Vehicle guns

Fehmart · 12-31-2006, 08:26 PM

This may seem old hat to the BF2 vets here, so please skip this. Everyone else new to the 2142 series, this may warrant a read.

Your character's or vehicle's velocity is added to the initial velocity of the projectiles you fire. Anyone who has piloted a tank knows this: e.g., shells fired from a moving tank must be aimed to the left or right of the target to compensate for the tank's movement. You can also see this with rifle rockets fired while moving.

The same is true for just about any other vehicle's munitions. Even for gunships, though it looks like the cannon is firing right where you aim, those rounds are still affected by the velocity of the gunship (at least, that's my experience; it could just be my ping). So gunners, please try to take into account the vehicle's movement when aiming.

InfernoBLT11 · 01-01-2007, 01:28 AM

Well, only the PAC gunship is affected by inertia according to my experience. The slower explosive shells take time to travel while the Talon's bullets are hitscan.

Improviz · 01-05-2007, 04:45 PM

Has anyone else noticed the mounted guns on the "jeeps" in 2142 don't do as much damage as the .50 cals in BF2? It sure seems like it takes a lot of hits to kill someone.

Revark · 01-05-2007, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Improviz

Has anyone else noticed the mounted guns on the "jeeps" in 2142 don't do as much damage as the .50 cals in BF2? It sure seems like it takes a lot of hits to kill someone.

They are very weak, but have a good rate of fire. The FAV (fast attack vehicle) is just weak, and is good for fast travel, and unsuspecting infantry.

**Tarenth** · 01-05-2007, 05:06 PM

They're also horrifically accurate. I can't count the number of times someone has killed me because my big toe stuck out from cover. They act more like a cross between the sniper rifle and LMG really. You get accurate shots with the LMG rate...it just does the damage of a pistol.

HatefullSix · 01-05-2007, 05:09 PM

One of my favorite tactics is to use the FAV as a mobile machinegun nest. It offers decent cover (parked sideways) with an MG with a sweet ROF (albeit, like you said, with crappy impact damage).

Revark · 01-05-2007, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarenth

They're also horrifically accurate. I can't count the number of times someone has killed me because my big toe stuck out from cover. They act more like a cross between the sniper rifle and LMG really. You get accurate shots with the LMG rate...it just does the damage of a pistol.

This is the best description of the FAV gun I have seen.

12-31-2006, 08:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fehmart Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Riverside, CA Age: 24 Posts: 432	Vehicle guns This may seem old hat to the BF2 vets here, so please skip this. Everyone else new to the 2142 series, this may warrant a read. Your character's or vehicle's velocity is added to the initial velocity of the projectiles you fire. Anyone who has piloted a tank knows this: e.g., shells fired from a moving tank must be aimed to the left or right of the target to compensate for the tank's movement. You can also see this with rifle rockets fired while moving. The same is true for just about any other vehicle's munitions. Even for gunships, though it looks like the cannon is firing right where you aim, those rounds are still affected by the velocity of the gunship (at least, that's my experience; it could just be my ping). So gunners, please try to take into account the vehicle's movement when aiming.

01-01-2007, 01:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
InfernoBLT11 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: London, Canada Age: 23 Posts: 99	Re: Vehicle guns Well, only the PAC gunship is affected by inertia according to my experience. The slower explosive shells take time to travel while the Talon's bullets are hitscan.

01-05-2007, 04:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Improviz Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 11	Re: Vehicle guns Has anyone else noticed the mounted guns on the "jeeps" in 2142 don't do as much damage as the .50 cals in BF2? It sure seems like it takes a lot of hits to kill someone.

01-05-2007, 05:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tarenth Join Date: May 2006 Location: California Posts: 2,211	Re: Vehicle guns They're also horrifically accurate. I can't count the number of times someone has killed me because my big toe stuck out from cover. They act more like a cross between the sniper rifle and LMG really. You get accurate shots with the LMG rate...it just does the damage of a pistol. __________________ My sanity is not in question... It was a confirmed casualty some time ago. \|TG\|Tarenth Battlefield 2142 Mirra World of Warcraft Light, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of the people I had to kill because they ticked me off.

01-05-2007, 05:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
HatefullSix Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Niagara, Ontario, Canada Age: 32 Posts: 148	Re: Vehicle guns One of my favorite tactics is to use the FAV as a mobile machinegun nest. It offers decent cover (parked sideways) with an MG with a sweet ROF (albeit, like you said, with crappy impact damage). __________________ \|TG-Irr\|HatefullSix If at first you don't succeed, you need more firepower. There is nothing wrong with feeling something when you shoot your enemies... as long as that something is recoil.

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