Question: Pillbox Firing HE at Armor When AP is Available

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Originally Posted by MasterPiece3000

Scenario 282, Soviet Pillbox ABO is firing at a Germn Stug IIIe with HE rounds from it's 76mm cannon while AP is available. Any reason for this? I would think that it would use AP from the 76mm against the Stug.

As it has no AP ammo for that gun - then it will fire HE. (Simply opening the unit up in the scenario editor will tell you that).

And even if it did have AP shot, as it is a short barrelled item then it may well not have much AP value beyond very short range. So it would still fire HE as that may have better AP value at range. Or the Stugs armour may be too much for its low AP value - so it may reserve that and fire HE instead.