Please disable bombs on the ground in 1.08

[Frost]

People are now spawning with fighters in order to lure planes in and then exiting to tower while someone else pops up in a bomber to release his bombs on the runway.  It's just sad that some people are this stupid that they feel this is a way to play.  

Please disable bombs on the ground.

[hblair]

I have seen this. These people are dispicable <SP?>. About as moral as cat juggling!

 

[Karnak]

I've never been the victim of this tactic, but I agree with the above posts that it should be disabled.

I seem to recall Pyro saying something about it being changed, but I'm not sure.  Count it as a wild rumor for now guys.

[whels]

Originally posted by Frost:
People are now spawning with fighters in order to lure planes in and then exiting to tower while someone else pops up in a bomber to release his bombs on the runway.  It's just sad that some people are this stupid that they feel this is a way to play.  

Please disable bombs on the ground.

Simple easy solution................

KILL THE FREEKIN AMMO BUNKERS!! there is only 2 to 4  of them, few rounds of ammo they go BOOM.

we were attacking 28 last night, FHs were down, asi was capping in a loaded 51, i saw a LAnc popup, i knew what it was, someone trying carbombing the vulchers.
 2 passes with my rockets on ammo bunkers, no more carbombing from Rammjager  

[Karnak]

whels,

Its also a realism issue.  WWII era bombs didn't arm that fast, it took some altitude for them to arm as the fell.

If a B-17 or Lancaster were to have dropped its bombs while on the ground in WWII, probably nothing would have happened.  Occasionally a bomb would be unstable enough and go off.

[whels]

Originally posted by Karnak:
whels,

Its also a realism issue.  WWII era bombs didn't arm that fast, it took some altitude for them to arm as the fell.

If a B-17 or Lancaster were to have dropped its bombs while on the ground in WWII, probably nothing would have happened.  Occasionally a bomb would be unstable enough and go off.

actually i think all planes shouldnt be able
to fire guns or drop bombs while on the ground. most if not all, fighters had saftey
mechanisms where when wheels had weight on them, they couldnt fire guns.  and yes Bombs needed alt to set the fuse, that was the purpose of the little props on front and/or back of the bombs, so the air could spin the fuse in while falling.

[AKDejaVu]

Kill the ammo bunkers.

That way, someone doesn't have to come on the BBS and argue that when they were hovering over an enemy field with 5 fighters waiting for a goon to arrive with 10 troops that were going to capture the field if they just made it into the map room... planes were appearing at specifically designated spots at the base and then disappearing before all 5 planes could bring their guns to bear on it all in order for a bomber to pop up from a destroyed hangar and fly over to the spot where a troop transport was driving and unload its bombs on it.

That way... you don't have to cite one dweeby unrealistic action as being worse than the other 10 that were part of that field capture.  You can begin to realize that everything in regards to field capture is simply a part of the game and is no way realistic.

AKDejaVu

[bakerm]

Its true.  Yup leave up a couple hangers while the troops are cumin then vulch the rascals to run up your score.  No wonder guys get to thinking that way.