Likely not a bug, but why does the M18/M4A1(76)'s 76mm at 2/3s the velocity of the M10's 3"?

I understand the differences in the gun and the use of  different shell casing for the ammo, but the results were very, very similar to the M10's 3".

Both are rated at 2600 FPS for standard AP, and around 3400 for HVAP.

Why the difference in game?

Is there a reason that the Kwk40 of the Panzer IV and StuG fires at such a better velocity then American 76mm in the last patch? It was accurate in 2.25, but apparently the 76mm was nerfed in 2.26, probably because of the Hellcat, with no real reason for it.

Kwk 40 - 790 m/s with PzGr.39

76mm M1/3" M5 - 792 m/s, M93 HVAP - 1035 m/s

yet both round have significantly more drop then the Kwk40 or Pak 40.


On the bright side though the Firefly has the laser beam it should.

There are a few examples of armored cars and tanks in FH2 that either perform out of scale or with no set system in mind.

1.Daimler vs Puma vs Greyhound
Daimler: goes full speed nearly all the time, no acceleration issues, great climber and great turner.
vs.
Puma: acceleration issues (especially involving gear changes on inclines), poor climber and decent turner.
vs
Greyhound: Decent speed, moderate climbing, decent turning.

Considering the Daimler and Puma had the same on-road rated speeds of 80-90 km/h (*sources), why does the Daimler have all around better performance, especially considering the 8-rad was suggested to be an improvement in off-road mobility?

This isn't a very noted problem in current maps, but is apparent when you directly test the 2 on more terrain-oriented custom maps (as per my experiences at WaW).

2. Speed/mobility scale
Is there a set system for vehicles that takes into account historic values?
I know of the speed modifier code (.9, 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.5 per tank/AC), which is generally accurate, but certain vehicles have different acceleration and climbing code that does not value in to those numbers.

Example 1: The Stuart and Panzer II are coded 1.1 and 1.2 in speed, yet most of the variants were similar, if not slower, then the 1.0 Sherman.

Example 2: The Sherman and PIVH have very serious traction, center of gravity, and power problems when climbing, whereas the Panther does much better and the Cromwell is a god damn mountain goat you can literally never flip.

Is it possible to see a re-vamp of this system, or is the BF2 mobility coding just too much of a pain in the ass (as I assume it is)?

3. The Hellcat Will we see the M18 go full speed or will it be toned down for balancing/projected off-road performance? Please tell me it will be on the upper end of that scale to make the M18 feel as fast as the legend makes it.

4. 37mm and Staghound Why does the American 37mm seem so underpowered when firing at the 40mm-50mm side armor of most german medium tanks? The un-skirted IVs take 3-4 shots at times, whereas the 2 pounder eats them for breakfast like Shooter McGavin eats pieces of shit.

Also, OT, but any hope of seeing Staghounds for use on late-war British/US maps to get more scout car battles vs Pumas? History aside, scout cars are a blast to drive in FH/FH2.

Some ideas I had for adding a little bit of variance to some of the existing vehicles without too much work, except the meshing/exporting. THIS IS NOT FOR SUGGESTING BRAND NEW VARIANTS THAT REQUIRE COMPLETE CODE CHANGES AND NEW MODELS, JUST CHANGES USING MOSTLY EXISTING MATERIAL.

- A M10 and M36 model with a armored top, like was commonly field modded. Could possibly be on a random spawner for about a 1/4 chance (if possible), or just used on future Allied maps/ in place of a current M10 on Cobra.

- A PIV-G (recoded F2) with the assault smoke launchers from the P-IIIN or early Tiger , could randomly appear on one of the Normandy maps, and would definitely have use for when we start seeing 1943 battles. Basically, those smoke launchers are an excellent piece of coding that is vastly underrated and used. The IV-G had the assault smoke as a standard installation, the inclusion of skirts on the H is why they disappeared.

- A Sherman 75/76 with the sandbag rails, like the FH1 variant. I understand the modeling of it would be very time consuming, but it seems like all the code needed is already there considering the armor values for skirts/sandbags. Is a visual effect that would add a whole lot of depth to the fact Sherman crews were in a fight for their lives.

- Replacing the IIIN-DAK on Lebisey with the excellent skirted version Rad produced and was used on Kharkov outskirts. I'd assume all the code is ready for FH2 like all the PIIIs were.

-Replacing the current Puma MG-34 Co-ax with the proper MG-42. I know most people can't tell the difference, but to those who can, its definitely an improvement in firepower.

1. The Crusader III's front armor is coded as 30mm. Its .con file shows the correct 50mm value, but somewhere along the lime it got miffed and is coded to 30mm, the same as the side armor.

Editor screen: http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/4149/cruiii.jpg


**Second bug removed

The schurzen surrounding the IVHs turret is bugged in that in that it creates a shot trap.
What this allows is that you can shoot the PIVH from 90 degrees front in either side of the turret/schurzen gap and get a side hit, allowing for much better penetration then to the turret or hull front.
I can elaborate or provide screens as to exactly what I mean if necessary.