Threw this idea at HT during the con..

[Ripsnort]

Though many have thought of it, I threw him the idea of having ME163's as a perk plane, limiting them to the rear fields near HQ only...so when you see that HUGE red radar bar moving sector by sector toward your HQ, you could use your Perk points and take up a ME163 vertically to the bomber formation.

I bet with alittle community nudging, we could land this little bugger on the "Planes to perk in the future" list, HT was very receptive to the conversation.

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[popeye]

Gets my vote.

[Lephturn]

Back when the HTC crew still ran brand W, there actually WAS an ME163.  It was never available in the arena for obvious reasons, but we were able to view it offline, although not fly it.  

Maybe with the perk system it now has a use.  I like it.  

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[RAM]

Me163 as a perk plane was discussed some time ago...

Would be just great to kill once at all >30K uberdween bombers, but as a perk plane wont be used all day long against decent 20K buffs.

BTW is been quite a long time since I heard the last stratobuff report...aren't they anymore?

[Ripsnort]

HT's concern when I brought up the ME163 (after the numerous threads of a perk plane) was that it would be used for "other than Intercept"...I mentioned basing it only at Large, rear fields, near HQ or better yet, a small airfield at the HQ itself.  That's the thing that *may* have sold him on it?  Dunno, but we need more support for the concept.

 

Originally posted by RAM:

BTW is been quite a long time since I heard the last stratobuff report...aren't they anymore?

You'll just have to open an account to see.  



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[Westy]

 I would definately vote for the limited distribution of this plane. Just as you described.

 Bring the Komet to AH!  

    -Westy

[RAM]

 

Originally posted by Ripsnort:
HT's concern when I brought up the ME163 (after the numerous threads of a perk plane) was that it would be used for "other than Intercept"...

Well I cant see why...with the fuel multiplier the Me163 would have fuel for, what, 4 minutes?...at 12000feet/minute, enough to kill some annoying 35K dweeb, but for few things else...

With 2xMk108 cannons with 60 rounds each, Me163 will me a quite lousy antifighter weapon...

And when it loses power it is a very nice glider...but its dead meat (most 163s lost in combat were killed this way)

 

 You'll just have to open an account to see.  

  I can simply sit and look into the Gameplay forum,where most of the reports are done  

[-lazs-]

Well... you know I hate the whole perk plane idea.   I think it is custom made to cause animosity but..... I would have no objections to a plane as bizzare as the 163 being the only perk plane in the game.   Another perk could be to man the ack or drive the carriers.   I just don't want some people being able to fly late model superplanes and some not.    The 163 would be so strange and be so seldom seen and with such a short range that it would be kinda fun to see and not much of a real threat.   More of a "fun" plane than anything else.
lazs

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[WarChild]

agree on the fun factor laz, but if your the poor bomber pilot who flew 45 mins to get to target to see that grey streak in the sky, you won't be so very happy to see it now will ya?  

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[Dinger]

Yeah, but if that grey streak cost somebody 100 kills in a zeke to get there, it wouldn't happen much.  Plus, imagine the joy of whacking the fool when he tries a dead-6 approach.
The fuel multiplier might be waved for the komet.
I can see HTC's point about it being used for things other than interceptors.  Can you see how much fun that would be to shoot up to 30k, glide to a deacked enemy field, and use the last minute of fuel to set up endless gliding vulchruns with the 30mm?  muhahahahaha
THen again, for every 5 minutes of joy there are 10 of riding a zeke, trying to get that kill.

[Ripsnort]

War, one bullet and his perk plane points vanish, give  and take IMO.

Ram, think outside the bubble.  One could use 5 min of fuel, at 500 feet level flight and cover the distance of about 2 or 3 airfields hunting down goons, that's where the problem could potentially lie if not near a HQ field.

[Ripsnort]

 

Originally posted by Dinger:

Can you see how much fun that would be to shoot up to 30k, glide to a deacked enemy field, and use the last minute of fuel to set up endless gliding vulchruns with the 30mm?  muhahahahaha

Not possible, once the C-Stoff and T-Stoff are cooked off, the compression of the engine sucks each one dry until the fuel is spent, another words, once you light that bird, you burn it all, no on or off, just ON.  You had a valve (I believe) to stop the flow, but I've read diasterous reports of re-ingnition thereafter.(fuel seepage, combine chemical vapor detonation, etc)


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[Wingnut_0]

Good idea Rip.  Anyone that thinks the 163 would have any use other than bomber intercept is way out in left field.

Even though it' a fast bugger, I bet on that quick glide down along the bombers flight path to firing position, 90% would be lost to buff fire....just my guess  

I'm for it.



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[brady]

   
   I would love to give it a go!, 163 me!

            Brady

[Wlfgng]

Great idea!  A way to kill uber alt buffs.

Is it possible to limit Me163's so that
they can only kill at alt ?
Sounds silly but it could possibly eliminate the low alt gooney kills, etc.