Era

[Delta228]

I was wondering how realistically ERA (explosive reactive armor) is modeled in game. I haven't been able to test it yet, but i was wondering what you all have found so far. My question is twofold:

A. Does ERA have its own animation , so that as a round strikes it, there is a secondary explosion from the explosive liner? Also, once this has occurred, is the ERA from that area physically gone, or simply abstracted to make it more vulnerable now that that portion of the ERA has been used?

B. Are the secondary effects of ERA (eg. infantry near the tank are injured when the ERA goes off) simulated in game? This is important i think because in real life ERA can cause serious injury to anyone standing nearby when it goes off.

Thanks

[panzermartin]

I'm pretty sure about A. Era blocks disappear and so does their effectiveness in that certain spot of the armour. I have my doubts about B though. But every heat round exploding on armor causes casualties in nearby infantry anyway.

[SgtMuhammed]

When a vehicle is hit by a HEAT round it will cause splash damage. I've never really checked to see if this is greater if the vehicle has ERA. I'll also have to check if Sabot rounds cause splash damage.