Engineers and secondary explosions

[hoplitis]

When you have an "ammo" element (bunker, dump, etc) and fire at it from an adjacent hex you risk taking casualties from a "secondary" explosion (if you're "lucky" and it goes off in your hex).

Have you noticed if engineers fare better than other leg units in this kind of situation?

Should they?

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by hoplitis

When you have an "ammo" element (bunker, dump, etc) and fire at it from an adjacent hex you risk taking casualties from a "secondary" explosion (if you're "lucky" and it goes off in your hex).

Have you noticed if engineers fare better than other leg units in this kind of situation?

Should they?

Never noticed any difference myself.
However if they do fare better it makes some sense...since they work more with explosives they probably have more sense then to look up and see what happened then most folks

[hoplitis]

Originally Posted by Suhiir

Never noticed any difference myself.
However if they do fare better it makes some sense...since they work more with explosives they probably have more sense then to look up and see what happened then most folks

I guess in a RL situation engineers are trained to execute a controlled explotion/demolition but in the "heat" of the battle?

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by hoplitis

I guess in a RL situation engineers are trained to execute a controlled explotion/demolition but in the "heat" of the battle?

Sorry, I'm guessing English may not be your primary language...my reply was ment to be taken as a joke rather then a "real" answer.

[hoplitis]

Originally Posted by Suhiir

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Sorry, I'm guessing English may not be your primary language...my reply was meant to be taken as a joke rather then a "real" answer.

No problem, your humor was appreciated! I was "intercepted" by my kids while answering and couldn't response likewise. And yes my English is not my primary language! God, is it so obvious?

[runequester]

depot exploding is definately a hobby best pursued at a safe distance

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by hoplitis

When you have an "ammo" element (bunker, dump, etc) and fire at it from an adjacent hex you risk taking casualties from a "secondary" explosion (if you're "lucky" and it goes off in your hex).

Have you noticed if engineers fare better than other leg units in this kind of situation?

Should they?

No - Since if you touch off a load of explosives next door to yourself, you may well suffer the consequences!

If you want to fire up an ammo dump, then do it from outside the blast radius. (3 hexes I think, same as a 1000lb bomb)

Andy

[hoplitis]

Originally Posted by Mobhack

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No - Since if you touch off a load of explosives next door to yourself, you may well suffer the consequences!

If you want to fire up an ammo dump, then do it from outside the blast radius. (3 hexes I think, same as a 1000lb bomb)

Andy

Was just wondering if there was any difference in extra protective gear etc....

Ok, thanks!

[Imp]

Was just wondering if there was any difference in extra protective gear etc....

The size of the explosion if you are foolhardy enough to be within 50ms of it that would be pretty good protective gear. Best thing lay on your back & watch the fireworks as rounds cook off & fly overhead. Now check you are still in one piece if some what deaf.

[pecoragialla]

Once I played a scenario were I had to destroy enemy's depots but some of them were placed in woods! I sacrificed a couple of squads