S_Z 0 Posted January 19, 2002 There has been a lot of talk here about the armor of the different vehicles…someone said you could take out a M1A1 with 3 LAWs so  I wanted to check it out for my self. I just opened the mission editor and added an empty M1A1 and some ammo started to shoot at the tank. What I came up with was this: Front: 6 LAW   Back: 7 LAW Hmm what’s up with that…not very realistic!! The front SHOULD be more protected than the back of a tank!! I tried some different tanks and got the same result…the back is more protected than the front This cant be right! Is it just my version of OFP or what? BTW the extended armor option is off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-RoNiN 0 Posted January 19, 2002 Maybe you didn't hit it properly? What did you aim for? Turret? Main body? Tracks? And how far away were you, maybe some of the missiles missed it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S_Z 0 Posted January 19, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Maybe you didn't hit it properly? What did you aim for? Turret? Main body? Tracks? And how far away were you, maybe some of the missiles missed it?<span id='postcolor'> I tried it several times.. always with the same result(6 to the front and 7 to the back of the tank) and I was not that far away so im sure that I hit it(aiming for the main body) Could anyone else please try this and tell me the result... Sounds like there is something wrong with my OFP... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christophercles 0 Posted January 19, 2002 No nearly everybody i talk to says thats how many it takes, when i do it it does the same. anyway! it deserves that kind of armour! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damage Inc 0 Posted January 19, 2002 I can't destroy it with 3 LAWs, but I can't destroy a T80 with 3 LAWs either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S_Z 0 Posted January 19, 2002 But the thing is that the front is weaker than the back of the tank...that cant be right, it should be the other way around Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Espectro (DayZ) 0 Posted January 19, 2002 Hmm, i can kill the m1a1 with 6 laws from the back....also with the front. It takes 4 hit on the turret to disable it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caz 0 Posted January 19, 2002 whats the best place to attack on a tank? i always go for its barrel so it wont be able to aim properly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antichrist 0 Posted January 19, 2002 Damn that is strange in version 1.00 and demo 3 LAWs was enough to kill Abrams but now it is obviously not enough Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suchey 0 Posted January 19, 2002 even though it wont kill the tank...you can usually whack the crew with less Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S_Z 0 Posted January 19, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">whats the best place to attack on a tank? i always go for its barrel so it wont be able to aim properly<span id='postcolor'> Don’t really know were to aim but I know that the front should be more protected than the back of a tank...I’m really disappointed that it isn’t so…  Now there is no point in trying to flank a tank… I tested tank(M60) vs tank(T-80) too…and got the same result there. It was easier to take out the T-80 if you fired at the front(main body) of it. So if you are in a tank battle you should turn your tank so the back is fronting the enemy tank to get maximum protection…now that’s very realistic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thehamster 0 Posted January 19, 2002 If I'm lucky I can usually disable a tank with 5 laws to the turret. But most of the time it takes a fair bit more to do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S_Z 0 Posted January 19, 2002 I think I was too quick in saying that I got the same result with tanks vs tank…I tried it a couple of more times and this time I got the result I wanted  in tanks vs tanks the front armor is stronger than the back… This is strange… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
