A little talk about Canister Shell (MBTank)
Hi everybody. I'm aware there are more important and more interesting topics regarding tanks, but I would like to spend a few words on this topic. Canister Shell is an ammunition with great potential...
Forum Discussion
@astroVB The Canister Shell is shot from the main gun, and that way shares similar engagement distances.
So Battlefield has a lot of tank mechanics, that work differently in real life, but switching between ammo types, while the main gun already has a shell loaded, is a tedious and rather slow process.
Loading is like opening the ammo bunker, taking out the shot, closing the bunker, turn 90 degrees, load and lock the shot by pushing it in the barrel. This can be done in less than 8s. Well trained loader do it in under 4s.
So unloading requires you to take a lever, opening the lock, which pushes out the shot a few centimeters, open the bunker, take out the shot, put it back in the bunker, take the new ammo type and load it. In my opinion, everything less than 30s is a good time to do that.
And yes, it feels like ages when you switch ammo type, and be prepared to offer your loader a beer or two in the evening when you requested the wrong ammo type in the first place. Luckily you don't need to do that in BF, because your tank will blow up a couple seconds or minutes later :P
So Battlefield has a lot of tank mechanics, that work differently in real life, but switching between ammo types, while the main gun already has a shell loaded, is a tedious and rather slow process.
Loading is like opening the ammo bunker, taking out the shot, closing the bunker, turn 90 degrees, load and lock the shot by pushing it in the barrel. This can be done in less than 8s. Well trained loader do it in under 4s.
So unloading requires you to take a lever, opening the lock, which pushes out the shot a few centimeters, open the bunker, take out the shot, put it back in the bunker, take the new ammo type and load it. In my opinion, everything less than 30s is a good time to do that.
And yes, it feels like ages when you switch ammo type, and be prepared to offer your loader a beer or two in the evening when you requested the wrong ammo type in the first place. Luckily you don't need to do that in BF, because your tank will blow up a couple seconds or minutes later :P
