Destroying transports

Ryben · Post by **Ryben** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:47 pm

If a loaded transport vehicle is destroyed them carried infantry unit are automatically unloaded next to the transport.

The unit doesn´t suffer any damage not even a morale loss.

Riding on trucks in the middle of a battlefield and having your transport blown up is surely make bad news for the occupants...infantry in trucks and half-tracks usually got out of their vehicles long before engaging the enemy.

I would suggest for the next update that units loaded on a transport that is destroyed would automatically be unloaded AND supressed. More reallistic IMHO.

Post by **pipfromslitherine** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:56 pm

IIRC if you are ejected you end up with no shots and no MP? Or something like that. So it's not a great way to advance on the enemy.

Cheers

Pip

Ryben · Post by **Ryben** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:04 pm

If i destroy an enemy transport in my turn, on the enemy next turn dismounted unit moves & attacks without penalties.

Just checked in "Siege" scenario. My AT gun destroyed an incoming half-track, german infantry dismounted and next turn they´ve assaulted a nearby friendly bunker succesfully...i guess they should be in some kind of shock or reduced stats for a turn.

Post by **pipfromslitherine** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:08 pm

I'll double check. They may have regained their points in their turn - I think it's designed to prevent the AI moving in their turn, being thrown out, but then being able to immediately attack in the same turn.

A morale drop might make sense though.

Cheers

Pip

adherbal · Post by **adherbal** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:11 pm

There is a normany night mission where you destroy retreating german units and a lot of the trucks hold infantry units. Those are supposed to make it a bit dangerous to move to a truck at point black range and destroy it, because the infantry coming out of the vehicle may be able to kill your tank. I'm not certain if it actualy works like that but that was the idea.

Perhaps the morale drop should only occur when the transport is destroyed while moving. So if you move up to an enemy truck and kill it the infantry can eject without penalties. It makes sense that they would exit the truck when a tank is approaching.