White phosphorus does not do damage ?

[Maxim M1910/30 enjoyer]

I noticed it burns trees and buildings but i can just send troops theough it and they don't get damaged is it bugged ?

[Gruppen]

Does damage for me

[dazzo1987]

Yep it's burned and killed my troops before. I'm now always wary doing it around trees etc

[Ch53dVet]

Its not the total plume of WP that starts fires, anything within a small area of the initial detonation is the most vulnerable to catch fire, as the cloud spreads out over a larger area the lesser the chance of it starting a fire, albeit, in real life breathing in the cloud vapor, especially, inside an armored vehicle would burn and severely scar the inside of your lungs, throat, or worse.

One of the destructive features of WP is it's ability to burn through the engine compartments sealed rubberized vents and rubber fuel lines, thus causing an exterior engine fire and/or possibly ruin the inside of the engine as the WP is sucked into the engines air intake and mixed with the fuel inside the combustion chambers.

Once inside the engine compartment the WP would seep into the crew area of the tank causing burns to their eyes, skin and breathing passages, causing the crew to exit the tank and immediately die of lead poisoning.

[shogomad]

Originally posted by Maxim M1910/30 enjoyer:

I noticed it burns trees and buildings but i can just send troops theough it and they don't get damaged is it bugged ?

I love using WP Grenades and WP Rounds. Great for taking out Gun Crews, clearing Trenches, burning out Snipers.

[Atlas3023]

maybe i understand the infantry not dying to the WP itself for a balance reason. because otherwise US mortars would be OP and WP would be used for everything…

[Raubritter]

Originally posted by Maxim M1910/30 enjoyer:

I noticed it burns trees and buildings but i can just send troops theough it and they don't get damaged is it bugged ?

It only does damage instantly. I've just tested it, as long as a unit is not in the WP grenade's radius when it explodes, he can immediately go through the smoke, even right at the center, with no problem.

WP grenades also work against tanks but they must detonate right on or next to the engine deck. Even heavy tanks can be destroyed with a single WP grenade this way, tested that on an IS-2.

[Saxhorn]

Assuming they weren't standing right where the WP exploded in the first place your soldiers are OK.

Almost....The WP can set other stuff on fire.
It's the other stuff that then can set your soldiers on fire if you get too close because it continues to burn.

Stay away from anything that is burning or you might get free membership to the Fantastic Four club.

[Maxim M1910/30 enjoyer]

Originally posted by Saxhorn:

Assuming they weren't standing right where the WP exploded in the first place your soldiers are OK.

Almost....The WP can set other stuff on fire.
It's the other stuff that then can set your soldiers on fire if you get too close because it continues to burn.

Stay away from anything that is burning or you might get free membership to the Fantastic Four club.

So the WP smoke by itself does not do damage ?

[desrtfox071]

Originally posted by Maxim M1910/30 enjoyer:

Originally posted by Saxhorn:

Assuming they weren't standing right where the WP exploded in the first place your soldiers are OK.

Almost....The WP can set other stuff on fire.
It's the other stuff that then can set your soldiers on fire if you get too close because it continues to burn.

Stay away from anything that is burning or you might get free membership to the Fantastic Four club.

So the WP smoke by itself does not do damage ?

Correct. The smoke is the aftermath of the White Phosphorous combustion. It's the combustion part that does damage.

[Saxhorn]

Think of it like an explosion. It explodes then it's gone.

When it explodes it will set things on fire but you can run into the spot afterwards as long as nothing else is on fire.

You don't run into a burning house or a burning forest do you?

[Raubritter]

Originally posted by Maxim M1910/30 enjoyer:

Originally posted by Saxhorn:

Assuming they weren't standing right where the WP exploded in the first place your soldiers are OK.

Almost....The WP can set other stuff on fire.
It's the other stuff that then can set your soldiers on fire if you get too close because it continues to burn.

Stay away from anything that is burning or you might get free membership to the Fantastic Four club.

So the WP smoke by itself does not do damage ?

No. The damage is instant. You can have units run straight through it a second after it ecploded and they will be fine. Not very realistic, but that's how it is.