The Japanese Ni05 AT device really is underwhelming in its current state. (This is coming from someone that has maxed out Allies, and is working through the Axis side now.)
It only seems minimally effective against tanks, and really doesn’t do much else. Being a shaped charge like it is, it should be more effective against sandbags and barbwire. I’m not talking about TNT level capabilities, but at least able to break one piece.
It should still be mostly lethal to the user too, as it is now. It just needs a bit more use, as currently its kind of a joke.
Today i fired 5 rocket of the m1 aganaist a ta-se for kill it, the crew die after the second rocket and it need another 3 for kill the tank
SPAAG damage models without hullbreak mechanics be like that
I don’t think the devs modeled any of the AT weapons for anything other than AT, and maybe the tiniest bit of splash damage against infantry. I’ve tried to shoot at sandbags with the M1 and M9 in Normandy before, to similar effect.
The bazooka and panzerfaust used to have tons of splash damage but they got nerfed because they were just being used as grenade launchers.
Yeah I know, they removed the splash completely when the game went into beta, and only added some of it back recently.
I’ve had mixed results as well. Gotten some cool kills with it, played hundreds of games. Having a big broomhandle sticking out of my soldier’s model at all times feels like a drawback, and though it’s awesome when they work, they tend not to. I’m still not really sure where I’m aiming it, or whether my soldier is charging or not. Sometimes he does a weird skip, screams, and walks slowly.
If it did not feel like a stealth debuff to equip it, I might like it as a “fun item” - But right now I’m just using it on tankers, TNT or mines are just too good everywhere else.