Re: M777A1 vs M777A2 Excalibur
Depends shahadi.
I actually was an FO when I was on active duty, and while air bursts (VT) are GREAT vs troops or unarmored vehicles in the open they're much less effective vs dug-in anything or armored vehicles.
You need both available.
The in-game artillery generally represents a mix of impact-detonating and timed-detonating simply because the majority of players don't know (or care) about the difference.
Yes, the US, USMC, and British OOBs (and maybe a few others) have full VT artillery available, but if you look at it's stats it has less penetration then "normal" artillery. And frankly from experience I don't find it worth the extra cost (yes the VT units are quite a bit more expensive) to buy VT, but that's my opinion.
I'd much rather see some delayed-impact artillery because it would (at least in reality) be a lot more effective vs fortifications then the current game artillery is. But again, the standard game artillery is a compromise for the sake of playability/simplicity.
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Last edited by Suhiir; June 11th, 2014 at 11:24 PM..
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