Why are burning vehicles blowing up over and over?

[Arksa 10]

I see this all the time. A car blows up, catches on fire, then does an explosion and sound like every 30 seconds. It's weird and sometimes annoying because it can kill...

[sandzibar 0]

ammo / fuel cooking off

[sv5000 127]

Maybe also find some better cover other then an burning car/tank ?

Secondary explosions are a very nice touch.

[Beagle 684]

I see this all the time. A car blows up, catches on fire, then does an explosion and sound like every 30 seconds. It's weird and sometimes annoying because it can kill...

What's the Problem??? Thats why firemen always stand nearby car accidents with a fire extinguisher, because car wrecks can catch fire and burning cars fuel tanks can explode.

[Major Eyeswater 0]

Its most probably the simulation of the ammunition exploding afterwards.

[Mordan 10]

For over half an hour? I've seen them "Cooking" this long so far. No big deal for me I don't don't use them for cover. Just seems like a bug when they burn so long.

[Maki 0]

For over half an hour? I've seen them "Cooking" this long so far. No big deal for me I don't don't use them for cover. Just seems like a bug when they burn so long.

I've never seen anything burn for half an hour.

The ammo exploding is a very nice touch, I love it. First time I thought the enemy were shooting at me lol :D Was looking around trying to find them!

[Heatseeker 0]

The ammo exploding is a very nice touch, I love it.

Theres no ammo in a tractor though :confused: .

[FartFetish 10]

Ive had BMPs blow up every 20 seconds for 40 minutes.

[Leopardi 0]

I've never seen anything burn for half an hour.

The ammo exploding is a very nice touch, I love it. First time I thought the enemy were shooting at me lol :D Was looking around trying to find them!

WW2 tanks burned for 3 days, there is a video of a Panther getting shot and saying it burned for 3 days.

[Surge72 10]

Ditto on finding wreckage of a car blowing up over and over. Seems like a bug to me.

[Dogtags 0]

Ive had BMPs blow up every 20 seconds for 40 minutes.

Yeah I have seen this. I agree with secondary explsions for ammo etc but this happens on every vehicle type and happens every single time. The other thing in warfare which maybe there for a reason is if I shoot an AI guy in a recovery truck but shoot nothing else on the truck the truck eventually just explodes. This may be there to stop too many vehicles being present at any one time.

Anyway the burning/exploding wreck thing that happens over and over is too much.

[Arksa 10]

What's the Problem??? Thats why firemen always stand nearby car accidents with a fire extinguisher, because car wrecks can catch fire and burning cars fuel tanks can explode.

Do they blow up every 30 seconds?

[nodunit 397]

Theres no ammo in a tractor though :confused: .

That's what you think.

[Flarmapoint 2 10]

Theres no ammo in a tractor though :confused: .

Nope, but there is plenty of fuel ;)

[Beagle 684]

They do stop doing this over time, this is obviously a feature, not a bug.

Burnings vehicles obviously are a bad choice as cover.

[raynor 0]

What's the Problem??? Thats why firemen always stand nearby car accidents with a fire extinguisher, because car wrecks can catch fire and burning cars fuel tanks can explode.

Unless the all the fuel in the tank vaporizes it will not blow up. They are standing there as a reflash watch to ensure the damn thing doesn't catch on fire again.

[walker 0]

Hi all

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Ammo can cook off fast or slow depending on circumstances.

30 minutes in this case

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2hUV3GUYnS8C&pg=PA220&lpg=PA220&dq=tank+ammo+cooking+off&source=bl&ots=DG95D-nlSI&sig=r7QVH6MaH-GRU46yJ07bdksKvFw&hl=en&ei=swtISqKaMpqSjAeUqIDQAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4

I seem to remember film from the first gulf war of ammo still cooking off hours after the battles had finnished.

Kind Regards walker

[Nazul 10]

Different sounds are needing for burning vehicles, its the same as sound as other explosions. That annoys me, i keep thinking im under attack when im not.

Varying sounds !! Bring it!

Walker thats a scary vid, im rethinking my tank commander career now.

[Maddmatt 1]

Unless the all the fuel in the tank vaporizes it will not blow up. They are standing there as a reflash watch to ensure the damn thing doesn't catch on fire again.

The fuel can explode. There is plenty of Youtube footage of similar explosions from burning cars. Seen it with my own eyes when a truck crashed too.

[Dogtags 0]

I prefer the way ACE did it in ARMA1. The vehicle may when hit explode or it may just be a wreck, if it explodes then it may randomly have a massive 1 minute long explosion when the ammo goes up and pieces flying into the air. There may also be random secondary explosions but nothing is a given, that is there is not always an explosion this makes for a better atmosphere in the game IMO.

At the moment all vehicles explode and then continue to explode over and over, at least in warfare they do until a salvage truck drives past a burning wreck.

I know BIS can't fix everything or be everything to everyone and they do rely on the modding community a lot in the end but at least BIS should provide the basics and that is functionality to mod and atmosphere and I think they are pretty close on both fronts, just AI, explosions, flickering textures and caveman wheels on vehicles at a distance through binocs or a scope, yes they are square.

[kocrachon 2]

Took out all of the ammo and took out all of the fuel...

It still does it.... if it has no fuel and no ammo it shouldnt be blowing up still

[IH8U 10]

I see this all the time. A car blows up, catches on fire, then does an explosion and sound like every 30 seconds. It's weird and sometimes annoying because it can kill...

Because you touch yourself at night.

Edited June 29, 2009 by IH8U

[Bigtnaples 10]

Took out all of the ammo and took out all of the fuel...

It still does it.... if it has no fuel and no ammo it shouldnt be blowing up still

:-| Really? I mean... Really?

[Schro 10]

Because you touch yourself at night.

I think that might have been the reason. I stopped it last night, played arma 2 today, and the tanks and other blown up vehicles blew up once...and that was it.

Excellent. Thanks for the tip 1h8u! Now I only touch myself in the daytime.

:bounce3:

Edited June 29, 2009 by Schro