M728 CEV Unable to attack targets

[Pizzamovies]

The 165mm M135 tank gun on the US M728 gives 480 suppression, but the unit cant be given an order to attack light armored vehicles and tanks. I have to micro and manually order it to fire at the location the enemy is located. This has the potential to destroy targets and do damage, but its annoying that i cant have it attack as the weapon is technically incapable of damage.

Can we get rid of the mechanic of units Unable to attack targets because they think the weapon they have wont work? I lost 2 of my M728s to a BDRM-Konkurs because the crew thinks a direct fire 165mm HE shell is worthless. I then proceeded to order the remaining units to fire POS and suppressed the ever living ♥♥♥♥ out of it and got a kill.

I understand the crew being trained to reserve their HE shells for soft targets only, but the idea they cant be ordered to suppress a target is absurd. The POS order is fine, but they don't continuously bombard the location so sustained suppressive fire is difficult without micromanagement.

[BlackFoxSamaki]

CEV units actually used to be able to target vehicles in early patches of WARNO but this was fun so it was removed. Now nobody ever buys CEV’s because they have no purpose.

[DasaKamov]

Originally posted by Nero:

Yeah I recall them able to shoot at high armored targets. If they ain't anymore then it should be reverted. I don't remember reading about it.

Huh, I don't recall the CEV (or the French EBG) *ever* being able to fire at armored targets, as the HE-only capability of the weapon doesn't think armored vehicles are a legitimate target.

I do agree that this should be changed, though, given that HE-only artillery and HE-only bombs are fully capable of targeting armor..

[Radegast]

You could visite graviteam tactics page and seek for some balistics stats of ammunition. Capability to pierce armour isnt only queston of the calibre, not to mention balistic curve of the projectile.

Take Wargame and famouse DANA selfpropeled 152mm howitzer. It has capability of direct fire, but it cannot pierce armour of the MBT with HE shells...

Then in Graviteam tactics you could find topics with reports from battlefields about unsuccessful usage of soviets 152mm howitzers against PzIV/III with the basic HE ammo in early stages of the war.

[Luxx]

All weapons should allowed to attack amored vehicles even if they cant penetrate this armor.

I real life u will fire with HE and even Mgs at Tanks to suppress them and to destroy their optics if there is no dedicated anti tank weapon available.