Let's bust some CoH-Myths

[Lt.Gottlieb]

ok,here are a few things i read or heard about the games,and some of them i never/very rarely get the chance to see if it's true. maybe you guys can help?

No 1: If a plane (most likely a P47) gets shot down and crashes on-map,the explosion causes as much damage as a V1

No 2: A wehr officer will kill enemy snipers with one hit of his P38

No 3: if a vehicle becomes "out of control", it will also mow down friendly infantery

No 4:friendly fire does exist not only for arty,but also for tanks that shoot units near friendly units

No 5: The American HMG will cause noticable damage to medium tanks like StuG or P4 when it get's the chance to hit their rear-armor while firing AP-rounds

[Pauly3]

Planes do a lot of damage but i dont think it is as bad as a V1

[Cireva]

how about making a game and test all that shit

[Lt.Gottlieb]

@Cireva

If only it would be that easy
but

-the planes (when at all) get shot,they are most likely so far that they crash off-map

-wehr-officers are the ones who get shot first by snipers and they don't have the range to shoot back

-StuGs will rarely expose their rear when fighting,and will retreat by reversing -.-

so it's hard to "wait" for that stuff to happen

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

No. 3 and No. 4 are definitely true.

[Cireva]

I mean arrange a game and test it together without really fighting elsewhile

[Pac-Fish]

I think they Wher officer does significant dmg to sniper when it retreat, which is why you do force retreat. But not massive amounts

The HMG will cause damage to rear armor, no matter the HMG. You have to be there for a bit though and its more likely to cause engine damage than sinificant damage. I (sorta) tested this out with a MG42 and a Cromwell

[Jeff 'Robotnik' W.]

no.4 is definitely true. watch out where you point your ISU-152!

[Cranialwizard]

I mean arrange a game and test it together without really fighting elsewhile

There's no need as it's widely well know that 3 and 4 are true.

Not sure about 1 but planes cause a load of damage, I could compare it to a V1.

Where did you come up with No 2? Who EVER said this?

No 5...if the AP rounds are active why wouldn't it do some damage to rear armor stugs...

[Blackbishop]

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Where did you come up with No 2? Who EVER said this?
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AFAIK it was a widely know fact, Officers use (IIRC) the same pistol than the third member of the PaK 38 crew. As they had high criticals they could dispatch enemies easier sometimes, like Danko used to. But now neither of them can.

[GodlikeDennis]

ok,here are a few things i read or heard about the games,and some of them i never/very rarely get the chance to see if it's true. maybe you guys can help?

No 1: If a plane (most likely a P47) gets shot down and crashes on-map,the explosion causes as much damage as a V1
Not as much as a V1 but it is quite a large explosion.

No 2: A wehr officer will kill enemy snipers with one hit of his P38
Lugers used to have huge critical rates so they could instantly kill snipers SOMETIMES. It has been patched out.

No 3: if a vehicle becomes "out of control", it will also mow down friendly infantery
Yes, it will crush all in its path.

No 4:friendly fire does exist not only for arty,but also for tanks that shoot units near friendly units
Every weapon that is not small arms can friendly fire.

No 5: The American HMG will cause noticable damage to medium tanks like StuG or P4 when it get's the chance to hit their rear-armor while firing AP-rounds
Yes.

[Lt.Gottlieb]

@Cranialwizard

The CoH-wiki said this just look up "Officer" there

but thanks lads, the confusion has finaly ended^^

[Lt.Gottlieb]

New one,also from CoH-wiki: do wehr officers increase the stats of nearby wehr-inf? it says that they fight better and are less likely to be surpressed

[Walentin 'Walki' L.]

Simple answer: No

[Headlock]

No 1: If a plane (most likely a P47) gets shot down and crashes on-map,the explosion causes as much damage as a V1
Not sure about exact comparison, but I've seen planes wipe out entire blobs.

No 2: A wehr officer will kill enemy snipers with one hit of his P38
Never seen or heard of.

No 3: if a vehicle becomes "out of control", it will also mow down friendly infantery
Maybe. I saw an OOC Wirbel mow down about 7 Airborne last night, so OOC definitely causes damage. 

No 4:friendly fire does exist not only for arty,but also for tanks that shoot units near friendly units
FF Splash damage definite for Arty, possible for large tanks.

No 5: The American HMG will cause noticable damage to medium tanks like StuG or P4 when it get's the chance to hit their rear-armor while firing AP-rounds
Yup - thence the AP tag...