A Very Simple Question about Abandoned Vehicles

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by RightDeve

I have noticed that there are two benefits of abandoning a vehicle: 1)A very obvious reason, i.e to save your experienced crews, and 2)To save your vehicle from being destroyed by far-away ATGMs, then hopefully to re-enter that same vehicle after the threat subsides

Since the game won't allow any engagements against abandoned vehicles (i.e, you can't place them as targets), my question is; is this definitely a game limitation, OR, there's some philosophy/meaning behind it? What if someone uses it to save his vehicle? (assuming that the enemy won't get near and destroy that vehicle by means of sitting upon it for one full turn, which is the only way to destroy an abandoned vehicle).

RD

An abandoned vehicle in the game is merely a decoration. The crew is the unit in which the experience and points reside.

Unless your opponent occupies the same hex as the vehicle (which destroys it), there is nothing he can do to it.

The crew however are another matter entirely - outside the vehicle they are just a small leg unit, subject to the usual HE fire etc.

Basically - deliberately abandoning a vehicle or gun is a bit of a gamey tactic.

A human PBEM player will take advantage of you doing so by mortaring the area to hopefully kill a very expensive crew.

Against the AI, you really don't need to use that sort of advantage - so don't. Simples.

Andy

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TBH, i don't think anyone would waste expensive ammo in real life, to destroy a vehicle they know that was abandoned, so, sitting a unit there for a turn simulates throwing a satchel inside it to make it useless, at least it sounds like that in my head.
edit: sure you can't always tell if a vehicle was really abandoned just by looking at it...