how to load a shells into the tank?

[sepultura]

Prompt please how to load a shells into the tank? In principle 2 stocks of the fighter who bears shells, and the tank have to open. And to throw in the usual way as with a corpse. And whether it is possible to fill up somehow by means of the supply car directly?

[MagneticJerk]

There is no way of transferring shells directly from a truck/ammo box directly to a tank's inventory (actually, I think there's a mod somewhere for that in the workshop, but not in vanilla). You have to select a soldier and make him open an ammo container's inventory (e.g. an ammo truck, an ammo box or another tank) by either pressing "x" on your keyboard or clicking the eye-icon in the toolbar and then clicking the container. That'll open both the soldiers and that containers inventory.

Then you'll have to transfer the appropriate shells from the container to your soldiers inventory (double-click them to transfer the biggest possible amount - completely emptying the soldiers inventory helps too, because he can carry more shells). After that you have to close the inventory screen and repeat the same process in reverse with the tanks inventory.

EDIT: Nevermind, there's an easier way. See below.

[terve886]

Just drive enough close to your tank with resupply vehichle, select the transfer items icon, click your tank while controlling the supply truck and then move the shells that fit to the tank.

[MagneticJerk]

Originally posted by terve886:

Just drive enough close to your tank with resupply vehichle, select the transfer items icon, click your tank while controlling the supply truck and then move the shells that fit to the tank.

Wait, that's possible? Wow, I've been doing it the slow way ever since!

[terve886]

Originally posted by MurcDusen:

Originally posted by terve886:

Just drive enough close to your tank with resupply vehichle, select the transfer items icon, click your tank while controlling the supply truck and then move the shells that fit to the tank.

Wait, that's possible? Wow, I've been doing it the slow way ever since!

You just need to make sure that the supply truck is enough close.. It can be problematic because the supply truck needs to go exactly next to the tank because the supply transfering range is so small.

[Epistolarius]

Amazingly that solution came to my attention almost immediately although I'm never really able to distinguish which inventory belongs to which vehicle at first glance.

A bit off-topic; tbh how the ammunition supply for both infantry and vehicles is handled in the game is one of the few things that really bugs me about it.

Soldiers will take repair kits and ammunition automatically from fellow soldiers if needed for example but not from the field. There doesn't seem a way to make your own troops automatically use supplies leftover on the field or from supply trucks and boxes - or at least I didn't discover it yet. And that's micromanagement getting out of hand for me... doesn't even have to be some supply effect covering some area automatically, just your own AI troops picking up ammunitions that clearly lays around, or at least a way of telling your troops in general or selective troops to do so.

And for vehicles, supply trucks and boxes don't even seem to contain shells needed for those which renders those vehicles useless after some time heavy fighting.

I mean I get the realism approach and that you get to control every single soldier but that's just a bit much for me having to organise supplies for every single soldier by hand, I'd rather have a more comfortable way of doing that and concentrate on directing the fighting instead of that fiddly mess. I'm maybe just really missing something. xD

[Simers]

uhhh just select the supply truck, hit hot key x for examine and choose whatever unit (tank, arty etc) and right click - the supply truck will drive there and when it is next to it the inventory will open. It's quite simple.

[ewt.strat29]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUCwVPnuxIw&list=UUbHMh2pro8cnKpaFWjBkFzQ

[Dingdong09]

Resupplying directly from truck to tank isnt really all that easy, its easy to flip the truck over. Terrible system all around.

[PORCO]

Originally posted by Dingdong09:

Resupplying directly from truck to tank isnt really all that easy, its easy to flip the truck over. Terrible system all around.

Yeah, and Devs once actually admitted that current system needs some fix, but not sure how's the progress now. There are plenty of scripts that allow auto resupply within the vicinity of ammo crates (Best shown in SirHinkel's skirmish, Miggie's missions and a lot more workshop maps). Although this is a nice add on, it's sometimes weird when your soldiers got pinned down behind the wall but still managed to get ammunition in the midst of battle - while ammo crate is on the other side of the wall.
This system really needs to change, but if Devs change it into a too arcade auto rearm system, nobody will be happy about it.

[sepultura]

thanks to all.