Author Topic: Can Troops run from a crash landed C47 ? (Read 742 times)

Blagard · « **on:** January 24, 2007, 03:03:01 PM »

A week or so ago I ditched a C47 by a town we had no chance of taking and let the troops out one by one as I would normally if in the air just because at least I got there!. Despite being right on the edge of the town, less than the length of a couple of buildings away, not one troop seemed to make a run for it to the map room.

So can you off load troops from a crashed or landed C47 and how close do you need to be?

I know I used to be able to do this a long time ago!

BaldEagl · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2007, 03:13:09 PM »

Not sure about crashed but letting them go from a landed C-47 is the fastest way to get them into the maproom.

If you can see the maproom your close enough.

tedrbr · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2007, 03:13:11 PM »

What seems to happen is you can't open the door from a crashed C-47 to let the troops out.

Most goon runners will open the door prior to landing, that way, if you do crack up on landing, you an usually still get the troops out the door.

As to distance, I've see troops run quite a ways to a maproom. Even dropped troops behind trees near a base to have them run in. My guess is 800 to 1 mile distance to the maproom is the limit, but, I've never tried it.

titanic3 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 24, 2007, 03:13:44 PM »

you can let troops out if you crashed landed, yes. Sumtimes, C47s who can't climb high eno8ugh to sum bases just land on it and let goons out, i never tried a town though. but stick to dropping them from 1k+, just to make sure

Blagard · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2007, 03:18:26 PM »

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Originally posted by tedrbr
What seems to happen is you can't open the door from a crashed C-47 to let the troops out.

That was not a problem, I simply broke the undercart dodging the line of fire from a Tiger! Then clear of his line of sight, I let 'em out, but the icons seemed to disappear as soon as they exited the aircraft, but the icnon was visible for a moment. No ack or other enemy fire to account tor them being "killed"

Bronk · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2007, 03:37:09 PM »

If you ditch intact .
IE no damage other than the engine they will run.
I have done this on multiple occasions.

Bronk

Schatzi · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2007, 03:42:45 PM »

As long as both gears are undamaged after "landing", troops will still run.

Edit: Actually the tail has to be in one piece as well!

Blagard · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2007, 03:45:52 PM »

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Originally posted by Schatzi
As long as both gears are undamaged after "landing", troops will still run.

LOL I reckon mine are still running in the underworld then, thanks Schatzi.

Ghosth · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2007, 08:32:57 PM »

Actually I've done it with gears, wings, or tail broken off.

Couple of key points.

Open doors EARLY, before you crash.

.salvo 10 (easier than pressing key 10 times)

Make sure you are completely STOPPED before letting em run.

TW9 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2007, 08:45:53 PM »

troops will run to map room up to 1k meters from it.

tedrbr · « **Reply #10 on:** January 25, 2007, 12:33:15 AM »

Have to agree with Ghosth on this one Schatzi. I've gone it on a town very hot trying to avoid goon hunter... cracked up..... missing wing, gear, an engine, all control surfaces..... sitting there at a really weird angle...... but since door was open before I touched down, I was able to get troops out.

Schatzi · « **Reply #11 on:** January 25, 2007, 02:34:32 AM »

Maybe its the "door was open before I crashed" thing......

Will look into this.

Dantoo · « **Reply #12 on:** January 25, 2007, 03:40:37 AM »

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Despite being right on the edge of the town, less than the length of a couple of buildings away, not one troop seemed to make a run for it to the map room.

There was an ack up.

tedrbr · « **Reply #13 on:** January 26, 2007, 12:28:08 AM »

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Originally posted by Blagard
That was not a problem, I simply broke the undercart dodging the line of fire from a Tiger! Then clear of his line of sight, I let 'em out, but the icons seemed to disappear as soon as they exited the aircraft, but the icnon was visible for a moment. No ack or other enemy fire to account tor them being "killed"

If you were still moving at all, I'm betting the troops died...... code is not sophisticated enough to distinguish between a troop dropping 4 foot from the door of a moving Goon on the ground, or dropping from ...say....500 feet..... both are fatal to the drunk.

If not moving, then I'd agree with Dantoo, that there was either an ack, or building, up in town, which would prevent the troops from being able to capture.... hence.... poof....

Blagard · « **Reply #14 on:** January 26, 2007, 04:39:26 PM »

I'll have to put it down to just one of those occassions when something weird happened. Aside from the broken gear I was not moving and the troops were getting out the blind side, i.e. the fuselarge was between them and town. No sign of any ack. From my external view I could see the troop icon outside the door but it didn't run in as normal. So I figured maybe ground release was no longer an option, but replies here have cleared that up and they should have run.

It's the first time I have broken a C47 at a town in years! I normally drop em in chutes in a tight ring about 600 + altitude. Very short time to ground and run will all about the same distance from the map room!