How do i 1 shot others in tank?

[saprize]

Hi, just played on a tank server and i just got 1 shotted by a tank and i would really like to know how that guy 1 shotted me. Of all the games on tank maps i have played i have never been able to 1 shot a tank so please tell me! Is this a known tactic that allows you to 1 shot other tanks cause i have to shot 3-4 times before a tank at least explodes

Yes, the game i was in just started and i drive forward and i start to aim at some tanks far away and boom 1 shot and i explode, so please explain to me how i can do this I would looooooove to know how he did!

 

[Balthasar]

It really comes down to learning the game, and knowing where the best spots are to aim.

http://www.heroesofstalingrad.com/ro2media/?album=1&gallery=18

That's an image of the hit boxes on enemy tanks. Aim at those locations from a 90 degree angle for the best effect.

 

[Twrecks]

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Yes, the game i was in just started and i drive forward and i start to aim at some tanks far away and boom 1 shot and i explode, so please explain to me how i can do this I would looooooove to know how he did!

Actually distance shots are more leathal because the shell trajectory drops allowing penatration of the deck plates (top of tank) which are much thinner than the side armor. Trick is to not hit the sides and only hit the top. Hard to do at a distance, but with practice the reward is the awesome plume of fire and smoke as the enemy explodes. TE-Yakovlevo is a good map to hone your long range 1000+ meters tank skills (shameless self pimping).

:IS2:

 

[oldsoldier173]

There are 'soft spots' on the tanks in the game. The drivers visor on the PzKwIV of the Germans is a real 'soft spot', and the 'shot trap' under the T-34's main gun catch the spoit between turret and 'ring'. Side shots on the T34 hit just above and center between the two rear roads wheels, or right above the same on PzKwIV. Rear just above the 'muffler' on the PzKwIV, or right below the 'ring' hatch on rear of T-34.

When in doubt and on the front put a round about a foot in front of both and 'bounce' it into the underside, that one shots if done right every time.
I have detracked both with HE underneath as well.

 

[r5cya]

TE-Yakovlevo is a good map to hone your long range 1000+ meters tank skills (shameless self pimping).

:IS2:

a little shameless self-pimping is deserved! thanks for the map! :IS2:

 

[Mormegil]

Keep in mind, even a perfectly aimed shot won't get a kill in 1 shot every time. This game takes percentages / chance of ammunition exploding into account when you get a penetration and hit.

So no matter how good your aim is, some luck still goes into the calculation.

 

[saprize]

Yeah, cause when i drove over the top of the mountain and then started shooting 2 rounds at a tank i saw on the right side all of the suddenly BOOM i am dead

 

[r5cya]

Yeah, cause when i drove over the top of the mountain and then started shooting 2 rounds at a tank i saw on the right side all of the suddenly BOOM i am dead

where did that other tank hit you? you're only safe getting hit in the front, at an angle. even then there's a good chance for you to die. if he hit you on the side, you really should be toast at these distances. allways try and face the enemy with your tank at a slight angle to him.

 

[saprize]

where did that other tank hit you? you're only safe getting hit in the front, at an angle. even then there's a good chance for you to die. if he hit you on the side, you really should be toast at these distances. allways try and face the enemy with your tank at a slight angle to him.

i have no clue were he shot me from, i was just aiming at another tank and boom i was dead

 

[r5cya]

i have no clue were he shot me from, i was just aiming at another tank and boom i was dead

sorry i missed your reply.
you probably got shot in the rear or the side where the ammo stores are from fairly close range.
sounds to me like you just need a lot more seat time in the tank. after a while, you'll know where they come from, where to turn your tank to avoid one hit kills and where to aim at them to get your one hit kills.
tanks are hard to get the hang of! you might try against bots till you get used to them and the maps.
there's plenty of threads in this section to help you learn where to shoot and how to be a great tanker. read up and get out there and kill. :IS2:

 

[GARY OAK]

Tank vs tank combat in this game still feels like black magic, there is just too much randomness in the armor system. shots which should outright kill do not while you have anti tank rifles *cough*PZB*cough* which seem to have more penetrating power then the main gun on the T34, which is just insane. Insane i tell you.

Long and short of it easiest way to one shot other tanks is to get around the side and go for the fuel/ammo caches, while trying to get a shot on at about 80-90 degrees with the amour.

 

[Victhor-ASH]

The munition storage.

 

[Curry the Grand]

Easy weak points on the Panzer IV from the front are the MG ball mount in the hull, from the side: the middle of the tank (thats where the ammo stores are I think, same on the t34) below the turret and the top of the tracks.

Still, to me, with a lot of hours under my belt, tanking in RO2 feels buggy, and extremely luck-based. I see penetration after penetration and I know I could have killed the entire crew, just the driver, or a tiny part inside. It feels very random and I think this is because of the "realistic" calculation of the chance of penetration. 80% chance to penetrate still feels very stupid when you get a streak of bad luck, and even if you penetrate the after-armor effect is usually way too small. I got penetrated by a t34 today from the front, all it did was kill my hull machinegunner and damage my frontal armor (whatever that does). I could just keep shooting at him and blew him up. I felt dirty, no way is a tank crew not gonna bail out after having their hull gunner blown to bits, smoke and shrapnel flying around in the tank and all that. Instead they calmly keep shooting the russians 'till they die.

There's a reason there's active tank servers in RO1 and none in RO2.

 

[oldsoldier173]

"Stalingrad" historically was an "Infantry" battle where tanks were few and far between after the initial German advance, and not again till the final days. Other than that it was a Infantry in the rubble slugfest. So historically the 'few' tanks are the way it was.

Now for the Mr Murphy aspect to combat. Tank warfare in this era was a batter between hard solid 'penitrators' and armor thickness, and in the caqse of the T-34 armor 'slope'. Hits were never a guarentee like modern tank combat, tanks could be hit multiple times with no real effect and then there was Mr Murphy who ensured that you round hits just right, gets caught in a shot trap, penitrates and hits something that goes 'boom'. A realilistic approach to tank warfare of the time between the T-34/41c and the PzKwIVF of the era.

Aiming points are the key, there are several 'high chance' areas on both tanks, and then the no way hits that bounce off either. Get out of the 'modern' mindset and realize the era and equipment we are dealing with.

Also there is the expierience factor of the gunner/commander of the tank firing. Half the time the tank I am shooting at have no clue where the rounds are coming from, and does not react to the first hit if it does not kill them. Putting your tank in the center of a field, 360* of danger and of cource you are going to die quick. Using terrain and the ruins to 'mask' areas or sheel holes to 'Hull down" will increase your chances of survival.

This is as close to a real shooter as there is out there for the combat of the era. And the same issues a 'soldat' faced as well as 'tanker', are there. And Mr. Murphy is out there as well.

 

[Cpt-Praxius]

AT-rifle VS. tank
http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?t=87104

Scroll Down to Post #7 of mine... and Post #24 for some Diagrams. These spots are noted for AT Rifle hits, but they work better with tanks of course. Read up on many of the tips in this thread as they apply for tank combat as well.

Aim for the red zones, especially along the sides where marked for some easy kills.

With a Tank's AP Round, 1 hit will usually do in the red zones.... or with an AT Rifle, a few shots may need to be used.