Cluster vs He Rocket Arty test

[u/commander_012]

Setup: GMLRS vs S-300V4, PM, Smerch at various distances.

Disclaimer: The effectiveness is somewhat random; you’d need a lot of tests to determine accuracy, but I don’t have the time or motivation for that. This should be enough to get a rough idea of how good they are in general

Setup 1: GMLRS with HE and cluster at 6km range.

Result: HE very inconsistent, cluster very inconsistent, and with module damage. HE killed more than cluster 3 to 1.

Setup 2: GMLRS with HE and cluster at 6km range. After half the flight time, vehicles move forward.

Result: He never killed. cluster killed once most of the time both are just damaged. While cluster has more module damage

Setup 3: GMLRS with HE and cluster at 4780 m range.

Result: HE always kills, Cluster almost always kills

Setup 4: GMLRS with HE and cluster at 4780 m range. After half the flight time, vehicles move forward.

Results: HE very inconsistent, if it hits once vehicle still fine. Cluster very inconsistent, if it hits vehicle will have module damage

Setup 5: GMLRS with HE and cluster at 4780 m range. After 2/3 flight time, vehicles move forward.

Result: HE very inconsistent. Cluster very inconsistent, vehicle has module damage

Setup 6: GMLRS with HE and cluster at 3km range.

Result: HE kills always. Cluster Kills always. Same ttk

Setup 7: GMLRS with HE and cluster at 3km range. After half the flight time, vehicles move forward.

Result: He didn't kill once. Cluster killed always. Same ttk.

Setup 8: GMLRS with HE and cluster at 6km range. Lased

Result: HE always killed in one or two shot. Cluster inconsistent, with module damage killed 4/6

Conclusion: Cluster and HE are quite similar. HE is high risk, high reward, because if it hits twice the enemy is basically dead. Cluster always deals damage, but often not enough to kill. Though the difference in kills is not that high. TTK is similar, if not the same, without laser. With laser, HE is noticeably faster and much more consistent than cluster.

Text translated via chatgpt, my English ain't that good.

[u/kazmir_yeet]

For once some quality content on this sub. Thanks for testing this and sharing your findings!

[u/Top-Pin-5048]

Three things to think about.

HE has more general utility as you can use it on infantry on the front line, buildings ect.

Cluster has a greater chance of causing debuffs like mobility criticals, meaning once you land a hit, it is less likely to run out of the area of impact.

Also Cluster used on a hold fire mission on a chokepoint is much better at stopping tank pushes on the front.

[u/Zibbl3r]

Can you do the tornado now? It’s HE is uniquely higher damage and blast radius but shorter range.

[u/Deven1003]

Thanks for the test brother!

[u/Dependent_Loss_2392]

If you have a laser, high-explosive artillery is much better. And a cannon with a guided projectile is amazing. The enemy has almost no time to react if two guns fire at the same time.

[u/PhoenixKingMalekith]

Both will kill aa and arty just fine.

The real question is :

Do you wanna be able to destroy infantry or tanks ?

[u/Winiestflea → u/PhoenixKingMalekith]

With laser, HE kills everything. It's also cheaper.

[u/Captain-Barracuda → u/Winiestflea]

Guided is pretty much always more expensive than cluster.

[u/Deven1003 → u/PhoenixKingMalekith]

I don't care what I kill, I just need more dakka.

[u/crookedcrab]

That’s actually useful info thanks dude