Game Version number: 1.4.0.29
Modded?: No
Issue Description:
As I understand, 7BZ3 7.62x54mmR API rounds should have a higher incendiary effect (CollisionTriggerComponent > Projectile Effects has incendiary damage at 3) than 7T2 7.62x54mmR tracers (ShellMoveComponent > Projectile Effects has incendiary damage at 1). Despite this, 7BZ3 does less incendiary damage in some cases, like shooting helicopter fuel tanks.
This can also be reproduced with UH-1H helicopters, at least.
On the other hand, the results line up with the expected damage values when shooting at some targets. For example, reproducing this by shooting the fuel tank on the American M923A1 transport truck results in a fire starting significantly faster with API rounds than tracers.
It does seem like it could be related. At the same time, I am very certain I tested this in some 1.3.x version and API was still better at setting helicopter fuel tanks on fire than tracers.
Hello.
According to the dev team, the API rounds are triggering incendiary effects once, while tracers are doing it every hit. As Designed.
Regards,
Geez
Are you confirming that it is intentional that tracers ignite fires easier than API in some cases? To the layman (me) this doesn't make sense. I don't have experience with real API rounds, but is this a more accurate behaviour?
@stenny833 I have no input on the matter but have noticed one of the differences is that API will flame a vehicle in the same amount of rounds regardless of where you hit it on the body. Tracer requires rounds to hit a fuel tank object inside of the model.
Attached are 2 videos, one of SVD flaming huey by shooting skid. 2nd vid is .50cal API side by side, left side is shooting nose skin of huey, right side is shooting middle area where module is -- both ignite at the same time.
@lwing Interesting. If this intended behaviour, its a pretty big downturn in realism for reforger. Unfortunate