HEAT vs Helicopters

JaM · #1 September 5th, 2005, 03:04 AM

Try this scenario. it is M1A1 against Mi-24, HEAT is not fired! It looks that it is not possible to fire HEAT round against armored helos. Fire is possible only at those without armor stat!

p.s: Don, blast away?

Mobhack · #2 September 5th, 2005, 08:15 AM

Loaded scenario into patched version of game, tanks happily fire HEAT ammo at the hinds, until they evade - when only the AAMG can engage. Repeated test in the issued CD exe, with same results.

No problem with firing tank main gun at helos - armoured or vanilla.

Cheers
Andy

JaM · #3 September 5th, 2005, 08:47 AM

they didnt in DL verion 1.00

DRG · #4 September 5th, 2005, 12:39 PM

They can in the patch version. I'm not sure when that changed but they can fire at Helos with HEAT now

Don

Mobhack · #5 September 5th, 2005, 06:52 PM

Yes - I had not got the 1.0DL version loaded in my scratchpad test folder, looks like something that changed between 1.0 and the CD version though I have no recollection of doing it

!

So - fixed when the patch arives.

Cheers
Andy

kevineduguay1 · #6 September 19th, 2005, 04:24 PM

JaM,

It can be done. You just have to be sitting still and have a helo that is not moving to fast.

Here is a pic from the Global Security web site of a 120mm M830A1 HEAT round (fielded 1994 and still in use) explodind near a target helo.