Talk:Elemental Trooper/@comment-69.245.234.166-20130826061038/@comment-4632427-20130829012208

Math time!

An R4 Mega Tank's main cannon does 156-234 damage, averaging 200. 75% of that pierces, meaning 150 damage is applied to the Elemental Trooper's base defense. 50% base explosive defense means 75 damage, on average. While that is enough to readily two-shot an R1 Elemental Trooper's 150 health, a similar-rank Elemental has 210 health, meaning 3 shots, barring lucky damage rolls and/or criticals.

To be honest, though, you probably shouldn't be putting Elemental Troopers where a Mega Tank can shoot at them to begin with. Less because of tanks, and more because that also leaves them exposed to piercing and crushing attacks that the Elemental Trooper has little or no resistance to at all.