Talk:Snipetron Vandal/@comment-11797263-20130709053112/@comment-7700557-20130709053902

"Armor ignore" is a special kind of damage. Let's say you have two weapons that deal 20 damage, but one has armor ignore and the other doesn't. The one with armor ignore will always deal 20 damage to the body, doesn't matter if the enemy has armor or not; it will also do double damage (40) to the target's weak spots. The one without armor ignore will have its damage reduced by the enemy's armor.

Armor Piercing works very differently; it has nothing to do with the enemy's armor, instead it is treated as a special kind of elemental damage, against which each enemy has a different resistance or vulnerability.

For an example, both Snipetrons have AP so they will deal more damage to targets that are weak to AP, such as medium and heavy Grineer. On the other hand, Bolt weapons such as Boltor and Bolto will always deal full damage, but not more. Once again, the articles on Damage and Armor Piercing will have more complete data.