Question: oddity when arty shoots at loaded infantry / gun

[scorpio_rocks]

Originally Posted by jivemi

Yeh-heh. Just happened to me in an Spmbt campaign (Russia vs Nato, '86-7) when my precious engineers in a Russian APC came next to US dug-in infantry (it's an assault, natch). The infantry fired something--the message delay was a bit too quick to specify exactly what--which killed or wounded the passengers but spared the crew and vehicle. Stuff happens!

I believe that in an assault the passengers disembark to fight the attacking infantry, so will often take casualties rather than the vehicle.

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by scorpio_rocks

I believe that in an assault the passengers disembark to fight the attacking infantry, so will often take casualties rather than the vehicle.

They do occasionally try to dismount as part of the assault code, in order to protect the vehicle. And if they survive they can get to shoot the attackers in the face - sometimes.

I have seen a vehicle get toasted leaving its crew plus some angry ex-passengers in the wreck hex who then shot up the assaulters as well, but rarely.