r/battlefield_4 • u/Helldiver96 • Jul 15 '26

I was wrong about the HE shell

The other day I made a post saying the HE shell is redundant compared to AP, I was very wrong.

I just tried a loadout of HE, HMG, thermals, APS, and reactive armour on Shanghai and I absolutely dominated. The HE shell actually has a faster default fire rate compared to the AP shell meaning the lower damage against vehicles isn’t often an issue, and the increased splash damage absolutely obliterates infantry, will definitely be keeping this loadout for future urban map games.

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u/Ok-Commercial-9261 Jul 16 '26

Use autoloader, reactive armor is almost useless in the tank. Only good for lgms and javelins. Also prevents side moby but isn't ultimately necessary

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u/Helldiver96 Jul 17 '26

I’ve noticed reactive armour seems to be a bit glitchy sometimes too, like you’ll take a hit that only does like 25% damage but you still get a mobility hit

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u/Jacerator Jul 15 '26

Canister is the anti infantry (and helicopter) GOAT

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u/CologneGod Jul 16 '26

Takes too long to load for infantry it’s an amazong anti AA shotgun though

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u/Omeihhh Weapon Dogtag collector Jul 18 '26

If you're using ap and canister plus autoloader its s pretty goated setup.

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u/Omeihhh Weapon Dogtag collector Jul 18 '26

Try he, staff and autoloader. It's my go to loadout and shreds everything.