For that reason I also have a few EMP rounds on me but I have two problems with them.
the experimental m49 wastes one round if you don’t interrupt the loading process
the m49 blocks one main weapons slot. I rather use throwable EMP cells, so that I can have a second main weapon.
Yesterday I killed a tank and it had 24 HEDP so I thought I try the m49 again. And oh man was I disappointed. A military hunter survives a double hit of the exp m49 from 5 m distance . A prototype harvester needs about 10-16 rounds if I remember correct.
Talk about ammo, before FR fixed it, there was a way to get chaff rounds, which behaved like your usual HEDP, but better - more damage and better blast radius. They were extremely powerful - one-two shots on FNIX hunter to blow it up on solo Guerilla, around dozen to bring down FNIX Tank.
There still could be a way, given that you still have at least 1 Chaff round. Just load it into m/49 and use Ammo Pack to spawn more. (Haven’t tested it yet though.)
no, not really.
Keep in mind that HEAT WAS mostly used for TANKS… Hence the name HIGH-EXPLOSIVE-ANTI-TANK rounds…
It will ruin the game, HEAT rounds are extremely powerful yes yes BUT keep in mind that these are ROBOTS, not TANKS. Even just one HEAT round destroys a pretty well armoured tank (if used correctly).
Lets say they add HEAT rounds…now what? You’re able to destroy anything and everything with just 1-4 rounds…there might be fun but no challenge.
Yes, I know it’s very destructive and as I said, can destroy a very well armoured tank.
While it has little penetration, the explosion is the thing we’re here for.
The “jet” that penetrates the armor and explodes upon contact, well, the speed is between 1000-3000km/h, DEPENDS on HOW WELL it was made.
But I can agreee that they need to buff this GRG M/49, an weak gun that has huge potential.
HEAT rounds would basically make the game too easy UNLESS the bullets have a 0.1% chance of spawning (lets say that the Stridsvagn 103 (tank destroyer) used all of the rounds and it’s extremely scarce)
OR THEY SHOULD MAKE THEIR OWN ROUND…Somewhere between HEAT and HEDP…Mixed and well balanced, not overpowered nor underpowered…scarce tho!!
Afaik HEDP can also punch through steel, though. Machines are not particularily heavily armored if 5.56 can get through the armor without much effort then the rounds the grg fires whould not have the slightest problem, the pressure and heat built up even by an HE explosion can get quite heavy at the point of impact. Being able to have a crafting-only HEAT would make a nice addition, though.
I agree with the OP that the current grg is kinda trash. Even the exp one, if it had at least single fire.
. A prototype harvester needs about 10-16 rounds if I remember correct.
