This might sound dumb but hear me out.
Are the mines detonated by the tank’s tracks or just any portion of the tank?
You see, the first method is definitely realistic yet complicated and can sometimes be frustrating. While the latter method can ruin one’s immersion, because it’s a little too simple or straightforward.
The realistic method might add a little more depth to the gameplay by having more thought put into mine-laying and avoidance. On the other hand you have players who are into the simple logic of “Can of explosives on the ground+Big metal pewpew box= BOOM”.
Both of which are valid points gameplay-wise and of course, fun factor. Either way, I just wanted to know how mines work in this game (I haven’t tried them out yet).
My experience so far is pretty disappointing, but in general if a tank fully rolls over a mine (i.e. depress and release) then the mine will explode behind the tank after the release. However, this is somewhat unreliable because I have seen on more than one occasion a tank brushing past an AT mine without an explosion.
At the moment the AT mine is either used in conjunction with AP mines to block chokepoints or used as a plan B in case the explosive misses. If you plant an AT mine right next to a tank and shoot at it the tank will usually lose at least 1 crew.
both at mines and ap mines seem to have some dumbass cooldown circle on it till it activates, i have placed ap mines on stairscases and just had enemy infantry walk over it without it going off and the only way i have found at mines to work in my case was by shooting them.
I rarely notice anyone getting mine kills, I try to use them though, I spam them at chokepoints to almost guarentee it will kill a tank as long as nobody spots it.
that is due to the fact that the mines appear to be bugged all to hell since you can have an entire ai squad humping an ap mine and it still wont go off
both at an personnel mines need their radius buffed. although i have seen some kills done with anti-personnel but never have i seen someone damage a tank , let alone destroy it
Maybe, I only really notice when I get a tank kill with mines, lots of times I will notice I have a tank kill or two and didn’t even notice the kill. And I almost never stick around to watch the show I just spam them with my whole squad and run off.