flamethrower monitor does nothing to a gunship

[clif9710]

It chased the gunship but never fired. I made sure the targeting was right. I brought up my own gunship and that attacked the enemy gunship while the flamethrower stood by. ???

[Infrasound]

dont they take a while to hit? I havent seen them chasing and shooting in any of the videos i've seen, sorry just got game

[FENRIS]

I think the flamethrower monitor can`t attack airships. You need to use the flak / AA monitor.

[vkobe]

i confirm you can only use anti air artillery, anti air monitor and fighter airship to shot down hostile airship

[clif9710]

No, not an airship, it's an ordinary gunship, a boat on the water, that escapes the flamethrower monitor attack, I can see the flamethrower turn its flame cannon toward the gunship but nothing happens.

[Smokerbait]

Was it perhaps out of range? Flame ships have shorter firing ranges, and sometimes if those gunboats get the wind at the right angle they just keep them at bay with that monitor giving chase.

[clif9710]

Originally posted by Smokerbait:

Was it perhaps out of range? Flame ships have shorter firing ranges, and sometimes if those gunboats get the wind at the right angle they just keep them at bay with that monitor giving chase.

I'll test that out and see. Thanks for the suggestion.

[clif9710]

I've tried everything including changing the stance of the flamethrower monitor, having it be stationary, having it be close to the target gunboat, but it never fires though its turret tracks the gunboat. See screenshot where the gunboat is well within range of the FTM. From the wiki...

"Flamethrower Monitor is a variant of the Monitor, which uses a flamethrower to light enemies on fire. It deals significantly more damage to wooden-hulled ships (sailing ships) than to metal-hulled ships (steam ships). One of its drawbacks is the decreased attack range."

I'm baffled.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2916257401

[DSM]

Originally posted by clif9710:

I've tried everything including changing the stance of the flamethrower monitor, having it be stationary, having it be close to the target gunboat, but it never fires though its turret tracks the gunboat. See screenshot where the gunboat is well within range of the FTM. From the wiki...

"Flamethrower Monitor is a variant of the Monitor, which uses a flamethrower to light enemies on fire. It deals significantly more damage to wooden-hulled ships (sailing ships) than to metal-hulled ships (steam ships). One of its drawbacks is the decreased attack range."

I'm baffled.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2916257401

I've had this happen to me before. It will attack on its own if you move it into range but it won't attack if ordered to attack directly

[76561199205081135]

Hi everyone !

I've taken note of your reports, and I'm sorry to hear that Issues with the flamethrower monitor are impacting your experience !

The thread has been moved to the Community Support section of the forum, to bring it the best possible visibility.

The problem has been reported to the Team, and an investigation is ongoing.

We thank you for your patience and understanding in the meantime, and if you have questions, or for any other issue, feel free to let us know !


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