What's the best gun for killing a tank?

[Colonel_Camel]

I'm emptying my entire ammo load with both of the bazooka-type weapons I've used trying to kill those things and it never kills them.

On the flip side, sometimes I get killed when I'm driving a tank in the space of a couple seconds.

I want to be able to kill enemy tanks & vans that quickly myself. What gun do I need to get?

[k0bra3eak]

Don't do it alone and the Decimator does the most direct damage of any launcher you die quickly because it's usually more than one shooter.That's where the emphasis of playing in numbers comes to play.

PS if you are VS or NC their ES launchers scale extremely well when in numbers vs armour columns.

[Colonel_Camel]

yeah but a lot of times your all alone and its just you vs. a tank - or maybe a whole bunch of them!

besides, it's way more fun to wipe out a whole bunch of bad guys and know you did it single handedly ;)

[Gorn Captain]

Originally posted by Colonel_Camel:

yeah but a lot of times your all alone and its just you vs. a tank - or maybe a whole bunch of them!

besides, it's way more fun to wipe out a whole bunch of bad guys and know you did it single handedly ;)

2 sticks of C4 is the only way you're going to be able to outright destroy a tank single handedly. All other launchers require teamwork to take down larger vehicles.

With launchers always fire at the rear of the tank, it always does a very large amount of damage.

[DegoMarterWarham]

when did the Terran Republic Stryker get converted from Anti-Armor/Air (not able to dumb fire) to dumb fire with Anti-Air lock on only

[OnlyBytes]

Try to shot at the back of the tank... that is where you do the most damage. Also use anti vehicle granades. They can help a little bit.

[Mexiguy]

Shoot it from the back and even the stock launcher can kill it.

Or unlock even 1 stick of C4. 1 c4 + 1 rocket or AV grenade on the back can destroy even an MBT

[Ishan451]

Originally posted by DegoMarterWarham:

when did the Terran Republic Stryker get converted from Anti-Armor/Air (not able to dumb fire) to dumb fire with Anti-Air lock on only

It always was an Anti Air rapid fire launcher with dumbfire.. to my knowledge.

[Fran-war]

Originally posted by Ishan451:

Originally posted by DegoMarterWarham:

when did the Terran Republic Stryker get converted from Anti-Armor/Air (not able to dumb fire) to dumb fire with Anti-Air lock on only

It always was an Anti Air rapid fire launcher with dumbfire.. to my knowledge.

Before that, it was a multiple lock-on rocket launcher. In other words, like an Annihilator, but shooting 5 smaller rockets. SOE changed the weapon at the beginning of October.

[Alek]

Originally posted by DegoMarterWarham:

when did the Terran Republic Stryker get converted from Anti-Armor/Air (not able to dumb fire) to dumb fire with Anti-Air lock on only

In a fairly recent update. You can either "snipe" ground targets with it and it also locks on to air targets at about 30 meters range( I believe that is the official distance) However you can also lead air targets and do a decent amount of damage even though they are "out of range"

[Alek]

To answer your question; as infantry you should spam decimator rounds an anti tank rounds. However there is usually not enough to be just 1 heavy infantry against one tank

[Zero Jee]

It's doable.

Heavy Assault - make sure you equip a Munition Pouch[planetside.wikia.com] and have anti-armor rockets equiped.

I've solo killed tanks with my M9 SKEP Launcher[planetside.wikia.com].

The weakest place on a tank is the rear. If you can get behind them you stand a fair chance of taking them out.

Try going to the VR Training Facility[planetside.wikia.com] and try out different rockets on the tanks to get an idea. Keep in mind when you're fighting live tankers they will be tougher.

[k0bra3eak]

Originally posted by Ishan451:

Originally posted by DegoMarterWarham:

when did the Terran Republic Stryker get converted from Anti-Armor/Air (not able to dumb fire) to dumb fire with Anti-Air lock on only

It always was an Anti Air rapid fire launcher with dumbfire.. to my knowledge.

It was always a 5 round variant of the Anihilator or more correctly the Anihilator was a variant of it, it was nerfed into mediocarity then October after long tears of not having anything unique under our launchers like Lancers or Pheonixs SOE reworked the Striker into a full auto hand held coyote esque launcher.

[Ishan451]

Originally posted by k0bra3eak:

It was always a 5 round variant of the Anihilator or more correctly the Anihilator was a variant of it, it was nerfed into mediocarity then October after long tears of not having anything unique under our launchers like Lancers or Pheonixs SOE reworked the Striker into a full auto hand held coyote esque launcher.

I am barely playing heavy, so i'll take your word for it. I just remember it being a problem with Anti Air.