Hull Down Question

[Col Deadmarsh]

Will armor reverse down a slope automatically to get hull down if it spots another armor target?

[Bone_Vulture]

Nay, to my knowledge tank AI only knows to utterly block LOS to the target tank by retreating, if it feels the challenge is too great.

You have to search for hull down position manually; you can either try to measure the angle by eye with the camera on ground level, or give your tank a reverse/hunt command, and an armor cover arc that reaches over the target.

This way your tank will creep back up the ledge after reversing, only stopping once it spots an enemy armor (and effectively disregarding soft targets). Presto, perfect hull down position.

[mrpwase]

Not perfect if you don't consider all the directions enemy armour could come in. You might be hull-down to the tank you've spotted, but what if you get flanked? Manual hull-down positions that take this into account are usually better.

[Bone_Vulture]

We are to assume that the situation begins when the player's tank is fully exposed, meaning not in hull down position. Using the hunt command with armor cover arc insures that the tank stops its ascent when it spots the first hostile tank (save if it fails to spot due to buttoning up or something).

I don't think any manual pivoting can save the tank from flanking; I assume you mean a flanking maneuver that isn't foreseen.

[Panzer76]

Originally posted by Colonel_Deadmarsh:

Will armor reverse down a slope automatically to get hull down if it spots another armor target?

Do you mean by auto cowering behaviour? Then, no.