Tank weak spots.

[Harmor]

Re: Tank weak spots.

If you hit the area between the turret and the main body from an elevated angle you'll do 50% damage with an AT rocket.

There is no 1-shot spot for the tank with an AT rocket...PERIOD.

[BarkingSquirrel]

Re: Tank weak spots.







Working on getting fraps and a place to upload so you people will finally stfu and accept the fact that one shots exist, because I know that even though they aren't smoking, you're going to say they were already almost dead - they weren't. BTW, the T-90 from the second set is the same one firing in the first set.

[BarkingSquirrel]

Re: Tank weak spots.

Okay, I've got the video. I just need to figure out why its 140mb and fix it, and find a place to upload.

[Teaves]

Re: Tank weak spots.

There is no 1-shot spot for the tank with an AT rocket...PERIOD.

Totally agree, after many attempts online and offline.

BarkingSquirrel, we all know you can 1 shot kill the tank with a TOW (anywhere on the tracks, front back and sides) And that Tank-on-Tank shot you are showing in them pics is in the top hatch due to drop of the shell, again no-one disputes this, but you are never, ever going to get that shot on a enemy tank if its manned, let alone moving. Plus it dosent work with the AT-rockets.

Lastly, i dot know if its my imagination but the kill damage needed seems to be higher when the Tank is manned, as i can get a 2 shot (instant) kills on unmanned tanks every time in an empty servers practising but the same hit positions dont always work in real battles, even when i am positive i hit the same places. For instance the "2 AT-rounds in the tracks" seem to cause it to burn and then explode online more often then not, but if you try it on your own empty server then it explodes as soon as the second missile hits

[BarkingSquirrel]

Re: Tank weak spots.

There are plenty of people disputing it, alot in this thread alone, alot in threads about other ones shots(like the blackhawks), etc. And vehicles have the same amount of hit points manned or unmanned. Anyone with even a minute amount of modding experience knows that.

By the way, it's not going into the hatch, the round hits about 8 inches infront of the outer ring of the hatch.

Could use advice on what codec/program I should be using to compress this thing.

[Teaves]

Re: Tank weak spots.

I guess it is because when it is manned it is moving, even just slightly on the spot, so there is more chance of the shot "clipping" it and not doing full damage. But havent you noticed how often the tanks catch on fire before exploding online, whereas in empty servers they almost always instantly exploding after the required damage. I very rarely get killed in my tank, and mostly have the time to sprint away from the flaming wreckage.

As for the video, what format is it in at the moment? DivX (.avi) or .WMV would give you the smallest video sizes, but the TOW footage isnt really needed IMHO so why not just post the Tank shot and kill to show where it hits.

This is the same issue as the BlackHawk one shot thread, i agree, for exactly the same reason, what is possible on an un-manned, un-defended vehicle is totally unrelated to what is feasable in combat :) by far the easiest way to kill armour with one shot is to have 2 AT guys hitting it, nothing has a chance when your attacking from two angles

[BarkingSquirrel]

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I have no idea what codec Fraps saved it in, by was in avi format so I found an avi compressing program. I don't know how to edit, so the tow is still there, but it's after the M1 kill.

I don't know about you guys, maybe I'm just lucky as hell, but I've pulled it off twice in combat(once on Karkand and once on Zatar). So it CAN be done in combat but the probability factor is hugely set against it.

Heres the link.

[Teaves]

Re: Tank weak spots.

Im still pretty sure that round goes into the hatch (or rather the area that "counts" as the hatch, unless the gunner is sitting there, then HE takes the hit not the tank.... and you are firing from an elevated position down into it, increasing its effect (and making it possible)

Congrats and all but you really spoiled the demonstration with the smacktalk at the end, and i quote "NOW STFU.........." really not needed, and it makes up quarter of the total size.

I stand by all i have said. There is NO one shot kill with the AT, and pulling that tank-on-tank shot off in combat is impossible (how do you know the ones you hit in combat were undamaged? and especially why didnt those tanks have secondary gunners? i dont go anywhere without them with the spec ops and there damn C4 )

[HicRic]

Re: Tank weak spots.

As for the opening video, that tank is already smoking, hence damaged. Hehe. :)

[BarkingSquirrel]

Re: Tank weak spots.

On Zatar I was slightly elevated(leaving middle flag). but not when on Karkand. As for gunner blocking it, that may be, both my successful hits, they didn't have gunners. So I can go along with that. But really, how often does someone in armor on a public server bother waiting for a gunner? Not much, atleast from my experince. I knew they weren't damaged because they immediately started screaming for me to be banned for "hacking", and the specops - I can read my minimap. The smack was directed at a friend who called me a liar(something I've just shown I won't take) and threatened to ban me from his server if I didn't prove it. I'm sorry I forgot to mention that in my previous post.

And it was not smoking, I sat in the M1 for a few seconds just so you could see it had full armor. Or are you refering to BF2's intro video?

[imported_HorrorBusiness]

Re: Tank weak spots.

Dear lord I wish I took screenshots! I was playing on Gulf of Oman and my squad leader was a tank whore so I was an Engineer and spent the rounds as the gunner and repair man. Anyhow, he had 3-4 one shot kills on tanks and APCs by shooting them on the rear right side. We were on the left side of the map on the rail road pass next to the big warehouse building, and as the armor was crossing the beach to the western most spawn point, directly perpendicular to us, he would aim at the middle of the tank and the rounds would impact on the extreme rear right side instantly blowing them up. He was also picking off attack helos with relative ease as well.

[imported_TheDragon]

Re: Tank weak spots.

If you hit the area between the turret and the main body from an elevated angle you'll do 50% damage with an AT rocket.

There is no 1-shot spot for the tank with an AT rocket...PERIOD.

then how do I get killed every so often from a 1 shot tank while I am in a tank?
no - not any AT around
no - not any C4 around

I have been playing pretty well lately in tanks
now avg about 25 kills and 2 deaths every game for last week or so in Karkand 32 man maps
over 1000 kills and less than 100 loss
in other words - doing this a lot
and every once in a while BAMMMM
one enemy tank shot and I am down
(yes - I have full health)
still have no idea how they do it
and sometimes 1 TOW
never 1 AT

[BarkingSquirrel]

Re: Tank weak spots.

I've already posted a video on page 4 showing how they killed you with one tank shot.

[god.ELiTEdRuNk-]

Re: Tank weak spots.

i know how to kill an LAV with the 50.cal on all transport vehicules...but im keeping it secret

[BigBadBob]

Re: Tank weak spots.

I read that thread also but I have not been able to duplicate it nor has anyone else I've asked in my clan.

it's happened to me. I haven't been able to kill in 1 shot, but i've been kiled in 1. Happaned a few times.