This is still happening. In a recent game I scored two direct hits to a Wiesel TOW with 290mm penetration HE. One was directly to the front of the thing and the other was directly into its rear. Despite the shells supposedly doing 570 damage average on a penetrating hit the total damage from both hits came to 527 damage total. The shells have way more than enough penetration to go through the Wiesel’s 5mm of armor in both locations and it has zero spaced armor. So why is HE doing so little damage on penetrating hits? Does it no longer get penetrating hits or something?
#HE doing very low damage on penetrating hits
finite bison
mighty basin
It likely didn't penetrate. It can not overmatch so a steep enough angle or any spaced armor will cause a non-pen
reef furnace
What did you hit?
finite bison
What did you hit?
A Wiesel TOW. A vehicle with very thin armor and no spaced armor. One hit directly in the front and a second directly in the rear. While there are boxes on the rear that’s not where I hit and there is nothing at all on the front where the first shell hit other than the 5mm of armor.
reef furnace
A Wiesel TOW. A vehicle with very thin armor and no spaced armor. One hit direct...
A lot of people hit modules (Gun in this case) and not the tank. So just seeing if this is the case.
reef furnace
I watched your recent matches
Cao Bang:
They were facing you
- Your first shot went right into the drive sprocket, dealing 255 splash damage and tracking them. (Normal)
You were then directly behind them
- You hit the rear spaced armor (external fuel tank) which pre-detonates your HE round, dealing 272 splash damage and damaged 2 modules (Normal)