ACE3/documentation/feature/ballistics.md

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title: Ballistics
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# Overview

## Realistic ballistics
Changes include adjusted muzzle velocity, air friction and dispersion based on real life values.

## Weaker body armor
Decreases protection values of vests, CSAT uniforms and various campaign only gear to levels comparable to Arma 2.

## Realistic silencers and subsonic ammunition
Silencers no longer decrease the muzzle velocity and are generally less effective when used with normal ammunition. They now only remove the muzzle blast and flash. To prevent the crack caused by supersonic projectiles, ACE introduces subsonic ammunition for the 7.62mm caliber. This is also fully compatible with AI.

## Armour piercing ammunition
Armour piercing rounds have higher penetration values against light armoured targets or other obstacles on the battlefield. Their drawback is a slightly decreased man-stopping power. AP rounds are available multiple calibers incudling 5.56mm and 7.62mm.

## IR-Dim tracer ammunition
IR-Dim ammunition is similar to tracer rounds, but their tracers are only visible using night vision devices.

## M118 long range ammunition
The M14 EBR now uses ammunition with decreased muzzle velocity and air friction to improve precision and energy retention at long ranges.

## Flash suppressors
Flash suppressors are similar to sound suppressors and prevent the muzzle flash reducing visibility without decreasing combat effectiveness. Flash suppressors are available for the calibers 5.56mm, 6.5mm, 7.62mm, .45 ACP and 9mm.

## Fully config-based
This module uses configuration changes only and does not decrease game performance.

# Dependencies
`ace_common`
Create missing documentation placeholders Creates placeholder documentation for modules which did not previously have any. If a module had the same name and apparent purpose as a module from AGM, AGM's documentation was imported into the placeholder. These documentation are useful to users for explaining what ACE3 changes. They are also useful to community admins who want to create a custom distribution of ACE3 and need to know which modules to disable. The documentation needs to be significantly fleshed out before it's ready for public consumption, but this should be a helpful start. 2015-05-13 00:28:18 +00:00			`---`
			`layout: wiki`
			`title: Ballistics`
			`group: feature`
			`parent: wiki`
			`---`
			`# Overview`
Improve ballistics/advanced ballistics docs 2015-05-14 05:20:36 +00:00
			`## Realistic ballistics`
Create missing documentation placeholders Creates placeholder documentation for modules which did not previously have any. If a module had the same name and apparent purpose as a module from AGM, AGM's documentation was imported into the placeholder. These documentation are useful to users for explaining what ACE3 changes. They are also useful to community admins who want to create a custom distribution of ACE3 and need to know which modules to disable. The documentation needs to be significantly fleshed out before it's ready for public consumption, but this should be a helpful start. 2015-05-13 00:28:18 +00:00			`Changes include adjusted muzzle velocity, air friction and dispersion based on real life values.`
Improve ballistics/advanced ballistics docs 2015-05-14 05:20:36 +00:00
			`## Weaker body armor`
			`Decreases protection values of vests, CSAT uniforms and various campaign only gear to levels comparable to Arma 2.`

Improve ballistics documenation Thanks @ulteq and vking for feedback and help 2015-05-14 21:30:50 +00:00			`## Realistic silencers and subsonic ammunition`
			`Silencers no longer decrease the muzzle velocity and are generally less effective when used with normal ammunition. They now only remove the muzzle blast and flash. To prevent the crack caused by supersonic projectiles, ACE introduces subsonic ammunition for the 7.62mm caliber. This is also fully compatible with AI.`
Improve ballistics/advanced ballistics docs 2015-05-14 05:20:36 +00:00
Create missing documentation placeholders Creates placeholder documentation for modules which did not previously have any. If a module had the same name and apparent purpose as a module from AGM, AGM's documentation was imported into the placeholder. These documentation are useful to users for explaining what ACE3 changes. They are also useful to community admins who want to create a custom distribution of ACE3 and need to know which modules to disable. The documentation needs to be significantly fleshed out before it's ready for public consumption, but this should be a helpful start. 2015-05-13 00:28:18 +00:00			`## Armour piercing ammunition`
Improve ballistics documenation Thanks @ulteq and vking for feedback and help 2015-05-14 21:30:50 +00:00			`Armour piercing rounds have higher penetration values against light armoured targets or other obstacles on the battlefield. Their drawback is a slightly decreased man-stopping power. AP rounds are available multiple calibers incudling 5.56mm and 7.62mm.`
Improve ballistics/advanced ballistics docs 2015-05-14 05:20:36 +00:00
Create missing documentation placeholders Creates placeholder documentation for modules which did not previously have any. If a module had the same name and apparent purpose as a module from AGM, AGM's documentation was imported into the placeholder. These documentation are useful to users for explaining what ACE3 changes. They are also useful to community admins who want to create a custom distribution of ACE3 and need to know which modules to disable. The documentation needs to be significantly fleshed out before it's ready for public consumption, but this should be a helpful start. 2015-05-13 00:28:18 +00:00			`## IR-Dim tracer ammunition`
			`IR-Dim ammunition is similar to tracer rounds, but their tracers are only visible using night vision devices.`
Improve ballistics/advanced ballistics docs 2015-05-14 05:20:36 +00:00
Improve ballistics documenation Thanks @ulteq and vking for feedback and help 2015-05-14 21:30:50 +00:00			`## M118 long range ammunition`
			`The M14 EBR now uses ammunition with decreased muzzle velocity and air friction to improve precision and energy retention at long ranges.`
Create missing documentation placeholders Creates placeholder documentation for modules which did not previously have any. If a module had the same name and apparent purpose as a module from AGM, AGM's documentation was imported into the placeholder. These documentation are useful to users for explaining what ACE3 changes. They are also useful to community admins who want to create a custom distribution of ACE3 and need to know which modules to disable. The documentation needs to be significantly fleshed out before it's ready for public consumption, but this should be a helpful start. 2015-05-13 00:28:18 +00:00
Improve ballistics/advanced ballistics docs 2015-05-14 05:20:36 +00:00			`## Flash suppressors`
			`Flash suppressors are similar to sound suppressors and prevent the muzzle flash reducing visibility without decreasing combat effectiveness. Flash suppressors are available for the calibers 5.56mm, 6.5mm, 7.62mm, .45 ACP and 9mm.`
Create missing documentation placeholders Creates placeholder documentation for modules which did not previously have any. If a module had the same name and apparent purpose as a module from AGM, AGM's documentation was imported into the placeholder. These documentation are useful to users for explaining what ACE3 changes. They are also useful to community admins who want to create a custom distribution of ACE3 and need to know which modules to disable. The documentation needs to be significantly fleshed out before it's ready for public consumption, but this should be a helpful start. 2015-05-13 00:28:18 +00:00
Improve ballistics documenation Thanks @ulteq and vking for feedback and help 2015-05-14 21:30:50 +00:00			`## Fully config-based`
			`This module uses configuration changes only and does not decrease game performance.`

Create missing documentation placeholders Creates placeholder documentation for modules which did not previously have any. If a module had the same name and apparent purpose as a module from AGM, AGM's documentation was imported into the placeholder. These documentation are useful to users for explaining what ACE3 changes. They are also useful to community admins who want to create a custom distribution of ACE3 and need to know which modules to disable. The documentation needs to be significantly fleshed out before it's ready for public consumption, but this should be a helpful start. 2015-05-13 00:28:18 +00:00			`# Dependencies`
Improve ballistics/advanced ballistics docs 2015-05-14 05:20:36 +00:00			`ace_common`