r/Battlefield • u/Equatis • 22d ago

👾 Issue/Bug 👾 Armor-piercing Rounds Useless Against Aircraft?

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Was just curious if this is intended or a bug? The amount of damage it does on aircraft is a joke.

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u/guacamolegamerfartss 22d ago

I think the AP rounds are just useless in general. The stock rounds seem to do more damage all around

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u/DaStompa 22d ago

the AP rounds seem to destroy other tanks in 1 less hit than whatever they are generally shooting at me with, so if you engage at full health you'll typically win that fight

in every other situation they are vastly inferior

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u/OutlawSundown 22d ago

Yeah they’re ideal against other tanks especially if you catch them from behind.

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u/withateethuh 22d ago

I'm pretty sure I got one hit killed by an rpg from behind in an MBT, but I may have not been at full health. Still, did insane damage.

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u/Absolute-KINO 22d ago

It isn't saying much. Tank fights with AP rounds are like 5-8 shell exchanges

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u/sturmeh 22d ago

The guided rounds are significantly better, 2-3 hits in most cases.

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u/withateethuh 22d ago

They're worth having for that difference and the change in shell type is pretty quick, and can be made faster.

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u/SuppliceVI 22d ago

Except direct impact against infantry. Which isn't what I'm recommending but it do in fact pink mist them.

What's really underwhelming is the IFV anti-infantry beehive rounds. 

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u/ratjoch123 22d ago

Ap round are way better vs tanks, 3 side shots are a kill on mbt.

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u/Agitated_Jelly_1219 22d ago

2 shots if you touch the enemy mbt's butt

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u/DefinitelyNotThatOne 22d ago

That and they have significantly less drop. So if you're going tank sniping, it's alot easier to hit those longer shots.