BF2S Forums Are the Tank models in BF2 accurate?

No, most tanks will pop when hit with an AT rocket.  Not BF2 tanks, you need three/four

Just keep to the roads and you won't have too many problems driving them around. Yes they are slow going up hills and yes if you go into a ditch you are essentially screwed. But think of the alternative... if they were accurate to real life infantry wouldn't even have a chance (on the open maps anyway). The tanks would engage the target from a mile or so away whilst travelling at 50mph. It would be hard to hit with a hand held rocket launcher.

videogame tanks, serious business.

not to be a smartarse, but i am still baffled as to why anyone would compare any element of what is essentially an arcade-y shooting game with "real life". i never played it, but perhaps something like america's army would be a better thing to compare digital representations with their material counterparts on, as they at least seemed to be going for some kind of "videogame realism", if i understood the point of it - the way that things are changed willy-nilly in bf2 with every patch, for the sake of things as arcane as "balance" (the blackhawks being a prime example), should indicate that the developers of bf2 have no commitment to authenticity or reality at all, hence making any comparisons is essentially moot.

but as for tank tips, there is a very useful chart of weak points at www.secretsofbattlefield.com

edit: here's a direct link: www.secretsofbattlefield.com/tankshits.html

Last edited by oberst_enzian (2006-10-30 04:04:38)

Delphy wrote:

RamboFirstBloodPart2 wrote:

Any Tank tips would be helpful, many times I find myslef in battles with another Tank only for him to shoot me twice with his cannon and boom am floating to heaven. But it takes me 4 shots to kill a Tank while in a Tank of my own. Why is this?

Try and suprise an enemy tank, by getting round behind or to the side, that's where the weaker armour is. In a head-on confrontation, you need to get the first shot off, and try to aim for the sides of the tank, or the fronts of the tracks. Also keep straight on to them so they have less chance of hitting your sides.

Always play engineer, and try and gang up with another piece of armour with an engineer in it.

Errr....thats a bad piece of advice, but what most players actually do (to my advantage).
I play a lot of Operation Smoke Screen (there are 14 tanks are on the map) and I have over 110 hours in armour. That tacic will, against me, fail everytime (assuming all shots hit).
Always turn your tank sideways to your enemy and aim for the front of his tracks, whilst hiding yours from his view.
2 hits will kill him if you hit the front tracks, whereas he will require 3 hits on your side tracks to set your tank on fire (essentially dead). It works EVERY time, without fail (unless you are a poor shot). 1 shot onto the front of a tanks tracks will set it smoking....2nd will finish it off. Try it in SP mode on an unused tank if you want.
Yes, he will have a bigger target to shoot at, but he still requires more shots to kill....you just have to kill him in 2 shots and then repair. It is very easy to do, although harder if he is moving around - just judge the shot.
I have never come across any player do this back at me, so it has never failed. Ever.
The other day, in a 1hour round of Ghost Town with 6v6 - where everyone was in vehicles, I never lost a single 1v1 tank battle and never used a supply crate during any firefight either. Which resulting in me being called a hacker. Very amusing.
2/2 gold medals in armour on OSS earlier today vouches for this tactic too.

EDIT: That "tankshits" (lol!) link also proves my point...and that a TOW rocket should always be aimed at the front tracks if possible...useful on Sharqi


But on topic...yes, tanks shouldnt really be sliding down hills or unable to climb tiny "cliffs". It is stupid, but they need armour Vs AT rockets and shells, otherwise who would get into a tank? With 1 AT rocket or shell to kill you...thats gona get very boring very quickly.
Would you honestly get into a tank knowing that 1 shot could kill you everytime without fail??
It would just be a mobile coffin and be rendered completely useless and helpless. They are fine as they are.

Last edited by Snake (2006-10-31 15:22:43)