Bulletproof windshield glass?!?

[vile. 38]

So i was covering my friend while he was moving around the NE airfield a few hours ago with a M107 and suddenly there's 3 vehicles driving up to the hangars with 1 players inside of each.

Since it was a military location it was kill or be killed and they were pretty close to my mate...

One of them was driving a civilian bus and after he got out i just aimed at the drivers seat, waiting for him to get back in to take him out.

He was exactly 698 meters away from my location and directly facing me.

So i zeroed my rifle to 700m, aimed at his throat and shoot him as soon as he got back into the bus, only to realize the shot didn't get past the windshield.

Is this a bug?

Cause after that they spotted my buddy and killed him which probably wouldn't have happened if i managed to kill one of them first.

Has this ever happened to you before or did i just encounter a weird bug/lag/whatever...?

Edited July 15, 2012 by vile.

[corruptshadow 4]

You gotta break the windshield b4 bullets will hit them

[peke_kantsi@hotmail.com 36]

So i was covering my friend while he was moving around the NE airfield a few hours ago with a M107 and suddenly there's 3 vehicles driving up to the hangars with 1 players inside of each.

Since it was a military location it was kill or be killed and they were pretty close to my mate...

One of them was driving a civilian bus and after he got out i just aimed at the drivers seat, waiting for him to get back in to take him out.

He was exactly 698 meters away from my location and directly facing me.

So i zeroed my rifle to 700m, aimed at his throat and shoot him as soon as he got back into the bus, only to realize the shot didn't get past the windshield.

Is this a bug?

Cause after that they spotted my buddy and killed him which probably wouldn't have happened if i managed to kill one of them first.

Has this ever happened to you before or did i just encounter a weird bug/lag/whatever...?

You might just missed by a inch. The bus itself is durable as fuck, it's like a tank.

[doom4mr 135]

With M107 you can make a lot of damage, you probably made a mistake then...

[vile. 38]

You might just missed by a inch. The bus itself is durable as fuck, it's like a tank.

I was aiming exactly at his throat when i fired the shot so i couldn't have possibly missed since the bus was still standing still.

But i guess corruptshadow is right and you just cannot shoot through intact windshields atm...either that or it was massive server lag.

Good to know, thx for the info.

Edited July 15, 2012 by vile.

[Yeung-Jin 28]

I was aiming exactly at his throat when i fired the shot so i couldn't have possibly missed since the bus was still standing still.

But i guess corruptshadow is right and you just cannot shoot through intact windshields atm...either that or it was massive server lag.

Good to know, thx for the info.

Nope, shooting through any material will change the trajectory and ft lbs of a bullet. Once it hit the windshield it probably changed course and hit somewhere else in the vehicle.

[vile. 38]

Nope, shooting through any material will change the trajectory and ft lbs of a bullet. Once it hit the windshield it probably changed course and hit somewhere else in the vehicle.

Hmm you sure about this?

Cause the bus was facing me exactly, and considering bullet drop the impact would have been exactly in the center of his chest without the windshield.

So the deviation would have to be like 45 degrees after hitting the windshield and considering the windshield was maybe 75cm from his body that would be extremely unrealistic.

Can anyone confirm that you can shoot through intact windshields in DayZ atm?

Im sure i didnt miss cause i was sitting at a sniper spot ive been practicing shots from in the editor 20 minutes before...

So if it was a bug i'll keep trying to shoot people in vehicles, but if not ill just kill them before they get in from now on.

[envy9o9 3]

Nope, shooting through any material will change the trajectory and ft lbs of a bullet. Once it hit the windshield it probably changed course and hit somewhere else in the vehicle.

This guy is an idiot who thinks all real world physics apply to ArmA.

It's like the other guy said, you gotta break the glass first. Happened to me (I was the guy being shot at though).

[vile. 38]

This guy is an idiot who thinks all real world physics apply to ArmA.

It's like the other guy said, you gotta break the glass first. Happened to me (I was the guy being shot at though).

Alright, thx for the info, i will know better next time.

[Yeung-Jin 28]

This guy is an idiot who thinks all real world physics apply to ArmA.

It's like the other guy said, you gotta break the glass first. Happened to me (I was the guy being shot at though).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARMA_2#Ballistics

Stay classy.

[CriticalNerd 20]

military grade penetrating bullets recosheting onto some 60's windshield car glass? cool story bro.

[Yeung-Jin 28]

military grade penetrating bullets recosheting onto some 60's windshield car glass? cool story bro.

Why are you attacking me like I designed the game? That's just how it is right now, and there have been plenty petitions to change it so that bullets don't direction when you shoot through glass.

[CriticalNerd 20]

Why are you attacking me like I designed the game? That's just how it is right now, and there have been plenty petitions to change it so that bullets don't direction when you shoot through glass.

No I am not attacking you, I am speaking generally. If its the game designed like this, it's flawed and unreal.

[Yeung-Jin 28]

No I am not attacking you, I am speaking generally. If its the game designed like this, it's flawed and unreal.

Ah sorry. I'm in defense mode in this thread