Kimmo Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 A flamethrower unit hiding in a building "shot" towards a Kv-1 from behind and it exploded. Is this possible or was it a bug? I'd post pictures, but I don't know how. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 Yes, definitely possible. Especially if hitting the rear deck of the tank, burning liquid from the FT could leak into the engine or crew compartment, potentially igniting the fuel and/or ammunition. FTs are very dangerous to tanks in CM if they can get close enough to hit the tank - especially man-portable FTs have a very short range so getting them close enough to a tank to actually cause damage can be tricky. Cheers, YD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 Well... things catch on fire. Things explode. I can imagine it happening, though peraps not in the immediate CMBB "BOOM" explosion way. I rather imagine rounds eventually cooking-off in a tank that's been burning for awhile. If you were to ask about German tanks going 'boom' from a flame-trower hit I'd judge that to be a bit more likely, simply because of the tank's use of volatile gasoline instead of Russian diesel oil. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivodsi Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 Oh Kimmo, I thought you were too busy writing papers to play... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDog Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I just witnessed / inflicted my first tank kill with a FlameThrower team (axis). Krept up a steep hill under the LOS of a T-60 Light Tank on an urban map, hit it with one burst of the flame thrower and KA-BLOOIE! My opponent was surprisingly not as impressed with the whole ordeal as I was? Coolest thing I have seen yet in this game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew H. Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Early war, the only German tank that can take out a KV-II is the Pz II Flammpanzer. Which, if you can get close enough, has a very good chance. Taking several Flammpanzer vs. a KV-II is an interesting, if highly unhistorical, exercise. One problem - a near miss from a KV-II can disable a platoon of Fpz. So don't bunch them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Paulus Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Arrrrrrrrgh :mad: :mad: :mad: I got a KV-2 BBQ'd by a Pz-II Flamingo in the "Blitzkrieg" operation ... :mad: :mad: :mad: I confirm it burns very well ... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalgiris 1410 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 O'h, I've just had whole Platoons of Panzers wiped out by Russian OT-tanks, be they of T-26, T-34 or KV make. I've recently been play testing quite alot with swarming T-38s around T-34s and KVs with good results (only losing about half of them everytime) except against the OT-34. Even at five to one odds they still manage to FT the poor little buggers to toasted carcasses very bloody quickly and I lose all my cute little Czech Panzies! :eek: Sounds like I ought to try'em T-38s against ATGs and FT teams, what do you reckon hey? Edit: Tried'em against ATG's & FT & TH Teams, interesting results. Only the longer 76.2mm Field guns work out with the proper tactical deployment, but even so a well handled T-38 Panzer force can still roll it up satisfyingly- for a draw! [ July 23, 2006, 12:19 AM: Message edited by: Zalgiris 1410 ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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