weapon2010 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Do tanks have a blocking/protection effect for infantry on HE blasts from arty or other weapons? like they do for mg fire? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Good question. Will be interested if anyone knows a definitive answer. (I rather doubt it as that would be asking a lot from a 13 year old engine.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Its odd that we don't have an immediate answer for you. I didn't think there were any outstanding question remaining! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falaise Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I always wonder if splinters work like bullets or if it is the result of a calculation however I saw a short time ago a (complete) squad placed on either side of a sherman and a shell hit the ground to the left of the armored vehicle and only the soldiers on the left were hit if it is a calculation it applies pperhaps only be to the subgroup ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 13 hours ago, weapon2010 said: Do tanks have a blocking/protection effect for infantry on HE blasts from arty or other weapons? like they do for mg fire? 13 hours ago, MikeyD said: Its odd that we don't have an immediate answer for you. I didn't think there were any outstanding question remaining! "In fact, infantry also receives a blast protection bonus when an armored vehicle (live or knocked out) is between them and a very large explosion." Manual page 49. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Ok... great! Next question is do they get the bonus from aerial HE explosions if they are underneath the vehicle? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 17 hours ago, Erwin said: Ok... great! Next question is do they get the bonus from aerial HE explosions if they are underneath the vehicle? And then next question will be if they get protection from explosions under the vehicle if they are sitting on top of it... I think the answer is yes in both cases, as the engine probably just draws a line between explosion and troops in the vicinity, and then checks if the tank (or other things) block this line. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 No the answer is.....'It depends how big the explosion is'. Against a 1000lb bomb, dropped from the air or buried under the road, a tank will offer very little protection to accompanying infantry. Against a hand grenade, it will do rather better. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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