Re: Weak point on the APC?

**Mixa** · 12-30-2008, 01:52 PM

Reaper is right no such thing as one shotting apc exsist. If it has taken damage, hitting back side will destroy it only if it has taken enough damage.

**Berlancic** · 01-04-2009, 12:25 PM

To my efforts, the APC has not critical hit spot. The front take of 25%, the sides and the back will do around 50%. I'm not sure about anything else.

On something unrelated, I found out months ago that a cheap ramming tactic against a Nekomata is to ram it into one of the corners in the front, it'll flip the tank, 5% it'll flip it fully.

Unless 2142 TG is like PR TG where ramming ANYTHING isn't allowed.

**TC Migs** · 01-04-2009, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by Berlancic

Unless 2142 TG is like PR TG where ramming ANYTHING isn't allowed.

You would be correct!

**FLIPmode** · 01-04-2009, 02:05 PM

Back and sides (wheels) are your best bet against apc's. Back is preferred because you have a lesser chance of being seen by the driver's MG or the secondary gunner's mortar. From my APC busting experiences, 2 shots from the back will kill the APC quickly and efficiently.

**Berlancic** · 01-04-2009, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by TC Migs

You would be correct!

Well if I do get back onto 2142, I won't do that!

**J0hn5on** · 01-06-2009, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by Reaperassault

its impossible to 1 hit an APC unless you would like to make a video of you doing it (not trying to be mean, its just this is getting a bit old now).

Well next time im playing Sidi Power, while tank busting (which is so fun

) Ill be sure to tape it. Usually, Ill shoot a pilum into the back, while it has full health, and itll take the hit, burn for 2 seconds, then go BOOM. I hope that counts.

**Kaboodles** · 01-06-2009, 11:25 PM

If you think you've one-shotted an APC, you most likely hit it at about the same time (slightly later) as another engineer.

**austforbeer** · 01-07-2009, 09:38 AM

LOL how is this thread still going? The pictures Nathrael posted on the first page said everything.

**Thesleeper01** · 01-07-2009, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by austforbeer

As we all know, tanks and walkers both have a sweet spot where you can take them out with a single shot. However I have yet to find this location on the APC. I was looking for one the other day taking various pot shots but the most damage I could do was about 54% I believe.

From tests I did a while ago:
results are percent damage done with a pilum (range did not matter)

Pac APC
- Sides, back or wheels (any wheel part including front) 54%
- 25% front
- 95%+ damage on back on the vent on the bottom

EU APC

- Front 25%
- Sides, Top& Back 54%
- Vents (2 top between MG’s on the sides) & 2 small panels on the axle near the wheels 66%

results were recorded dec 20, 2007 and may not be accurate. There is a weak spot bottom rear on both and one has a top rear weak spot (both may have it).

The top is the only easy spot to hit and you need elevation like if your up on a building and it is under you and not moveing it can be hit reasonably well.

**Birdman1011395** · 01-08-2009, 05:56 PM

Hmm. Having finally gotten myself back into testing I got some interesting results.

First, I couldn't achieve the one-hit kill with Pilum on the PAC APC.

Second, while I have never heard anyone mention them before, I can say that the top vents do exist. They function the same as the other sweet spots doing 66 with the Pilum and 58 with the defaults. The ones on the EU APC are located where Sleeper posted between the top turrets on the far side. On the PAC APC its on the top and near the front, right beside the big turret.

Here are screenshots of both of them.

EU APC:

PAC APC:

**Adaxa** · 03-04-2009, 06:12 PM

Through some ingenious ninja-ing, I have found out a last ditch experimental way to kill an APC with recon. There is a small enough space under the APC for a recon to cloak under and throw RDX on the bottom. One waits for the APC to roll forward, and BOOM goes the APC. However, this tactic depends on three things: the skill of the recon, luck, and most importantly, the APC NOT TURNING. As soon as that happens, you go *crush*, and you lose a ticket for your team. As a result, I suggest that this be used as a last ditch way to kill an APC, as with any method that involves RDX for use as an anti-vehicle weapon.

On a second note, this crawlspace under the APC can also be used by engineers to repair the APC with a degree of safety.

**Naith** · 03-04-2009, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by Adaxa

Through some ingenious ninja-ing, I have found out a last ditch experimental way to kill an APC with recon. There is a small enough space under the APC for a recon to cloak under and throw RDX on the bottom.

there's an even smaller space underneath the EU tank!

**EmperorMustard** · 03-04-2009, 06:47 PM

The PAC APC goes down with just one shot to the vents at the back (it infact down about 95% as somebody said, but thats enough to get them in the death zone, and even if they do repair they will go down very fast).

**TrippyD** · 03-13-2009, 01:42 AM

I seem to remember the APCs in BF1942 being extremely soft, especially to tank rounds. It made them pretty risky to use for transportation and an extremely bad idea to use it as a turret in a base fight. One wrong turn with a loaded APC and you'd accidentally give the opposition several free kills.

**BeSiege82** · 03-14-2009, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Arithea

What they said--hit it on the sides, if possible.

Or get underneath it...but that's really difficult to do. It has a pretty soft underbelly if you can get to it.

Yes, the underside is the best place in my opinion, but only those with mines or rdx should go down below.... you will only blow yourself up if you try to run underneath unless you have the right stuff.

Adaxa is right, though. RDX on the underside is the only one kill switch way to kill the APC.

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