CHARYBDIS took 4x 9k FG shots, & 3 AV grenades... drove away with half shields... is this suppose to happen? im an AV, and regularly kill ENF TANX with, this combo or less... usually less... WHY is a STD LAV tougher than a PRO TANK?

becuz ur not pro like you thought

this has what to do with ANYTHING? i hit the dam thing 4X in rapid succession, then threw 3AV's at it... its total shields are 1750ish... meta lvl 5 FG vs meta 3shields... hmmm... 1200(4X) = 875??? ... bet u were pissed when ur DTAR stopped doing 450dmg per bullet huh? PRO *****

this has what to do with ANYTHING? i hit the dam thing 4X in rapid succession, then threw 3AV's at it... its total shields are 1750ish... meta lvl 5 FG vs meta 3shields... hmmm... 1200(4X) = 875??? ... bet u were pissed when ur DTAR stopped doing 450dmg per bullet huh? PRO *****

A properly fit Caldari LLAV will have over 3500 shields.

Maxed shield skills offer a 10% reduction to shield damage.

Maxed LLAV skill offer a 10% reduction to shield damage.

LLAV will likely have 1-2 +15% damage resistance modules on it

AV grenades will do 20% less damage to shields

Forge gun either does 100% or 90% to shields (I forget if they've given it a proper kinetic damage type yet)


So a far a your AV grenades go...they won't do much, shield vehicle generally shrug off AV grenade anyways, so they're non issue.

A for your forge, if you're really hitting for 9k a shot (Which seems a very high, though I'm not a heavy so I can't comment with certainty), then you clearly did not connect with most/any of your shots. My LLAV can take 2-3 shot from a rail turret on a tank which is around 1700 damage + whatever damage mods they uses, so if your forge gun i REALLY hitting for 9000, then you simply missed completely.

As for your question, the reason the LLAVs are harder to kill than tanks is because they're speed tanked. They move quickly which makes them difficult to hit, and any LLAV driver worth his salt would not stay within range of your forge gun to get you get 4 shots off on him if you actually were hitting him. If they do take damage they simply drive out of range while their shields/armor come back. You simply can't do that in a tank, at least not nearly to the same degree.

Your forge missed dude. Should have skilled into proto swarmers instead. They won't miss LLAVs so easily.

Forges are more for HAVs, installations, and the occasional LAV that's dumb enough to stop in front of you (and infantry, sorta).

rock/paper/scissors