Better Weapons For Troops

[Penguin]

Regular infantry didn't move out with just a 45 caliber pistol, soldiers had rifles and machine guns, not to mention the other goodies that the quartermaster handed out.

The legs should also move when they run to the base.

My idea is:

• 1 BAR
• 6 M1 Garand Rifles
• 2 M1919A1 30 caliber machine gun
• 1 bazooka

This would allow infantry to actually destroy a little bit of ack and town,
and even take out enemy infantryand tanks if they were there.

-Penguin

[Nemisis]

I say you get an option for what the troops you drop do: Take bases, destroy GV's/attack, or defend (will target enemy troops, helping with defense of towns).

[Rich46yo]

Dont they have other games for all that?

Thats all we need is some little cartoon doosh emptying a BAR into our cockpit as we fly by. This is a flight sim not an infantry sim. Thumbs down.

[Nemisis]

Troops wouldn't target A/C and besides its a single .30 cal weapon. As I said before, take bases, defend against enemy troops, and charge tanks just for chits and giggles.

[ink]

go play WW2online

second thumbs down

[waystin2]

Although it is a World War II Combat simulation (some folks still hold to the old Air Combat only dogma), I say thumbs down to this idea right now.  There would have to be some major re-vamps done to allow this sort of troop variation.  The gaminess if this was implemented right now would be off the scale...

[Nemisis]

Good point waystin, I see where your coming from. I change my vote to thumbs down.... for now.

[Plazus]

I agree. Thumbs down for this one.

[Ack-Ack]

The legs should also move when they run to the base.

I don't think the game currently has the means for a character animation system that would allow that.


ack-ack

[fbEagle]

Good idea. But you shouldnt be able to control the troops. I like the idea of being able to pick what the troops will do once you drop them off though. 

[Nemisis]

did anyone here state you would be able to control them? All I said was they would either attack bases, defend bases, or attack GV's at the cost of 2 troops per vehicle destroyed (If one gets shot another has to come along to destroy a tank).

Would piss of the jeep drivers, troop nails your tire and your stuck.

[Lusche]

Dont they have other games for all that?

Thats all we need is some little cartoon doosh emptying a BAR into our cockpit as we fly by. This is a flight sim not an infantry sim. Thumbs down.

Some people don't seem to have such a narrow view what this game is and should be about:

I wish AH Had a character animation system so so FPS and troops could be integrated.

 

[boomerlu]

I like the general idea.

Nobody said we should be able to BECOME the troops or CONTROL them. The way I see Nemisis's suggestions of choosing what they do would akin to the following: in the hangar, the loadout determines the troop type. I.e., we can loadout 10 capture troops or 10 fighting troops.

It is kind of silly for our troops right now to be utterly defenseless/offenseless, at least against ground targets. Yes there would need to be major revamps, else a flight of say 5 C47s will take an undefended base.

But against defended bases, the troops would still be pretty defenseless against aircraft. It's not like we're giving them SAMs.

[Nemisis]

Troops themselves won't be able to destroy any building or structure. All they can target is: GV's, AA guns both manned and auto (kind of like a last revenge for C-47's; guns kill C-47, troops kill guns), and enemy troops. Maybe A/C below 200ft AGL if it seems like it won't screw the game.

[stodd]

go play WW2online

second thumbs down

+1...now 3 thumbs down.