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The '''Canister Shell''' is a specialization for tanks in ''Battlefield 3''. It inflicts much higher damage than the coaxial machine guns but has the same reload time as regular HEAT tank shells. It is nonetheless independent of the main tank sabot, allowing an essentially doubled rate of cannon fire. The damage tapers with distance as the individual pellets disperse. |
The '''Canister Shell''' is a specialization for tanks in ''Battlefield 3''. It inflicts much higher damage than the coaxial machine guns but has the same reload time as regular HEAT tank shells. It is nonetheless independent of the main tank sabot, allowing an essentially doubled rate of cannon fire. The damage tapers with distance as the individual pellets disperse. |
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Revision as of 01:28, 5 September 2012
— Battlelog Description
A Canister Shell is a shell consisting of a closed metal canister typically filled with tungsten shot, achieving a similar effect as a shotgun, but with much higher damage and range potential. They are used against enemy infantry in the open or behind light cover; historically, they served as a back-up round of field artillery, cutting down entire waves of advancing infantry. They also prove useful when enemy infantry is targeted near a friendly armored vehicle, because the pellets cannot penetrate armor.
Battlefield 3
The Canister Shell is a specialization for tanks in Battlefield 3. It inflicts much higher damage than the coaxial machine guns but has the same reload time as regular HEAT tank shells. It is nonetheless independent of the main tank sabot, allowing an essentially doubled rate of cannon fire. The damage tapers with distance as the individual pellets disperse.
While the Canister shell doesn't achieve quite the same effectiveness as the coaxial LMG in close quarters due to its much longer reload time and single shot, the Canister shell, unlike most scatterguns, excels in medium and long range, as it fires a high number of high damage pellets within a fairly tight firing cone. It is still useful in certain situations in close quarters, as it allows for a faster kill where time is of the essence. This not only makes the tank driver extremely devastating against infantry at ranges where the LMG would be too inaccurate and low damaging, but due to the fact that the Canister Shot has a higher degree of penetration, it is also able to damage light armored vehicles, which most notably includes aircraft. The canister shot provides the tank with a reasonable amount of AA firepower, dealing serious damage to low-flying jets and helicopters with much less effort than that required using standard shells. Its anti-aircraft ability is limited, however, by the aiming radius of the tank.
Battlefield 3 Tank Guide - Canister Shell
Video about Canister Shell
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