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<blockquote data-quote="Kheti sa-Menik" data-source="post: 4349028" data-attributes="member: 22721">Even if some chuckleheaded DM allowed this to happen, aren't you assuming the tank is alone (which they rarely are) and doing nothing while the PC is attacking.&nbsp; There will be infantry units backing up the tank who will be shooting at the PC.&nbsp; One lucky crit with a powerful weapon and this will force a MD save.Second, the tank should be shooting at the attacker, if not with its main gun, then with its mounted MGs.But all this assumes that the DM will allow a person to take out a tank with his bare hands and not exercise some amount of you know, judgement.What I would suggest to fix kooky on paper things like this though would be something that WEG did with their version of the Star Wars RPG: scaling.They have scales of weapons and armor:Character ScaleVehicle ScaleFighter ScaleStarship Scale The bigger the scale, the progressively less each weapon for a previous scale will do to it.&nbsp; For example, a Character scale weapon like a blaster pistol.&nbsp; A PC could take one and shot at the exterior of a Star Destroyer all day 24/7 for days on end and not blemish the plating.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because it's a Character scale weapon being used on Starship scale object made of appropriate plating and materials.A Vehicle scale weapon, like a speeder mounted cannon may on a very very very lucky shot minimally damage the Starship scale weapon.Fighter scale weapons will definitely harm a Starship scale object but it may take several shots.&nbsp; It works similarly going up the scale.&nbsp; Starship scale weapons will do a lot of damage to a Fighter scale object on a direct hit, luckily fighters are fairly maneuverable.&nbsp;&nbsp; Starship scale weapons, though disasterously damaging to Character and Vehicle scale objects, have issues targetting such small objects and the issue may be actually hitting them.The scaling like this cut out any of one man destroying a starship with a pistol stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kheti sa-Menik, post: 4349028, member: 22721"] Even if some chuckleheaded DM allowed this to happen, aren't you assuming the tank is alone (which they rarely are) and doing nothing while the PC is attacking. There will be infantry units backing up the tank who will be shooting at the PC. One lucky crit with a powerful weapon and this will force a MD save. Second, the tank should be shooting at the attacker, if not with its main gun, then with its mounted MGs. But all this assumes that the DM will allow a person to take out a tank with his bare hands and not exercise some amount of you know, judgement. What I would suggest to fix kooky on paper things like this though would be something that WEG did with their version of the Star Wars RPG: scaling. They have scales of weapons and armor: Character Scale Vehicle Scale Fighter Scale Starship Scale The bigger the scale, the progressively less each weapon for a previous scale will do to it. For example, a Character scale weapon like a blaster pistol. A PC could take one and shot at the exterior of a Star Destroyer all day 24/7 for days on end and not blemish the plating. Why? Because it's a Character scale weapon being used on Starship scale object made of appropriate plating and materials. A Vehicle scale weapon, like a speeder mounted cannon may on a very very very lucky shot minimally damage the Starship scale weapon. Fighter scale weapons will definitely harm a Starship scale object but it may take several shots. It works similarly going up the scale. Starship scale weapons will do a lot of damage to a Fighter scale object on a direct hit, luckily fighters are fairly maneuverable. Starship scale weapons, though disasterously damaging to Character and Vehicle scale objects, have issues targetting such small objects and the issue may be actually hitting them. The scaling like this cut out any of one man destroying a starship with a pistol stuff. [/QUOTE]

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