Can Vehicles randomly explode?

[Liddell-Hart]

Whilst moving my infantry up in half tracks through a cleared area, one of my half tracks just exploded, there was nothing in range, and there was no artillery fire, I even surrendered to check the map for an enemy I might have missed, and there was nothing.

Can anyone help me out.

[Redwolf]

Mines?

Yours?

[Other Means]

Mortar?

Spotter round?

Flatulence?

[Liddell-Hart]

I thought mines at first but the halftrack was in the middle of a column?

[Bone_Vulture]

You mean in a middle of a line of vehicles? First of all, mines are not 100% sure shot weapons; sometimes a handful of vehicles pass through unscathed - and unaware - before someone trips a mine.

Also, you can never see the opponent's mines in the aftermath screen, although all the rest of his equipment is clearly visible.

[Macphail]

only yours.

[FM Paul Heinrik]

Originally posted by Bone_Vulture:

Also, you can never see the opponent's mines in the aftermath screen, although all the rest of his equipment is clearly visible.

I've seen opponent's mines. Do you mean you can only see the opponent's mines that you have uncovered during play? So, if you didn't uncover his mines you want see those hidden mines in the after action screen?

That can't be right either because sometimes looking at the after action screen I've seen mines on parts of the map and remember thinking "I'm glad I didn't try going that way!".

[Soddball]

You can see hidden mines in the after-action screen, even if you haven't spotted them during the game.

[Bone_Vulture]

Well, it's been awhile since I've played. But I'm still confident that you ran into a mine; a lone artillery shell would've caused additional ruckus.

[Wildhack]

My brother recently complained that an HQ unit of his just spontaneously died for no good reason. But I think the one thing I could say is that this problem is exceedingly rare (we are now playing our 20th or so PBEM QB)

[MikeyD]

BFC rather enjoys combining thin-skinned armor with big explosions. The only thing that makes a bigger bang than an expoding HT is a Bren carrier! Halftracks only have about 8mm armor. A German MG42 machine gun could've pierced it from 400m and set it off. Now if a Panther explodes without reason, THAT would be a cause of concern!

[junk2drive]

Don't forget the FOW setting. Like when your troops hit the dirt, but you can't find a tracer or enemy unit.

[Bone_Vulture]

Was there a penetration message? I think not. So it was a mine, or an artillery shell.

[37mm]

Perhaps the God of CMBB struck you down for playing sinfully (admit it were you being gamey at the time?).

Or you might have turned the penetration messages off by accident?

[tar]

Perhaps it was an air attack?

[A.E.B]

Perhaps it was a 1977 Ford Pinto?

A.E.B

[Bone_Vulture]

Originally posted by A.E.B:

Perhaps it was a 1977 Ford Pinto?

A.E.B

To the "peng" thread with you.

[Corvidae]

I am reminded of a story told to me by an old german named henrich, His battalion had arived in a pro german town in russia, they were driving through when one truck sudenly turned and everybody bailed out, it then burst into flame and then exploded, A freak electrical short had ignited the fuel pump and the fire spread to the fuel tank, a few boxes of ammo only made it a bigger mess, no casualtys, but a very embarassed head mechanic,,,

[MeatEtr]

Originally posted by MikeyD:

BFC rather enjoys combining thin-skinned armor with big explosions. The only thing that makes a bigger bang than an expoding HT is a Bren carrier! Halftracks only have about 8mm armor. A German MG42 machine gun could've pierced it from 400m and set it off. Now if a Panther explodes without reason, THAT would be a cause of concern!

That's gotta be it, the MG-42. Or maybe an AT rifle team(depending on time of battle).

As for mines, yours or the enemies you would know for sure in the AAR. Aircraft attack, well that would be very noticable. But the MG-42 probably fired off a single lucky burst and the HT went boom, which isn't all that uncommon. If possible, i forget if it shows you, check the ammo loadouts of any enemy MG's or AT rifle teams to see if they fired at all. Assuming you surrendered immediately to find the culprit after said turn.

[Bone_Vulture]

Ok, I currently don't have the time to reinstall CM:BB, so could someone verify me this: can you see your opponent's unexposed mines in the AAR screen?

.... And another thing I can't remember: I'm not totally sure whether triggering an AT mine automatically reveals the whole mine field item?

[MeatEtr]

Originally posted by Bone_Vulture:

can you see your opponent's unexposed mines in the AAR screen?

Yes, without a doubt.

Originally posted by Bone_Vulture:

triggering an AT mine automatically reveals the whole mine field item?

Yes, without a doubt.