How to fuck up tanks

[Sennex 1,903]

I found this, I do not take credit for it other than sharing here wit you guys:

 

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Visualization of vehicle incoming damage multipliers / angle

A short post inspired by discussions with Sheepnub while procrastinating (oughta be working on the brute-force update...).



Launchers, tank shells, etc. damage tanks so that the angle at which the projectile hits the tank armor determines a multiplier which then is applied to the damage caused by the projectile (apparently together with another vehicle-specific damage multiplier).



I visualized the angle multipliers so that we would have a better appreciation for how to kill the tanks most effectively. That's what we all want, isn't it  .



So, look below: the tank is getting RPGd to it's arse from different angles. The distance of the black line from (0,0) indicates the multiplier as a function of angle. The angles (radii) and damage multipliers (half-circles) are indicated with different colored lines. The angle and damage multiplier values are show in the legend for the lines. A perfect 90 degree hit (red) will have a damage multiplier of 2.45 while a measly 45 degree hit (cyan) will give you a multiplier of 1.0. 

 

 

Capish? See, I did my best to not just throw you with an unexplanable scientific chart but maybe even that's not enough.



Next front, sides, and top: see how the damage multiplier is negligible for front (max 1.05) and not terribly large for side (max 1.65). For top, on the other hand, you actually have a 50 degree sector around 90 deg angle where the projectile gets the max multiplier (2.45).

 

 

 

 

[uberwarrior 373]

Always most effective shooting them at 90° to the back end!!  There's one for out of context.This was always the case in BF3 also, not always possible, but if can, get behind a tank to have the best chance of critical damage.

[Dr Diamond 407]

since when did RPGs do 45 damage in one hit !

[Sennex 1,903]

since when did RPGs do 45 damage in one hit !

 

always as far as I knew, depending on where you hit them, they are the strongest in game