Allow tanks to self destruct

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Players can have many reasons to dismount and give up their tank.

  1. stuck
  2. out of ammo far away from resupply
  3. out of repair kits
  4. outarmored and outgunned
  5. need to cap
  6. orange engine ( slow af but cant be repaired as it is “not yet broken”)
  7. to much crew lost
  8. tank becomes ineffectiv
  9. repair is to dangerous

With the propsed repair change repairing will be even harder to do while on the front (for those making the grave mistake of leaving their greyzone).
But your tank continues to block the slot until is is destroyed by the enemy of decays.

This is where my suggestion comes in. Allow tankers to self destruct their tank.

  1. When ordered to do so your crew will bail the tank and ignite charges to blow it up once everyone is out.
    or
  2. allow your own TNT or explosive pack to destroy your own tank if it is empty.
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You can self destruct your tank. Just exit the vehicle, and after a while (not to long) the tank will explode on its own.

3

but only after a while

4

And self destructing your tank is way cooler than just leaving it.

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5

You can destroy your own vehicle
Suicide all your tanker squad inside tank

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6

It takes ages to kill off every crewman individualy and you lose out on a smg squad already next to the point.
This is only viable if there would be a kill all for the crew.
If you want you can time how long it takes to manually kill the entire crew of a ka-chi.

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7

I like it the igniting charges idea, adds to the overall atmosphere :+1:t3:

8

Valid

You can drive

Ehhhhh, you can still fight on with the tank

Every vehicle has its roles, pros, cons, etc. You can certainly support the team one way or the other

I understand sometimes we get blue engines and want to desperately take the objective ourselves when our team is lacking, but when we chose the vehicle slot we did so we can bring its capabilities to the match. Be the vehicle. If your team sucks welp sometimes you win some sometimes you lose some

Valid but you can still play on to the best of your ability. You’re basically a mini bunker

Well that’s the game for you. Sometimes you’re racking up kills, others you’re getting bombed left and right. Not everyone should have the SuperN00bDestroyer420xD mentality. I’ve seen tanks quit the match the moment they got destroyed

You can accept your fate, wait til it’s safe, do what you can as the vehicle, or just abandon it.

9

hiding from a tank and still helping your team push at the same time is not always possible

sometimes yes but if gun is damaged or the battle moved away from your LOS the tank is useless

good luck attacking objectives that are 1 huge building like kroll opera or gorki theater etc. Not every objectiv offer the same opportunity for tanks to help.

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10

You can ask a buddy to take over your tank if you are low on crew. With a friends it’s a rewarding experience

11

Not a very cool idea, since players will possibly ruin the fun for others by suiciding when they’re about the get outmaneuvered or even outplayed

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12

yeah that and Anti CAS players will J (kill themselves) out when they hear a plane or see a bomb. LOL…

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13

If the tracks/engine/transmission and turret ring are knocked out, You really think that peeking out of a commander’s cupola to engage is better than just leaving the vehicle and continuing on foot?