Warning on Jap type 89 tank

[Vesku]

Never did it fire AP for me, not once. And the HE bounced off everything, even targets with 1 point of armour. Even if the tank was designed as an infantry support weapon why would the commander fire HE at an armoured target? I don't think the Japanese are that stupid to not be able to distinguish a soldier from a tank.

It is screwed.

Don't know about the game but historically it would be accurate for a tank to fire HE at enemy tanks, it was quite common for Germans to fire HE at lighter enemy armour and score kills. They tried to save AP for medium and heavy armour. Also at longer range it was easier to fire a HE to see where it lands, AP doesn't give many hints if it misses target.

You know what give a real big hint that you missed? When the HE fails to kill the target and the target shoves an AP round down your throat.

Picture a Tiger firing at T-34 from 2000 plus meters, no real danger of getting hurt :) even a long barrel Pz IV could fire the first HE from about 1000 meters without fear of getting caught by the enemy. German panzercrew also preferred to ambush from a good cover which made it very hard to spot the firing panzer after the first shot. I'm not saying that you are nuts for claiming that the game is screwed, just saying that there could be a reason for HE to be fired at armour. I think that 75mm and larger caliber HE should have a greater kill because what I've read is that German tankers usually fired HE at armoured cars and halftracks and killed them with practically every shot while an AP more often went through and through without a kill. Probably quite hard to simulate in game terms.