Tactics question

[Bluejay]

on the is-2, (and most other russian tanks) the fuel tanks are mounted above the chassis. can the antitank weapon or the ptrd be used to own that fuel tank?

also, in sniper elite, you could destroy an IS-2 with a mosin nagant....

 

[Smitty]

The IS-2 has two 90 litre external fuel tanks that were equipped with emergency release brackets so they could be dumped in case of a fire or a sudden attack. I don't know how it will work in the game though.

 

[Zetsumei]

I can't see how an bullet could cause an petrol tank to explode. Afcourse if it's hit its better to dump it since it can ignite but explode? Don't think so :\

 

[Jaesperson]

hm i think most tanks ran on diesel or some mixture, didnt they? the temperature thats needed to ignite diesel is higher than gasoline, and i think on mythbusters (yeah) they shot at a cars fuel tank (gasoline) with a H&K PSG (big calibre, fast bullet, right?) but it neither exploded nor started burning.

 

[Witzig]

Well a lot of Tanks in WWII used Gasoline, though the Trend was to use Diesel Engines, don't ask me which Tanks used what

Alan is the History buff

 

[Ike]

And, don't forget, the ammo for the PTRD/S was a solid-incendiary combination, IIRC, which will light someone's fire in gasoline and maybe even diesel. Explosion? Doubtful, since the external tanks would be filled to the top, to avoid just that possibility (gasoline vapors above the liquid mixing in just the right - wrong - proportions to explore), plus to take full advantage of the external tanks and their storage. Also, might be a balance issue, under the right (wrong?) conditions with the liquid sloshing around inside the tanks if they weren't entirely full. Fire? Oh, yeah, you betcha, with a good hit with either the PTRD/S round or an MG that has tracers in the belt/box.

 

[Bauer]

Well a lot of Tanks in WWII used Gasoline, though the Trend was to use Diesel Engines, don't ask me which Tanks used what

Alan is the History buff

The only tanks to use diesel were those of russians. Everybody else used gasoline.

 

[mistk�fer]

thought diesel would freeze really fast (at about -10

 

[Bauer]

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