Molotov Cocktail.

I support this idea, having Molotovs spread around the map would be awesome!

Original idea, but what concerns me is implementation. How would they model the damage, fire? Since the crew's can't bail, the usefullness of implementing this is in doubt. The means may be different, but the ends are the same; a destroyed tank. Therefore, how would the molotov differ from the AT grenades in this instance?

Further, since I've yet to see fires on damaged/crippled tanks, I believe TWI would have to then do extra work to hash in the effects of a molotov cocktail spreading to the engine deck, etc.

Again, could the crews bail, I'd be 100 percent behind this on the Kessel Stalingrad era maps, or the Winter '43 maps where the fighting got increasingly desperate on both sides. Presently and respectfully though, Herr Homuth, I must reject the idea as brilliant but impractical.

Regards,
Leyt. Rinaldi
51st Guards Rifles

Interesting idea and I believe it should something the Russians have as a basic throwable AT weapon. How to implement it is the question....

I know in Darkest Hour you can hit a tank setting it on fire but not destroying it. After 5-10 seconds the tank does explode I'm assuming from the fire reaching the fuel tank or the ammunition. Perhaps something along the lines of the Molotov cocktail impacting against the side of the tank and after 15 seconds (random number) the tank explodes. Maybe limit the kill zone to just the engine deck area as I wouldn't think the cocktail exploding against the front armor or tank turret would cause a fatal explosion. At least if it exploded against the engine decking there would be a good chance it could ignite the tanks engine oil or fuel.

As for the flame effect, use the same code the DH modders used to simulate the tank on fire from the shell strike, just instead of the shell hit it would be the molotov cocktail impacting against the side of the tank. The smoke generated from the molotov cocktail is already ingame in the form of smoke grenades.

Am I making any sense or just rambling?

I made this suggestion back in 2006.

http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?t=522

I know in some of the other games out there, specifically zombie ones it seems, a person is able to throw a molotov cocktail. (Left 4 Dead) This proves the flames part, at least where it sticks to something can be made to happen.