Repair on the field

[Balcifer]

I'm currently in a game where most of my allies are dead, only me and a few apc left. My tank tracks are done and apc not moving, neither are the enemy tanks moving. It would be great to be able to repair tanks tracks

[Rockethead293]

You cannot repair on the field. It's not possible to repair a tank's track in the middle of combat. This ain't war thunder.

[Balcifer]

Originally posted by Rockethead293:

You cannot repair on the field. It's not possible to repair a tank's track in the middle of combat. This ain't war thunder.

Not talking about making it like war thunder where or WOT where crew can repair everything. Track repair is something that can be done in the field, whether or not it is done in the middle of combat idk. But the situation i just had is i had 2 Bradley and me left and 1 Russian tank and possibly a APC when i drove up to it with the Bradley it did not fire it did not move. I pumped 500 rounds into the rear of the enemy tank with no effect. So what is one to do when it is essentially a stalemate and if you end the mission you take the loss on the campaign bar and not the enemy.

[Dooby]

Originally posted by Balcifer:

Originally posted by Rockethead293:

You cannot repair on the field. It's not possible to repair a tank's track in the middle of combat. This ain't war thunder.

Not talking about making it like war thunder where or WOT where crew can repair everything. Track repair is something that can be done in the field, whether or not it is done in the middle of combat idk. But the situation i just had is i had 2 Bradley and me left and 1 Russian tank and possibly a APC when i drove up to it with the Bradley it did not fire it did not move. I pumped 500 rounds into the rear of the enemy tank with no effect. So what is one to do when it is essentially a stalemate and if you end the mission you take the loss on the campaign bar and not the enemy.

All you can do currently is bail out of the vehicles and take the loss.

[orcbuster]

Originally posted by Balcifer:

Originally posted by Rockethead293:

You cannot repair on the field. It's not possible to repair a tank's track in the middle of combat. This ain't war thunder.

Not talking about making it like war thunder where or WOT where crew can repair everything. Track repair is something that can be done in the field, whether or not it is done in the middle of combat idk. But the situation i just had is i had 2 Bradley and me left and 1 Russian tank and possibly a APC when i drove up to it with the Bradley it did not fire it did not move. I pumped 500 rounds into the rear of the enemy tank with no effect. So what is one to do when it is essentially a stalemate and if you end the mission you take the loss on the campaign bar and not the enemy.

You take the loss.

There will not be any repairs in mission whatsoevever in the game as specified in the FAQ:

"Q: Will we be able to use repair kits or otherwise repair damage in combat?

A: In general, we're focusing on realistic consequences for component damage. Since tank repairs are time-consuming and performed outside of combat when the immediate danger has passed, they have no place in GHPC mission gameplay. There are other options, such as switching control to another friendly vehicle if your current one is too badly damaged to continue fighting. You can also manually order the crew to bail out in order to avoid further casualties in a stricken vehicle."

[Mad Dog]

Originally posted by orcbuster:

Originally posted by Balcifer:

Not talking about making it like war thunder where or WOT where crew can repair everything. Track repair is something that can be done in the field, whether or not it is done in the middle of combat idk. But the situation i just had is i had 2 Bradley and me left and 1 Russian tank and possibly a APC when i drove up to it with the Bradley it did not fire it did not move. I pumped 500 rounds into the rear of the enemy tank with no effect. So what is one to do when it is essentially a stalemate and if you end the mission you take the loss on the campaign bar and not the enemy.

You take the loss.

There will not be any repairs in mission whatsoevever in the game as specified in the FAQ:

"Q: Will we be able to use repair kits or otherwise repair damage in combat?

A: In general, we're focusing on realistic consequences for component damage. Since tank repairs are time-consuming and performed outside of combat when the immediate danger has passed, they have no place in GHPC mission gameplay. There are other options, such as switching control to another friendly vehicle if your current one is too badly damaged to continue fighting. You can also manually order the crew to bail out in order to avoid further casualties in a stricken vehicle."

Not to mention that while with a broken track you might be a sitting duck, it is still more dangerous to leave your tank in combat. Especially if you can still fight with it.

[Balcifer]

Originally posted by Mad Dog:

Originally posted by orcbuster:

You take the loss.

There will not be any repairs in mission whatsoevever in the game as specified in the FAQ:

"Q: Will we be able to use repair kits or otherwise repair damage in combat?

A: In general, we're focusing on realistic consequences for component damage. Since tank repairs are time-consuming and performed outside of combat when the immediate danger has passed, they have no place in GHPC mission gameplay. There are other options, such as switching control to another friendly vehicle if your current one is too badly damaged to continue fighting. You can also manually order the crew to bail out in order to avoid further casualties in a stricken vehicle."

Not to mention that while with a broken track you might be a sitting duck, it is still more dangerous to leave your tank in combat. Especially if you can still fight with it.

Not when you and the enemy in the same boat but far from one another unless it's a bug a enemy tank just doesn't move.

[Harbinger]

Originally posted by Mad Dog:

Not to mention that while with a broken track you might be a sitting duck, it is still more dangerous to leave your tank in combat. Especially if you can still fight with it.

Being a stationary target for enemy artillery or possibility of the tank getting captured isn't ideal, not to mention possible crew loss, considering broader scale of the war. I'd guess it mostly depends on the tactical situation, but it would be prudent to just abandon and destroy the vehicle sometimes.

I wonder if we'll get these more strategical consideration implemented when we get more fleshed out campaign.

[Rhosta]

There are other ways to work around this. Like call in recovery vehicle to tow you away or call in reinforcements.

[Chainsaw.Aardvark]

It takes around an hour and a half to repair a broken track. I feel like most of us would rather restart than wait an appropriate amount of time.

[Mad Dog]

Originally posted by Harbinger:

Originally posted by Mad Dog:

Not to mention that while with a broken track you might be a sitting duck, it is still more dangerous to leave your tank in combat. Especially if you can still fight with it.

Being a stationary target for enemy artillery or possibility of the tank getting captured isn't ideal, not to mention possible crew loss, considering broader scale of the war. I'd guess it mostly depends on the tactical situation, but it would be prudent to just abandon and destroy the vehicle sometimes.

I wonder if we'll get these more strategical consideration implemented when we get more fleshed out campaign.

If your tank is imobilized, but your still able to fight, especially if your objective is supporting an infantry assault which is very common with combined arms tactics, you are not going to abandon that tank unless your about to be taken out, plus if your being shelled by arty, as crazy as it may seem, you are safer in that tank than retreating out in the open where shrapnel would potentially decimate you. Not to mention that in the harsh realities of war, you have a job to do, support the men on the ground with their rifles. If you can still fight, keep firing that cannon. Abandoning the tank because a track is busted isn't wise, especially since you automatically put the rest of the platoon at a disadvantage if you can still support their advance. If your tank is disabled completely though, then yeah get out of there.

[Mad Dog]

Originally posted by Balcifer:

Originally posted by Mad Dog:

Not to mention that while with a broken track you might be a sitting duck, it is still more dangerous to leave your tank in combat. Especially if you can still fight with it.

Not when you and the enemy in the same boat but far from one another unless it's a bug a enemy tank just doesn't move.

Maybe with the M60, if its the M1, I would much rather take the chance of lasing that sucker and finishing him off with a sabot. if I have him focusing on me, then my platoon can advance to a more advantageous position. If hes focusing on them, I have the advantage of a clear shot.

[Bobby]

Originally posted by Rockethead293:

You cannot repair on the field. It's not possible to repair a tank's track in the middle of combat. This ain't war thunder.

Why do people go on the instant offensive, when you make *real* suggestion…. 🙄
SABOW -repair tracks
Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942 - repair tracks.
REAL WW2 - repair tracks…..

It’s done as in real life. The enemy can bypass you or not even see you and assume your crew is dead/tank abandoned etc. then your crew can disembark and repair tracks.

I played enough in the demo for *no* enemy to be present ( I had knocked them out) and my crew to be able to get out and repair the
Tracks whilst I still had active AI tank wingmen beside me waiting.

[Mad Dog]

Originally posted by Bobby:

Originally posted by Rockethead293:

You cannot repair on the field. It's not possible to repair a tank's track in the middle of combat. This ain't war thunder.

Why do people go on the instant offensive, when you make *real* suggestion…. 🙄
SABOW -repair tracks
Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942 - repair tracks.
REAL WW2 - repair tracks…..

It’s done as in real life. The enemy can bypass you or not even see you and assume your crew is dead/tank abandoned etc. then your crew can disembark and repair tracks.

I played enough in the demo for *no* enemy to be present ( I had knocked them out) and my crew to be able to get out and repair the
Tracks whilst I still had active AI tank wingmen beside me waiting.

This is called anecdotal evidence. Just because another game does it does not mean its possible in a tank SIMULATOR. A track cannot be fixed in 5 minutes, especially not in a combat zone. Tank crew are specialists. meaning that if one dies you don't just borrow another guy from another squad. When in a combat zone, not just combat, a combat ZONE, it is very unwise to dismount your tank for any reason. There likely are snipers scouting, not to mention if artillery hits your super screwed out of your tank. It just isn't realistic to implement that into this game since it is focusing on being realistic. And to counter your part on it being done in real life since the enemy might not know you are there, if that is true then why is your track broken in the first place? And the enemy will not just assume you are dead. They confirm that ♥♥♥♥. As do we. I'm willing to bet you tend to shoot at enemy armor until you see smoke at minimum. My point being is that it would not be logical to just get out of your tank to repair a tread in combat. Think of it like if you run out of ammo. You aren't just gonna send a truck up to the front line during combat to get more ammo. But most importantly, the game isn't finished. We don't know if they may implement it later. But no, its not logical to get out in the open to fix a tread. You even say in that demo you were not in combat. This also doesn't really matter since once you are out of combat you just end the mission.

[Atlantean Royal Guard]

I had a stale mate encounter with both sides having immobilized tank but still able to fire and still have sight of each other..
It was stressful scene waiting to see whoich side could reload the fastest and be on target before the other could.