Are the hellfire missiles to weak?

markonymous · 2007-12-16, 20:09

I was bored and thought id go watch some videos of tanks getting blown up by choppers, and i found this:

seems to me that the hellfires in PR aren't that powerful. I dont think you even have to hit the tank to kill it irl.

Sabre_tooth_tigger · 2007-12-16, 20:12

They are 1 hit kill on everything that moves, no they're fine

~~Waaah_Wah~~ · 2007-12-16, 21:00

The tank did get destroyed didnt it? Thats what happens in PR from one TVGM. WTF do you want exactly?

markonymous · 2007-12-16, 21:08

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Originally Posted by Waaah_Wah

The tank did get destroyed didnt it? Thats what happens in PR from one TVGM. WTF do you want exactly?

i was thinking that irl you dont have to actually hit the tank but only very close. Doing this doesnt kill the tanks in PR. This could be a small step towards more realistic choppers thats WTF i want.(and probably easy)

Viper5 · 2007-12-16, 21:43

No IRL you'd have to hit the tank. Hellfires dont have the explosive radius to destroy a tank but rely on a direct hit. Even then, some MBTs such as the Abrams have continued on despite several AGM hits.

BloodBane611 · 2007-12-16, 22:18

Hellfires are designed to defeat armor. Rule of thumb is greater armor penetration = smaller blast radius. They're really quite small as far as missiles go, you definitely need to hit the tank you want to blow up.

The TVGMs are pretty fricking powerful, 1 hit kill on all vehicles I believe. That seems about right.

Mora · 2007-12-16, 22:55

besides where is the skill when you only have the hit allround the tank..

TII · 2007-12-17, 04:00

I think that's a laser guided bomb, not a hellfire.

CAS_117 · 2007-12-17, 06:10

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Originally Posted by [R-PUB]Viper5

No IRL you'd have to hit the tank. Hellfires dont have the explosive radius to destroy a tank but rely on a direct hit. Even then, some MBTs such as the Abrams have continued on despite several AGM hits.

No they were disabled by recoilless rifles, had their fuel set on fire, disabled, and further destroyed by the crew from the inside. To ensure destruction, an AGM-65 and 2 AGM-114's was fired to ensure component destruction. From the outside it appeared intact.

markonymous · 2007-12-17, 16:17

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Originally Posted by TII

I think that's a laser guided bomb, not a hellfire.

the hellfire is a laser guided missile so..

2007-12-16, 20:09	#1
markonymous Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,357 Sweden Location: Göteborg, Sweden	Are the hellfire missiles to weak? I was bored and thought id go watch some videos of tanks getting blown up by choppers, and i found this: seems to me that the hellfires in PR aren't that powerful. I dont think you even have to hit the tank to kill it irl.

2007-12-16, 22:18	#6
BloodBane611 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,548 United States of America Location: The Snowy Northeast	Hellfires are designed to defeat armor. Rule of thumb is greater armor penetration = smaller blast radius. They're really quite small as far as missiles go, you definitely need to hit the tank you want to blow up. The TVGMs are pretty fricking powerful, 1 hit kill on all vehicles I believe. That seems about right.
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2007-12-16, 22:55	#7
Mora Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,929 Netherlands	besides where is the skill when you only have the hit allround the tank..
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2007-12-16, 20:12	#2
Sabre_tooth_tigger Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,913 Mozambique	They are 1 hit kill on everything that moves, no they're fine

2007-12-16, 21:00	#3
~~Waaah_Wah~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,167 Norway Location: Norway	The tank did get destroyed didnt it? Thats what happens in PR from one TVGM. WTF do you want exactly?

2007-12-16, 21:43	#5
Viper5 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,236 United States of America	No IRL you'd have to hit the tank. Hellfires dont have the explosive radius to destroy a tank but rely on a direct hit. Even then, some MBTs such as the Abrams have continued on despite several AGM hits.

2007-12-17, 04:00	#8
TII Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 185 United States of America	I think that's a laser guided bomb, not a hellfire.