Shifty 101 Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!! - - - - - - - - - - - - I was playing Yelnia Stare as the Axis and was moving a Tank Hunter team into position to take out a T-34 when they were spotted and opened up on by it. I didn't really pay much attention, thinking they were done for and I had more teams so what the heck, when I saw a barage of rounds fired at it like a shotgun. I hadn't this before in any game and came to the only place I could think of that would hold the answer! I have a pic but dunno how to post it cuz I'm a silly newbie to message boards so some help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvalle Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 Did it looks something like the pic here? http://www.battlefront.com/cgi-bin/bbs/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=000132 rvalle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty 101 Posted September 3, 2002 Author Share Posted September 3, 2002 Why yes it did, thx for the reply rvalle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 yup...canister.....nasty stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonm Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 Shifty, A Canister round is an anti-personnel round (filled with pellets) which effectively coverts the main armament into a giant shotgun (76mm or whatever). It has a relatively short range but is very effective within that range. These days we have more sophisticated rounds that don't just detonate at the muzzle "muzzle action" but can be set so they fly down range (up to just over 4km) and then explode showering an area with sharp darts. When you fire this at waist high grass land you see a puff of smoke (through the sight) and then the grass looks like its been mowed!!! Anyone still want to be in the Infantry? [ September 02, 2002, 08:15 PM: Message edited by: gibsonm ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patgod Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 *gets in his apc* no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty 101 Posted September 3, 2002 Author Share Posted September 3, 2002 I need to get myself a big cannon and some cannister rounds to mow my yard faster, takes to long the conventional way. Maybe I could get that stray cat thats been pestering me also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 The new rounds are commonly called "flechette rounds". Seems to be some controversy too - http://www.janes.com/regional_news/africa_middle_east/news/jdw/jdw010522_2_n.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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