Planes and helicopters aren't as durable to deal with damage, those would simply explode when impacting terrain nose first, even in slower speeds.
This is deadly to Rico, if he's still in the vehicle when it happens.Ĭrash damage and small arms fire can gradually take a vehicle though its levels of damage, but more powerful weapons can instantly destroy a vehicle. A vehicle explosion has the power of a standard explosion. When that happens, there is barely enough time for Rico to exit the vehicle before the vehicle explodes.
Upon further damage, a vehicle begins to smoke and then upon being further damaged, it catches fire. The vehicle performance becomes worse (slower and wobbly). Normally, upon being damaged enough, a vehicle may become dented and lose some components. This article describes and elaborates the visible damage that vehicles can have before being completely destroyed.
The games feature lots of destruction, especially against structures or vehicles.