Author Topic: Im so damn cheap!!! AH won me over with.. (Read 543 times)

Obear · « **on:** February 27, 2001, 10:25:00 AM »

The Lancaster

Once i saw it had the LANC i just had to subscribe. What can i say im cheaper than a 20 dollar whor**

LePaul · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2001, 10:34:00 AM »

Yea, the Lancaster is fantastic. Its a slow climber but hey, once you get her to 20k or more and have a few nice pony drivers helping guid you in, you can really really ruin a Rook airbase or two

14 1000 pounders do a number on a base, as does the 4,000 pounder (although i wish the crater it made looked bigger than the 1,000 pounder craters).

Anyways, welcome aboard. I just re-upped but had to get a different playing nick (BD5Pilot). I love the Lanc too. I find it seems to take more damage than the B-17 can and with the bombload it has (wow!), it can really turn the tide when its base-conquering time.

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Paul J. Busiere
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BD-5 "T" (TurboProp) 90% complete, first flight in 2001 (We hope!)

Kieren · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2001, 10:35:00 AM »

Wait 'til you find out that thing can go 30K and pretty much level HQ all by itself...

Saintaw · « **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2001, 10:51:00 AM »

Reading some post these last to day, should I read between lines that you have a grudge against the Lancaster Kieren ?

or is it just a lancing pain ?

Kieren · « **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2001, 11:02:00 AM »

Not really. I have seen a lot of them waaaaaaaaaaay up there of late, but killing them is no particular problem. The minor problem I might have is the alt they can achieve, but that is a play concession I can live with.

What I don't like is the act of taking 5-6 of them up to whack every fighter hangar in 12-grid area. It isn't because I think it is an unfair tactic, I just don't personally have the time to chase so many to that alt and defend bases. If I have that 45-minute time limit, you can see where this can be problematic. This is more my limitation, and if that is the way guys choose to play, it's their money. I just quietly log off, as I know there is no chance for me to fly a fighter and fight in a reasonable amount of time (read, if I have to fly 3 grids to get to a fight, I ain't staying).

More power to the strat guys who want it that way. I simply leave and do some more work. I might pop back in in a few hours and try again, I might not.

sling322 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2001, 11:18:00 AM »

Last time I checked I believe it took 20k to level the Bishop HQ....the Lanc only carries 14k.

Not sure which side Kieren flies for, but maybe his HQ is just wimpy and cant handle enough damage.

Kieren · « **Reply #6 on:** February 27, 2001, 11:55:00 AM »

Oh, ours is. It is manned by the Swedish Bikini team. They scream and yell like, well, girls when the bombers fly overhead, thus reducing the amount of damage necessary to kill.

Seriously, 14K of bombs can really hamper radar effectiveness, no?