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Offline Hornet33

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« Reply #45 on: November 26, 2005, 03:05:06 PM »
Yeah Mussie but the problem with a knife fight is you end up with blood all over your shoes and clothes. Kinda messy and you stink afterwards. With artillery you pull the lanyard, fire the shot, rinse and repeat a few times and then go kick back and relax until the next fire mission.:D

Actually we didn't blow up dumpsters. We got to blow up some old duece and half trucks a few times. Couple of old jeeps once, that was cool to watch.

As far as using artillery to vulch planes on the runways of airfields, I will pay money to see that happen under the following conditions. The artillery must be beyond visual range of the field. You must have a forward observer record the kills in addition to the artillery commander record the kills and you must land those kills with at least 5 to your credit. Repeat kills of the same person do not count and the film must be shot in the MA. We get artillery in the game, $50 to the first person to pull it off without having his buddies switch sides and allow themselves to be vulched.
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« Reply #46 on: November 26, 2005, 04:16:24 PM »
Hornet, it ain't always about the points. Many of the most heinous abuses in these games were done simply to pi$$ off the other side.

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« Reply #47 on: November 26, 2005, 06:01:04 PM »
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Hornet, it ain't always about the points. Many of the most heinous abuses in these games were done simply to pi$$ off the other side.


Oh I agree completely with that statement. With the artillery set up the way I envision it, it would be so close to impossible to camp a field and vulch with impunity with indirect artillery that I will put $50 up to back up my claim. Could you hit the town with the first shot? You bet, but like I've said, a town is a rather large target area. Not hitting it the first shot would mean you suck. At the same time a single 5" shell will not drop a bunch of buildings in a town. It will require some time to do significant damage, at the same time causing the enemy to look for the guns.

Artillery is nothing more than a tool, that was used by everyone in WWII on a large scale.
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Offline mussie

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« Reply #48 on: November 27, 2005, 06:50:26 AM »
Arn't there enough tools in AH as it is :p

Sorry Hornet... Could not resisit

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« Reply #49 on: November 28, 2005, 12:15:57 PM »
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Because of how it would end up get (ab)used in the AH MA.


But it would be sooooooooo vulnerable without supporting armor and infantry and air cover.

Sure it would be a porker's delight for lightly held/undefended bases, but that's already the case so . . . .?

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« Reply #50 on: November 28, 2005, 12:17:39 PM »
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Hornet, it ain't always about the points. Many of the most heinous abuses in these games were done simply to pi$$ off the other side.


That's why war is hell.

;-)

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