Skolman Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 I think it is strange that infantry refuses to fire at lightly armored vehicles. For example an allied halftrack has 7mm`s armor and i guess it has lots of weakpoints , but a infantry squad refuses to fire their rifles at it on range of 40 meters from the 2nd storrey of a building. As far as i know a K98 carbine should be able to penetrate such low armor. Why they refuse to fire ? In that special case they even stood on higher ground so they even would have a chance to kill the crew. Any opinions on this topic ? Oi ! Skolman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybeq Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 I've never had a problem getting rifle squads to fire at halftracks. What you describe puzzles me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skolman Posted November 16, 2002 Author Share Posted November 16, 2002 I am for sure they only fire at unbuttoned halftracks ! If they are buttoned you can hear your boys yell "ceasefire". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 I think if the halftrack was buttoned then the squad wont fire unless they have some means to destroy it such as grenade bundles, panzerfausts etc. Regards Jim R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skolman Posted November 16, 2002 Author Share Posted November 16, 2002 That`s the point ! I think in real life it is possible to destroy a halftrack with just rifles and light MG`s but CM does not feature this. I never was inthe army but a friend of mine told me that the tank he was driving during his time in the army was so weakly armored that a rifle shell can easily penetrate the armor and a halftrack just has 7 mm`s to protect it ! that`s the reason why i can`t imagine that infantry refuses to open fire on a halftrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybeq Posted November 20, 2002 Share Posted November 20, 2002 I certainly won't argue that a rifle squad can't destroy a halftrack. I never noticed the problem you describe though. I'll have to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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