unrememberd) base one fine evening and was severly mauled just as I was raising the gear. ( this was in a mossie) Needless to say it was a short sortie as I was forced to turn emediatly around and land again. Thinking that a plane had done it, and I simply hadnt looked around sufficently I took off yet again, with similar results, accept this time I saw the guy that was doing it camped out in a flakpanzer at the end of the runway. Now usualy I avoid vehicles as it takes so long to get anywhere, but i thought that a tank would kill this guy pretty quickly. So i hopped in a wheeled it to the end of the runway. I swear I fired at least 25 times hitting him all but twice with the AP rounds,,, nothing no smoke he didnt start spinning wildly in circles nothing. Continueing to fire i realised that he,d spotted me and he approached to within 300 yards at an angle. seconds later I heard the pings and he was awarded with a kill. I know this games priority is on aircraft but sheeesh! I even had my front to him trying to bank on frontal armor being thicker, and i was hitting him the whole time. any ideas how he did this? thanx

[Innominate]

poppy, were you in an m8 or a panzer?
m8 is only going to kill an ostwind or a panzer if it gets close, and behind them.

[poppysead]

Ok me in Panzer/ He in Ostwind.

[metronom]

In a Ostie i need about 100 shots to kill a FH or BH. It does take some time...

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