ground warriors!

[68DevilM]

Since my last post on the subject on nukes another brainstorming thought came to mind about how to make the game more realistic than it alread is.  

so heres another!:D

        I propose ground troops, what beter than a rocket propelled armor pearcing  shoulder mounted weapon carring soldier (10 rounds per re-up) capable of sneaking up and takeing out gv's at say 500 to 1000 yards, and also 1 satchel charge capable of destroying a vh, or hanger?

these sodiers would be very vulnerable to any kind of anemy fire but if used right, (recon) i think it could be very cool, and even cooler if we could drop these guys from a plane over a target.

[RTR]

As I understand it, this is a WWII combat FLIGHT Sim.

Have you tried WWII Online?

Many people fly AH and play WWII online as well.

so, I guess I vote no to groundpounders.

cheers,
RTR

[68DevilM]

ahh yes a flight sim game that features actual squads dedicated to gv's, i know! i frequently engage in some seriously intence fighting on the ground while the air war rages above.

mabey it wasnt intended to be at first but it has evolved and i enjoy fighting on the ground just as much as i love to dog fight.

[acepilot2]

play ah and wwiiol, here, nuke I recommend you try it.  Try this analogy:


Aces High: Air War as WWIIOL: Ground war

[mars01]

I THINK AHII will have these type of options.  I believe that is why HTC has gone to such lengths to model trees etc so they can add first person stuff.

[gofaster]

I'd rather have a jeep with a .50 cal.  Could be used the same way, except the air drop of course, but would be fast enough to actually be useful for airbase defense.

And more than 3 types of tanks would be nice.

[Shadowmyst]

Excellent ideas! Although AH started as a Flight Sim, it has and continues to evolve as much more. I like the ideas coming in this thread, from the individual soldier with weapon options to the fast Jeep with .50 Cal Mount on it.
WW2 online is certainly an option for some, but this is my game of choice, and i welcome new changes that HT and the players bring. Each new idea broadens the game and the way that all players, reguardless of Air or Ground,  can interract.

Mahalo!

Steven

[Shadowmyst]

Thinking of the Jeep option a bit more, what about the Jeep carrying say 4-5 troops in it, and being able to travel faster than the M3, say about 50 percent faster.  Obviously multiple Jeeps needed to bring enough troops to capture a base. New dimension of base capture with fast jeeps swarming all over.
Or, Jeeps carrying the recoiless rifle mount, or other weaponry.
 
Food for thought....

Mahalo!

Steven

[vorticon]

yeah lets just make it like every other major game released in the last 2 years...the current ground war thing is mostly a side show...

[Furball]

The story of the SAS jeep...

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jeep_man/sasjeep.htm

The SAS are so kick arse...


Vehicles obtained by the British Army through the Lend-Lease Scheme were obtained and suitably modified for SAS use.

Their first successful raid soon followed on 17th November 1941, when two groups destroyed 61 aircraft at two airfields. Another raid was launched soon after; this time twenty seven were destroyed. By July 1942 the regiment had 15 specially modified jeeps in action in North Africa.

The jeeps were stripped of all non-essential parts including the windscreen, most of the radiator grille bars and even sometimes the front bumper to increase the effective load carrying capacity of the vehicle. Thus the large amount of fuel and water needed for fast long-range raids could be carried avoiding the need for slower support vehicles. A water condensing unit was fitted to the front to reduce loss from the radiator which would otherwise have had to be topped up from the limited drinking water supplies. The jeeps also carried sand mats, metal wheel channels, radio equipment and large quantities of ammunition.

The jeeps were heavily armed with combinations of both Browning and Vickers K machine guns. The ex-aircraft Vickers weapons were generally mounted in pairs and a total of up to five machine guns were carried on some vehicles. The effectiveness of this armament firing a mix of ball, armour-piercing and tracer shells can be judged from one assault on an airfield where 12 aircraft were destroyed in a five minute raid. With all guns blazing a single SAS jeep could deliver an impressive 5000 rounds per minute! The net result was that over 400 aircraft had been destroyed on the ground by November 1942. Stirling was finally captured in 1943 but escaped four times before being sent to Colditz where he spent the rest of the war.


 

[68DevilM]

ground war in ah are actually takeing place at all times of the days and yeah where are the other tanks t72, and shermonds would be cool:aok

[Furball]

you gotta be fishing... gotta be....


oh wait, you are a 68, explains everything.



BRING THIS TO AH!

[68DevilM]

why just german tanks?

[Furball]

because they were the nuts?

[68DevilM]

i wish i could bring a a1 abrams to the feild no one could touch me!  but i still would like to see some other tanks on the ah2 battlefeild