rocketman Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I just started a mission in which the briefing indicates that there are mine fields and I suspect it might be anti-tank mines along a road down the core of the map. What is the best way of detecting anti-tank mines without engineers? Usually you find mine fields when they go boom, but that is really a poor way, especially at the cost of a few tanks. So, what method would you use? Hunt? Move, with pauses? Slow? Or? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Johnston Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Artillery. ^^ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boche Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Move up a jeep, they are less expensive jajaja nah but i believe only engineers can find mines sometimes if the are near them. the only other way is by detonating them by pssing a vehicle over them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 It's amazing what's in the manual p195: Troops moving through minefields have some ability to notice the mines without exploding them. This is much more likely when: .......................................... - The soldiers are crawling or walking (and to a lesser extent, “hunting”) .......................................... - The soldiers are engineers .......................................... - The soldiers are experienced .......................................... - The minefield has already been discovered (e.g. by setting off a mine) Engineers have the ability to mark known minefields. After a minefield is marked by an engineer unit, othr units may safely (but slowly) move through it without running the risk of setting off additional mines. See the Mark Mines command in the Command chapter for more details. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Hmmm, show a weakness, inviting the enemy to counter-attack through that area with HIS tanks. If they explode, there were anti-tank mines present. If the tanks slice through your forces and defeat you, there were no anti-tank mines present. If he does not attack, it's only because he's trying to lure you onto the anti-tank mines which are present. He won't expect you to actually attack there, so that's where you should go. Unless there are anti-tank mines present. Does that help? Or, what the others have said. Arty can sometimes detonate them, if it's heavy enough (no testing). Scout vehicles get sacrificed to fine them. Pausing engineers may find them. Or, just attack and deal with it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakai007 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Yeah, when I set a mine field, I set TRPs with it. Nothing better then wiping out enemy engineers who are trying to disable a mine field That, and marked mine fields are not safe mine fields. Vehicles will still get blown up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hister Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 It's one of the aspects of the game that needs to be made better - it's a no go as it currently is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 It's amazing what's in the manual p195: Troops moving through minefields have some ability to notice the mines without exploding them. This is much more likely when: .......................................... - The soldiers are crawling or walking (and to a lesser extent, “hunting”) .......................................... - The soldiers are engineers .......................................... - The soldiers are experienced .......................................... - The minefield has already been discovered (e.g. by setting off a mine) Engineers have the ability to mark known minefields. After a minefield is marked by an engineer unit, othr units may safely (but slowly) move through it without running the risk of setting off additional mines. See the Mark Mines command in the Command chapter for more details. For some silly reason I thoght that concerned anti-personnel mines... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I was hoping you'd take the friendly hint to check out p195 for yourself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Instigator Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Fade to black......... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 You need 150mm artillery to destroy minefields once you find them, the red sign turns green with a white cross to denote they are destroyed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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