Single Bullet Theory

IO_i_OI

Yesterday, I saw a teammate with the M24, on AC of Outer Hospital (Defense), shoot and kill 'two' enemies coming out of the 2nd floor lobby with a single shot. Those enemies were lined up almost straight with the shot and only a few feet apart if any.

Does the M24 round (.300 win mag) penetrate the hit boxes of characters and can continue to do damage to another character, or was this some sort of fluke? If True, how much penetrating power does the M24 round have after going through the first hit box?

I already know 'real world' stats on the .300 win mag round but wanted to know game stats.

SSKnecabo

There is even an achievement for getting 2 kills with one bullet.

IO_i_OI

SSKnecabo wrote: »

There is even an achievement for getting 2 kills with one bullet.

This is only a partial answer. Can you do this with any weapon? A 9mm?

I'd like to know when the round looses penetrating power.

SSKwaNted

You can do it with the m4 as well

flubby

I've done this with a pistol! I think i have a recording of it too.

K!Dz.applePIE

SSKwaNted wrote: »

You can do it with the m4 as well

is it really a single bullet with M4?

Dct.F|Levente

M9 pistol double kill confirmed, I got the achievement with that (by accident).

-PPaaxx-

I see single bullet double kills sometimes and I once was one of two killed by one bullet.

Saccho

Pawns have a penetration cost of 1 and each player penetrated causes a 10% reduction in bullet damage.

This is an easy one to test, actually. This table shows how many players could theoretically be penetrated before the bullet stops. (So the M4 could hit 3, but not 4, players. An M24 can get a quad-kill at best.)

M4: 2
M9: 1
M14: 3
M16: 2
M24: 3
M249: 2
870: 0

After getting some very cooperative people into a server... this appears to be how it works.

Saccho

So to answer questions directly:

IO_i_OI wrote: »

Does the M24 round (.300 win mag) penetrate the hit boxes of characters and can continue to do damage to another character, or was this some sort of fluke? If True, how much penetrating power does the M24 round have after going through the first hit box?

Yes. Its ability to penetrate is reduced by 1 point, so it could still make it through a wall to hit an opponent on the other side. Each 1-point reduction represents a 10% loss in damage.

First enemy killed, second enemy significantly hurt by an upper chest hit

IO_i_OI wrote: »

Can you do this with any weapon? A 9mm?

I'd like to know when the round looses penetrating power.

Any weapon except a shotgun. Damage decreases with range, penetration power doesn't as far as I know. Penetration power is only lost through collisions.

SSKwaNted

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Can confirm I have received the kill two enemies with one bullet award with the M4 more than once.

K!Dz.applePIE wrote: »

SSKwaNted wrote: »

You can do it with the m4 as well

is it really a single bullet with M4?

Keebler750

I don't know what to think of your math BCSaccho....I've killed six in testing, unless the code has changed since then...?

Saccho

Just tested this afternoon, guy number five in line took no damage. Dunno what to tell you on that one

Keebler750

Okay. Maybe different now!

Keebler750

Also possible that 4 = 6 in my age-addled cranium.....

IO_i_OI

Wow! I am totally impressed with all these posts! Good Job guys!!

I'm off to get me some coins!