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[Luca]

My usual interpretation of damaging a vehicle was:
a) the power of the weapon is halved and the damage code down by one level (unless AV ammunition)
b) To obtain the target number for the body test of the vehicle one has to subtract the armor value form the already halved power of the weapon. If the armor value is similar or more than the halved weapon there is no body test because the weapon is just useless (this is different from normal metahuman combat where there is always, at least, a tn of 2).

NOW I have a doubt.
Re-reading SR3 page 132 I've noticed that it is said:
"...vehicle armor is hardened armor, meaning that it can deflect all damage from Weapons with a Power (modified by the Vehicle's body but not by burst or autofire) equal or less than the vehicle's body..."
What does it mean "modified by the vehicle's body" ????
From what I know Body usually modifies nothing but it is used to roll dices just to resist the damage!!!
Furthermore : THERE IS NO SENSE In doing AUtofire on a vehicle if it is not counted??????
What the hell I have to do?

Any canon explanation?