So, i was playing with my P 43 Bis (absolutely gorgeous tank) , and then i was face to face to a KV-2. I started wiggling a bit in hopes that he missed the shot. But he did land it on me...it just ...didn't even do splash damage? Maybe it didn't pen or something but there wasn't even splash damage, and i was facing front to him on a medium tank... Is this a bug or is it somehow possible it can happen?


#1 Posted 10 January 2022 - 03:01 AM
So, i was playing with my P 43 Bis (absolutely gorgeous tank) , and then i was face to face to a KV-2. I started wiggling a bit in hopes that he missed the shot. But he did land it on me...it just ...didn't even do splash damage? Maybe it didn't pen or something but there wasn't even splash damage, and i was facing front to him on a medium tank... Is this a bug or is it somehow possible it can happen?
#2 Posted 10 January 2022 - 04:32 AM
Anni is more overpowered than missiles were...will it get removed, too?
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#3 Posted 10 January 2022 - 05:40 AM
screenshot shows that you bounced a 640 dmg shot, which says to me that the KV-2 shot at you with AP.
but yeah, zero damage HE hits are real - even for the biggest guns in the game.
_YSoSerious, on 03 November 2021 - 10:33 PM, said:
Everything you need to learn from on the forum is already written down eons ago. What's left is a scattering of woe me hobos and wannabe Unis like me. Just do a search on the search bar, and soak up the knowledge from legends who have since moved on to Valhalla. All we can offer you is distilled regurgitation, or worse, incorrect advice.
#4 Posted 10 January 2022 - 10:34 AM
fish69_iron, on 09 January 2022 - 10:01 PM, said:
So, i was playing with my P 43 Bis (absolutely gorgeous tank) , and then i was face to face to a KV-2. I started wiggling a bit in hopes that he missed the shot. But he did land it on me...it just ...didn't even do splash damage? Maybe it didn't pen or something but there wasn't even splash damage, and i was facing front to him on a medium tank... Is this a bug or is it somehow possible it can happen?
1. It is not possible for HE shells to "ricochet". This is a little semantic, but the word "ricochet" refers to the game mechanic where AP and APCR shells will automatically bounce off armor that is sloped at 70 degrees or more.
2. It is possible for HE shells to do 0 damage. There are 2 ways this usually happens. Either the shell hits a piece of armor with so much nominal thickness that it literally does 0 damage, or the shell explodes too far away from the primary armor.
In this case, for a KV-2 shooting a P-43 bis, what likely happened is that the KV-2 hit the tip of your gun, causing the shell to explode too far away from your tank to deal damage. It happens. Just ask Grille 15 players
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#5 Posted 10 January 2022 - 11:02 AM
Edited by Meat_Locker, 27 January 2022 - 10:00 PM.
#6 Posted 10 January 2022 - 11:20 AM
Meat_Locker, on 10 January 2022 - 06:02 AM, said:
I think “Bounced off” is what the crew says when the shot does zero damage - it’s not a reflection of the actual thing that happened. More likely it seems that the smasher shot the train carriage or ground and the splash didn’t pen.
Edited by __V_O_P__, 10 January 2022 - 11:21 AM.
#7 Posted 10 January 2022 - 04:11 PM
__V_O_P__, on 10 January 2022 - 06:20 AM, said:
I think “Bounced off” is what the crew says when the shot does zero damage - it’s not a reflection of the actual thing that happened. More likely it seems that the smasher shot the train carriage or ground and the splash didn’t pen.
YUP.
Meat - upload the replay to ArmorInspector - and watch the actual impact - it won't be on the Bulldog.
#8 Posted 10 January 2022 - 05:13 PM
#10 Posted 10 January 2022 - 06:12 PM
#11 Posted 10 January 2022 - 06:13 PM
Posit1ve_, on 10 January 2022 - 02:34 AM, said:
1. It is not possible for HE shells to "ricochet". This is a little semantic, but the word "ricochet" refers to the game mechanic where AP and APCR shells will automatically bounce off armor that is sloped at 70 degrees or more.
2. It is possible for HE shells to do 0 damage. There are 2 ways this usually happens. Either the shell hits a piece of armor with so much nominal thickness that it literally does 0 damage, or the shell explodes too far away from the primary armor.
In this case, for a KV-2 shooting a P-43 bis, what likely happened is that the KV-2 hit the tip of your gun, causing the shell to explode too far away from your tank to deal damage. It happens. Just ask Grille 15 players
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#12 Posted 10 January 2022 - 09:20 PM
fish69_iron, on 10 January 2022 - 01:12 PM, said:
could've been his tank exploding? looks like y'all must've fired at basically the same time
_YSoSerious, on 03 November 2021 - 10:33 PM, said:
Everything you need to learn from on the forum is already written down eons ago. What's left is a scattering of woe me hobos and wannabe Unis like me. Just do a search on the search bar, and soak up the knowledge from legends who have since moved on to Valhalla. All we can offer you is distilled regurgitation, or worse, incorrect advice.
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