The concrete thing SUCKS!!!!!!!!

[Hornet33]

Spent at least half an hour defending a base from GV's in my F6F. Racked up 10 kills after hitting the re-arm pad 3 times. Go to hit it again and run out of fuel right as I'm taxiing to the pad. Plane stops 5ft away from the concrete and I end up with a ditch for my effort.

What a bunch of crap!!!! I'm going to the bar and get drunk.

[B@tfinkV]

where else would you draw the line?


if they changed it so that you could land kills anywhere on the airfield 'terrain tile' then people would complain when they ditch just short of this target.


tarmac is fair, and easy to see where and where not to land.


maybe we should be able to get out and push the planes if we land just short?

[crockett]

I'm game for anything on the airfield counts as a landing and anything on concrete at your own base should be a landing no matter what.

Considering most small airstrips around the world are dirt, I wouldn't think a grass landing on the fields should be a ditch. Assuming you are still on your landing gear and you didn't do a belly landing.

[Spikes]

Hmmm...yes...anywhere on base...if you have landing gear on and no pilot wound...but yes, then ppl would be complaining about landing 5 ft short of base...

[RAPIER]

Landing anywhere within the airfield boundry should be a landing and not a ditching.  Half the fields used in war prior to jets where not concrete.  Same for landing at a GV base.  Get inside the base, should be a landing, not a ditching.

[kamilyun]

I made an entire 512x512 arena that is one big concrete tile for exactly this reason.  Submitted to HTC about 22 months ago.  No word yet on whether it will make the rotation, but I've still got my fingers crossed.

[dryroasted]

if your short of the base then your short get over it but it is reall frustrating to go on a long bomombing run come back land a wounded b-26 with only 1 gear and skid just barley off the runway *im talking were i can look to the left and see the damn thing a few feet away* and get nothing for your efforts. I'm all for skill in landing but atleast give it like a few feet in error, if your over in the grass way off target fine ill take a ditch but being right next to the strip to the point if you were to bail out you can step 3 feet to the right and be on it is kinda anoying. Just my 2 cents.....

[Dichotomy]

Originally posted by Hornet33
Spent at least half an hour defending a base from GV's in my F6F. Racked up 10 kills after hitting the re-arm pad 3 times. Go to hit it again and run out of fuel right as I'm taxiing to the pad. Plane stops 5ft away from the concrete and I end up with a ditch for my effort.

What a bunch of crap!!!! I'm going to the bar and get drunk.

so, um, which bar?

[B@tfinkV]

when you all say 'get nothing for your effort' or such like, what exactly do you gain extra from landing other than a few WTGs from your squaddies.

i had 12 kills in a P51 the other day.

it was more satisfying to turn round and lose to a spit16 trying for my 13th kill than landing the 12 and getting WTGs from people.

personally i find the WTG system a bit annoying at times, if a newby lands 3 kills i will send an S! or a WTG or something, but if its a vet i generaly wouldnt say anything unless the sortie is outstanding.

the other day i took an la7 to a furball and got 8 kills pretty quick. i actually augered on purpose because i didnt want to land and get WTGs for such a dweeby sortie.

worry less about landing and more about enjoying the mission.

[hubsonfire]

any rationale to get another drink is a good one. shut up you tools.

[RTGorkle]

So should HT simply widen every bit of contrete by 5 feet in each direction? Maybe the CV deck as well? Would you be happy with that? But would the next guy, who is even less capable at fuel management than you are, want another 5 feet?

[TinmanX]

Originally posted by kamilyun
I made an entire 512x512 arena that is one big concrete tile for exactly this reason.  Submitted to HTC about 22 months ago.  No word yet on whether it will make the rotation, but I've still got my fingers crossed.

No trees? Sha-weet!

[dryroasted]

i dont want 5 feet wider landing strip or carrier all im asking is for a margian of error, I dont care about wtgs i just want to land , Im not asking for a total do over on the size of strips, more like a shoulder on the side so if you stray a bit you will be fine, Or I can just get better at landing lol but withwer way i do second the motion to go to a bar, A round of jack for all on me

[DEMONSLAYER]

i dont know this is one major reason i dont land with gear. i have had 2 many accedents where i roll off the runway with 10 kills. ya i was pist. i think landing on the field should be like a landing slash ditch. it says you have landed this many kills but it wouldnt give you all the points. like when you ditch it doesnt hurt your K/D but you dont get as many points. pretty good idea?

[doobs]

Originally posted by Dichotomy
so, um, which bar?

Hornett likes to go to the Tool box on mulberry in NYC, in his best leather.

soon as he gets there he pepper sprays himself(so he can't identify attacker) then hog ties his wrists to his ankles with High Tensile toilet paper.

and let the party begin,,,, cue the Village people