Close Assault

[Big Poppa Pump]

Close assault of vehicles. Is this modeled? Anyone see it happen?

[John Catsack]

I haven't seen it. Right now, there aren't really any weapons in the game that require a close assault to hit a tank. Furthermore, since you can detach an AT team, I think that what would be considered a "close assault" is up to the player to coordinate.

[Hawkmek]

But is there anyway for a squad to take out a vehicle if it has no AT4s or Javs?

No Satchel charge equivalent in CMSF?

I don't think 5.56 and grenades will do it.

Maybe they could put rocks in the treads?

[Janster]

Close assault ,is a thing of WW2..

Engineers might have C4 charges, but I seriously doubt engineers today will charge tanks..

Mostly you just wait for AT support

Janster

[John Catsack]

Well, you could try rifle grenades. Those can kill BMPs. It really is a pain, considering that infantry squads love to shoot off their AT-4s during area fire.

[Statisoris]

I know these days the US probably would never "close assault" a vehicle unless the soldiers were in a pretty bad situation, however, there have been a few accounts of enemy combatants and fighters storming vehicles and getting really close, mostly with RPGs. In one incident early in the war, a combatant charged the rear of an M1A1/M1A2 with an RPG and fired it at the grating at the rear of the tank. He was so close when he fired the RPG that it blew him away too. I dont recall hearing of them throwing grenades into tank hatches, but have heard of them throwing grenades through open windows of trucks and hummers.

[KNac]

Originally posted by John Catsack:

Well, you could try rifle grenades. Those can kill BMPs. It really is a pain, considering that infantry squads love to shoot off their AT-4s during area fire.

I've seen the us squads shooting rifle grenades against BMPs and getting kills I think hehe, but they weren't that close (<5m)

[KNac]

Statisoris, I you can emulate the RPG think if you get close enough to an enemy vehicle, it could be done in MOUT with some luck and a single vehicle w/ no cover from friendlies

About the nades, I don't think if they would try to throw nades at hammer but usually with just some small arms fire you can kill the driver etc.

All that apart I agree pretty much that this things are too much WWII-like and now adays would be rare. At least in the type of war we are playing, maybe in a total war between major powers scenes like these could be seen sometimes under some circunstances and if troops did not have other options.

[MikeyD]

I think we're looking for the final battle of 'Saving Private Ryan'. Units in an obviously hopeless situation unsing anything they got to gain the upper hand. In other words, trapped units throwing grenades and sachel charges at tanks from 20m whether its going to do any good or not.

[Mishga]

If you target area beside the tank your troops will fling grenades and catch the tank in the blast.

I knocked out the tracks, smoke launchers and killed a crewmember this way. If your really lucky the action spot snaps to the one right under the tank.

Let the grenade shower commence!

[Huntarr]

From the bunkers point of view...

EAT THIS!

Everyone started chucking grenades it was sweet.

[thewood]

Whose sky mod is that?

[Huntarr]

Magic hour in High point low point

[John Catsack]

Originally posted by Huntarr:

Everyone started chucking grenades it was sweet.

Did the barrage actually damage the bunker?

[Huntarr]

knocked it out

..and yes they also throw them at vehicles

what is amusing is no one noticed the pause, after all that bitchin

[Sgt Joch]

Originally posted by Huntarr:

what is amusing is no one noticed the pause, after all that bitchin

...what is the old saying, can't see the forest because of the trees ..a 1.04 bonus, I presume.

[thewood]

Whose pause mod are you using?

[stikkypixie]

Originally posted by thewood:

Whose pause mod are you using?

Maybe it's 1.04 pause :eek:

[JohnO]

Could be