Originally Posted by Mobhack (Post 638429)

The 999 code is the indication that it is a flame weapon, and should use the special flame penetration rules is all.

Cheers
Andy

Originally Posted by DRG (Post 505846)

"Napalm" as a weapon class behaves differently than HE and has geater effects on kill and supression.

The weapon is already given a 45 HEK rating which is over twice the rating of a 152mm shell and every increase in WH size increases the overall affect in the game and ONE of those effects is the spillover effect on surrouding hexes. As you noted that warhead is 93 MM. Hardly very large, it's just over 3 1/2 inches. It would hardy have an effect on the target hex AND every hex around it which is what happens if that is boosted to a WH5 and that's why it has a WH 3.

Let's look at that from the "football/soccer" field perspective. The RPO now has a serious affect on one 50x50 metre hex. Increasing that WH size to 5 gives it an effect on the target hex 50 square metres but on the six hexes surrounding it. A standard football/soccer ranges in size from 50 to 100 yards wide by 100 to 130 yards long. At 50x100 that's the equivalent of 2 game hexes so increasing the WH size to 5 would give the RPO an effect on an area 3 and a half times that area and the RPO simply does not have the power to effect that great an area.


Don

Originally Posted by Marek_Tucan (Post 493685)

AFAIK the random number up to Warhead Size parameter is being added to HEAT penetration rating upon impact (note sometimes the HEAT pen is also degraded, sometimes really significantly)...

Originally Posted by Mobhack (Post 722603)

there is no 999 ap code. That is the reported penetration value for flame weapons generated internally by the code.

Flamethrower type weapons suit as thermobarics best in the Sp engine.

Andy

Originally Posted by Wdll (Post 722763)

BTW, if you want to have some fun with the, get the russian mlrs that fires them. Shoot near enemy armour. Laughter. I found out about it in a recent game. Way overpowered.