gv battle during fso

[oneway]

[Butcher]

Loved the King Tigers during FSO, what idiot put them in there and why? Germans already have Aircraft strafing and spotting Tanks, what MORE could one side possibly want?

[kilo2]

Rules were not to attack. No where does it say anything about spotting.

I see easy fighter kills for an allied sweep right there.

[perdue3]

[icepac]

Previous FSO, I was attacked and strafed by 4 p47s.

[gyrene81]

the gv battle was a "for fun" thing, not an official part of this setup. after t-60 some of the axis squads that thought they could get there and back to home base before the end of the frame decided to venture down by the tank battle to spot for the axis tankers. they actually hoped the allies would have planes doing the same thing, guess the allies didn't think about that. the planes are not supposed to attack the tanks, that's it. spotting and marking with guns is not forbidden.

it's not like you were being picked on by the other kids on the playground and there were a good number of people who had problems during the frame, always is. if everyone who got discoed or had a bad experience during a frame acted like a petulant child, the fso wouldn't be worth the time or effort for anyone who enjoys ah at face value without any grandiose expectations or delusions of grandeur.

[AKP]

I can only speak for myself and the members of my squad on this.  We were assigned to defend the AAA factory.  After the attack was over, and it was obvious there was not another one coming, we deployed to the south.  The reason we did so was not originally to spot for our tankers... our base in that area was flashing... and was the only one that was... indicating there had to be enemy aircraft in the area.  So we went down there to run a fighter sweep and take out any AC that might be over the GV zone.

The base stopped flashing before we arrived... but we kept going... thinking that there may be enemy aircraft inbound, or nearby, or possibly rearming at one of the nearby allied bases.

Upon arrival, we were the only AC in the skies... so we flew around and spotted for a while. 

After a few minutes of this... I got bored, it was late, I was tired, and there wasnt much left of the frame... so I landed and logged off.

I personally fired no rounds at any allied GV, although I did call out positions.  If this is in any way a rules violation, I apologize.  But it was never our intent to attack any GV's during the fight, and we didnt.

 

[Rodent57]

Presuming it is the intent of the CMs that there be no aircraft near the GV follow-on battle, wouldn't a simple "No Fly Zone" solve this debate? 

If that is not the intent, then we've wasted too many brain-bytes on this topic already.

For the Record:  There was no intent by the axis aircraft (of which I am aware) to bend or stretch any rules. 

  -- By the same token, there were no articfical constraints levied either...we read the rules and played within them to the best of our ability.

Over 2 frames, both sides have used spotters at the GV battle.
 
We respect the huge level of effort thatt the CMs/designers of these events put forth so that we (ALL) can enjoy them.   

-Rodent57

[Butcher]

Presuming it is the intent of the CMs that there be no aircraft near the GV follow-on battle, wouldn't a simple "No Fly Zone" solve this debate? 

If that is not the intent, then we've wasted too many brain-bytes on this topic already.

-Rodent57

If there isn't a decision made on the no fly zone by the next frame - I would seriously consider modifying my flight plan according to this.

[SlipKnt]

For the record, no GVs were spotted for me with the 2 kills I had. 

The tanks gave themsleves away firing on other targets.  I was already in town waiting on any advancements from the South.  The first one was hard to spot but once seen firing, I zeroed in and fired away.  The second one ran from my left to right and stopped short of the gray destroyed building you can hide tanks in.  I killed it before it could get inside it.

 

[perdue3]

All of this crying for something the CMs put in for fun. Even if you get bombed by something, it doesnt count. None of it counts. Having planes flying near shouldnt bother you. I would just be thankful that you have a chance to do something after getting owned.