World of Tanks – Can Your Ammo Rack Explode if It Has No Ammo?

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In one of my games in World of Tanks an enemy hit me in the ammo and it exploded even though i had just 2 shells left AND one of them was loaded! So I was wondering… Could the ammo rack explode even if it has NO ammo?
Or if the tank has only 1 shell that is loaded?

Bonus: Will the game play the clanging sound of shells if the tank has 1 shell left and the ammo rack gets damaged?

Any answer + evidence is appreciated.

Best Answer

No, your ammo rack will not explode when it reaches 0 hitpoints if it has no shells left. The number of shells in the ammo rack above 0 does not influence the chance of it exploding. If at least one shell is in the ammo rack and it's hitpoints drop below it will always detonate.

If the ammunition rack's hitpoints reach zero, it explodes, destroying the tank and its crew completely regardless of the remaining hitpoints on either of them. The only case the tank does not explode with a "red" ammo rack, is when the rack is completely empty.You can increase your ammo rack's hitpoints by installing "Wet" Ammo Rack equipment or by training the Safe Stowage perk on a crew member with the role of loader.

Source: wargaming wiki

Related Solutions

What happens if you put a different tank’s crew in your new tank

If you see the % marker as red is because the Crew is not trained for the specific Tank.

The effects of having a crew non specialized on the Tank they are handling affects in multiple ways:

If the whole crew was driving a tank different from the one you transferred them on, the general performance of the tank will be poor; lets assume you are transferring your crew from a medium tank to a heavy tank, the driving skills of the driver will be lower and the capacity to detect enemy tanks by the commander will be lower as well, same applies to all the other roles of the crew members. (Imagine transferring the crew members of a private Jet into an Airbus 380!)
There are other scenarios that can happen, for example, mixing crew members non-trained for the tank and others who are, in this case it will depend on the role; so for instance if the commander is trained for the tank you are using, but for instance the loader is not, you will spot enemies normally, but your re-loading performance will be poor. Take into account that the Tank Commander influences the whole crew, so a more specialized Commander will result on a better performing tank.

You can always re-train your crew from tank to tank, by right clicking your crew member, and selecting the Training tab of their profile, there you select to which tank you wish him to be re-trained; remember there are different types of training (50%-free, 75%-20000 igc,100% 200Gold) and as you might have noticed they also greatly influence the performance of the tank. Note however you can not transfer crew from Tank Destroyers into Light-Medium-Heavy Tanks, nor from SPG's to any type of tanks and vice-versa.

It is generally recommended to have your crew at least trained to 75%, if this is not possible try to train your commander and driver to 75%, they influence the general performance of the tank more than any other member.

If you want further info on crew members, their roles and effects on your tank read: Crew- World of Tanks

How far can the SPG shoot

USA

T57
- 76 mm Gun (M1918): 520 m
M37
- 105 mm Howitzer M3: 440 m (480 m HEAT)
- 105 mm Howitzer M4: 960 m (1100 m HEAT)
M7 Priest
- 105 mm Howitzer M3: 380 m (420 m HEAT)
- 105 mm Howitzer M2A1 905 m (875 m HEAT)
M41
- 155 mm Howitzer M1: 1210 m
- 155 mm Gun M1918M1: 1210 m (1315 m M101M2)
M12
- 155 mm Gun M1918M1: 1210 m (1315 m M101M2)
- 155 mm Gun M1A1: 1315 m
M40/M43
- 155 mm Gun M1A1: 1315 m
- 203 mm Howitzer M1: 1175 m
T92
- 240 mm Howitzer M1: 1250 m

German

Bison
- 15 cm sIG 33 L/11: 465 m
StPz II
- 15 cm sIG 33 L/11: 465 m
Wespe
- 10.5 cm leFH 16 L/22: 1000 m
- 10.5 cm leFH 18 L/28: 1000 m
Grille
- 15 cm sIG 33 L/11: 355 m
- 15 cm sFH 13 L/17: 710 m
Hummel
- 15 cm sFH 13 L/17: 1210 m
- 15 cm sFH 18 L/30: 1260 m
GW Panther
- 15 cm sFH 18 L/30: 1260 m
- 15 cm sFH 36 L/30 Ausf. 1943: 1400 m
GW Tiger
- 17 cm K72 (Sf): 1315 m (1200 m Ausf. G)
- 21 cm Mrs 18/1 (Sf): 1170 m
GW Typ E
- 21 cm Mörser 18/2: 1170 m

French

Renault BS
- 76 mm Schneider: 450 m
Lorraine 39 L AM
- Canon de 105 court mle 1935B: 775 m
- Canon de 105 court mle 1934S: 840 m
105 leFH18B2
- 105 mm leFH18 L28: 1000 m
AMX 105AM
- Canon de 105 court mle 1934S: 845 m
- Canon de 105 mle 1930 Schneider AM: 1000 m
AMX 13 F3 AM
- Obusier de 155 mm C mle.1917: 1100 m (1210 m H1A)
- Canon de 155 mm de 33 calibres: 1250 m
Lorraine 155 50
- Obusier de 155 mm C mle.1917: 1250 m
- Obusier de 155 mm mle.1950: 1200 m
Lorraine 155 51
- Obusier de 155 mm mle.1950: 1200 m
- Canon de 155 mm L GPF: 1300 m
Bat Chatillon 155
- Canon de 155 mm: 1295 m

Soviet

SU-18
- 76 mm Howitzer mod. 1927: 550 m
SU-26
- 76 mm Howitzer mod. 1927: 550 m
- 76 mm Howitzer mod. 1903/30: 520 m
- 122 mm Howitzer mod. 1930: 635 m
SU-5
- 76 mm Howitzer mod. 1903/30: 520 m
- 122 mm Howitzer mod. 1930: 635 m
- 152 mm Mortar NM mod. 1931: 600 m
SU-8
- 122 mm Howitzer A-19: 890 m
- 152 mm Howitzer ML-20 mod. 1931: 920 m
S-51
- 152 mm BR-2: 1140 m
- 203 mm B-4: 1230 m
SU-14
- 152 mm BR-2: 1295 m
- 203 mm B-4: 1210 m
Object 212
- 152 mm BR-2: 1315 m
- 203 mm B-4: 1225 m
Object 261
- 180 mm B-1-P: 1460 m

— Source: SPG gun range - General Discussion - World of Tanks official forum