banned Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 (edited) One of my Marine LAV´s got caught up by an enemy T-72. Normally the LAV would - beside its evasion maneuvers - try to enage the enemy tank with AP rounds which - visually observed - tend to bounce completely off with no effect (I know they still damage subsystems). I then by accident discovered that issuing a Target Light command upon an enemy tank lets the LAV engage the tank with HE ammunition. Intention could be to damage/destroy Sensors or Gun with HE to at least have some effect on the opposing vehicle. But can HE under this circumstances really have a better effect on enemy tanks than AP? Did someone made any fruitful observations about this? Edited June 8, 2018 by MANoWAR.U51 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 (edited) 18 hours ago, MANoWAR.U51 said: (in CMBS)One of my Marine LAV´s got caught up by an enemy T-72. Normally the LAV would - beside its evasion maneuvers - try to enage the enemy tank with AP rounds which - visually observed - tend to bounce completely off with no effect (I know they still damage subsystems). I then by accident discovered that issuing a Target Light command upon an enemy tank lets the LAV engage the tank with HE ammunition. Intention could be to damage/destroy Sensors or Gun with HE to at least have some effect on the opposing vehicle. But can HE under this circumstances really have a better effect on enemy tanks than AP? Did someone made any fruitful observations about this? can't speak for that but I had a Stryker pound the crap out of a T 72 at close range with a 40 mm launcher (in CMBS) to the point the T 72 backed away and fled Isn't something I'd ever count on doing again. Edited June 9, 2018 by sburke 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Seems realistic. The crew would be pretty bombarded inside, and if they weren't sure what was going on (perhaps optics are now out) instinct would be to get the hell away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banned Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 And do you see advantages of using HE ammo against tanks instead of (insufficient) AP ammo? For example when talking about LAV. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 In the heat of the moment one does whatever one can (usually in blind panic)... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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