Question: Can you fire with a broken barrel in tank realistic?

[Jakubolp]

I just played a game were i took out the cannon breech of a m18 in my panzer iv/70 (v) after knocking out his cannon i pursued and fired straight in to his turret cannon, breech is black and red he manages to get around me and fires a shot in my side with a destroyed breech (checked the replay to make sure i hit is breech and i did) and i die. Can anyone explain to me how he didn't hull break or how he managed to fire?

[RedSector73]

second damage while under repair does not reset the repair - this is how he got his gun up.

To hull break you need to shoot the hull, which you clearly say you aimed and shot the turret.

Next time, shoot the hull and you wont need to shoot or chase the m18 again, it dies.

[KnightoftheAbyss]

If you aim at the turret of a lightly armoured vehicle and use a 'solid' type round it is entirely possible for the round to pass straight through the vehicle. Use HE or HEAT rounds on lightly armoured vehicles. It is possible to fire with some damage to the gun/breach/barrel. But the game also runs the possibility that the vehicle will either incur more damage that way or destroy the vehicle.

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Originally posted by RedSector73:

second damage while under repair does not reset the repair - this is how he got his gun up.

To hull break you need to shoot the hull, which you clearly say you aimed and shot the turret.

Next time, shoot the hull and you wont need to shoot or chase the m18 again, it dies.

Originally posted by KnightoftheAbyss:

If you aim at the turret of a lightly armoured vehicle and use a 'solid' type round it is entirely possible for the round to pass straight through the vehicle. Use HE or HEAT rounds on lightly armoured vehicles. It is possible to fire with some damage to the gun/breach/barrel. But the game also runs the possibility that the vehicle will either incur more damage that way or destroy the vehicle.

did you guys not read? he said the breach was black

[KnightoftheAbyss]

Originally posted by nice:

Originally posted by RedSector73:

second damage while under repair does not reset the repair - this is how he got his gun up.

To hull break you need to shoot the hull, which you clearly say you aimed and shot the turret.

Next time, shoot the hull and you wont need to shoot or chase the m18 again, it dies.

Originally posted by KnightoftheAbyss:

If you aim at the turret of a lightly armoured vehicle and use a 'solid' type round it is entirely possible for the round to pass straight through the vehicle. Use HE or HEAT rounds on lightly armoured vehicles. It is possible to fire with some damage to the gun/breach/barrel. But the game also runs the possibility that the vehicle will either incur more damage that way or destroy the vehicle.

did you guys not read? he said the breach was black

Yes I did. It is still possible in some circumstances that the gun will fire. With a black breach block the possibility of further damage or destruction of the vehicle is higher.