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Background Pony #5252
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> As in, penetrate the armor, set s fuze and explode inside

To fire through cover, you would need a much bigger gun.

> how you’d fire at a enemy in cover without the system accidentally picking a tree or a wall and exploding prematurely

Wikipedia article I linked has an explanation: the shells measure travelled distance by counting their rotations and explode when reaching the desired distance. They don't directly sense the obstacles.
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Background Pony #5252
[@Background Pony \#AA1F](/forums/generals/topics/gun-discussion?post_id=5604952#post_5604952)
To fire through cover, you would need a much bigger gun.

Wikipedia article I linked has an explanation: the shells measure travelled distance by counting their rotations and explode when reaching the desired distance. They don't directly sense the obstacles.
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Edited by Background Pony #5252