artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

[Maxor127]

This has bothered me since I first started playing. 99% of the time, I can sit in a tank in the middle of an artillery barrage and barely get scratched. Yet sometimes I will get completely blown up by artillery while in a fully repaired tank. And when this happens, it seems to happen often as if the commander or server has something going on to make artillery blow up tanks. Can artillery blow up tanks because it's very strange that it almost never blows it up for me, but when it does, it happens a lot. I'm thinking something suspicious is going on. I never get half damage or a quarter damage. It's either a couple notches off or complete death.

Which brings me to another thing that bugs the hell out of me. What is up with 50%+ tank hits? I understand that that different areas of the tank are supposedly armored differently and take a different number of hits. But I've been completely killed by another tank with one shot and full health. Or hits that bring me in the red. And it happens with my front facing, which is supposed to be the most armored spot. Meanwhile I hit tanks with 5 shots in the treads and they live. What is up with that?

And should I assume it's lag when I hit something like a car with a tank shell and it just keeps driving by apparently unhurt? I've even had TOW missiles go through vehicles before.

[imported_Demize99]

Re: artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

Artillery shell splash damage does little to a tank, however if you are unlucky enough to have a shell land directly upon the top of your tank it will completely destroy anything on the battlefield.

There's a good thread and movie around about how 1 shot tank kills work. Its a relatively rare thing, and its very difficult to do on purpose.

[Bullet_Force]

Re: artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

I've seen it happen often and sometimes happens to myself. Its just lucky really. Most times you'll survive :), occasionally you'll die

[gurgul]

Re: artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

I play BF (1942 & BF2) since.. duno.. long ago. I never ever had a chance to kill a tank with one shot only! Even when I hit the rear part of the vehicle. OTOH, people kill me very very very very... often that way.

Perhaps there is a "secret" spot where the tank is deadly weak, but I still can't find it :-) Lag is the other possibe explanation but I can see the hit indicator flashes, i.e. there IS a successfull hit..


Gurgul

[Chris_Redfield]

Re: artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

An artillery shell at direct impact will kill your tank.

[BarkingSquirrel]

Re: artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

I play BF (1942 & BF2) since.. duno.. long ago. I never ever had a chance to kill a tank with one shot only! Even when I hit the rear part of the vehicle. OTOH, people kill me very very very very... often that way.

Perhaps there is a "secret" spot where the tank is deadly weak, but I still can't find it :-) Lag is the other possibe explanation but I can see the hit indicator flashes, i.e. there IS a successfull hit..


Gurgul

http://media.putfile.com/OneShots

[Chevy-SS]

Re: artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

The 1-shot tank kill supposedly happens when someone hits base of turret, where shell will bounce onto tank body and then maybe back up to turret again, each bounce counting as a full hit. Thus you get three hits of damage with one shot, which will usually kill tank.

It takes a accurate shot....

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[skitzo]

Re: artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

Well say if a tank was facing you and you were going up a hill and reached the top...the bottom of your tank will be exposed. The underside of a tank is the most vulnerable spot possible to hit and the only way to access it is when you go over a bump in the terrain. A tank can do major damage there.

A direct artillery hit is instant death. If you get hit by one directly and you are just infantry, you fly across the map...litterally. The power of the artillery is dangerous so when it is falling all around you, get out of there.

For you hitting a car and it not blowing up, there is only 2 explanations. 1 is that you barely missed him. Cars can go fast so if you shot right in front of them and it hit right in front of them, they will still be alive. They will, however, be damaged by the splash damage, disorientated, and possibly there vehicle might be flipped over. Oh yeah, one of the first trailers to this game had a movie where a blackhawk was flying and a jet shot a missle at it. The missle went through the passenger openings and went off the other side.
'nuff said.

[BeerStein]

Re: artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

As others have stated - direct hit from arty and you are toast no matter what you are in.

The one shot kills are rare - they happen to me ever so often, and I have pulled them off every once in a great while.

One vunerable spot that I have found to be consistent - if a tank or APC is cresting a hill, and you can see the underbelly - that is almost a one shot gauranteed kill every time.

[Bullet_Force]

Re: artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

One vunerable spot that I have found to be consistent - if a tank or APC is cresting a hill, and you can see the underbelly - that is almost a one shot gauranteed kill every time.

With artillery or AT rocket?

[Maxor127]

Re: artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

Where does the artillery need to directly hit? I always have guns in the turret die but the tank will be perfectly fine in most instances.

[=GzR=Damager]

Re: artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

the inside edge underneath of the tracks is a one shot one kill .. it is a small sweet spot

[Bullet_Force]

Re: artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

the inside edge underneath of the tracks is a one shot one kill .. it is a small sweet spot

Cool i'll have to try that.

[N2K]

Re: artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

when arty falls i jump under a tank

[Bullet_Force]

Re: artillery blows up tanks? one shot kill tank hits?

when arty falls i jump under a tank

And when tank explodes you die :laugh: