Hellcat Hits and Kills Panther at 12 Tiles Away

[Old_Warrior]

Is this possible? I thought that the range of a Hellcat was only about 8 tiles.

Guy lined up his Hellcat - got a flank shot at my Panther - killed it from anywhere from 10-12 tiles. I am not sure how to count diagonal tiles so I am not exactly sure of the range.

How is that possible?

[AndrewGardner]

The Hellcat does have a range of 8 tiles. Distance is calculated in the standard geometric way (a^2 + b^2 = c^2) although the fractional part of the distance is discarded so it may be more accurate to say that it has a range of less than 9 tiles. 6 tiles east and 6 tiles north for example, would be in range.

Hellcat AP Attack is 104 - 215 and it is 37% effective at that range, giving it a maximium armour penetration of 79. The Panther has side and rear armour of 60, so penetration is possible by the game rules. The final kill chance would depend on terrain as accuracy would also be a major consideration.

[Old_Warrior]

Thanks Andrew. Will watch that from now on.