Once More, a Valid suggestion to improve the game!

[earl1937]

I see and read a lot of good suggestions in this forum concerning what improvements people would like to see. Being a computer "Dumbie" myself, I am sure there are valid reasons for Hi Tech not following up on some of these. I have a suggestion which would certainly add something to game and certainly it would change the way players would have to defend a base, v base or even a port. Let us have "landing craft" such as those used by the Marines in the 2nd world war! They would be able to be launch from the carrier or cruiser and as soon as they "beached", would be able to unload the troops and they would be allowed to run to the map room from that point on the beach. That way, jeeps and other vehicles with light machine guns would be able to contribute to the game.
OK, I am ready for the flak!!!!

[Drano]

Bud we already have landing craft like that. You can launch them from a carrier and take a base with the troops they carry.

[AKP]

And if the beach is within "run range" for the troops... they can run from the beach to the maproom.

[earl1937]

Bud we already have landing craft like that. You can launch them from a carrier and take a base with the troops they carry.

No, what we have now are LVT's and you have to take the troops all the way to town, as I understand it and the LVT's are easy targets for a/c in the area! What I am refereeing to are the type which had a "ramp" on the front, which lowered and troops pour from the front as soon as they touched the beach, and we should have 20 troops to unload because not all are going to make it to the map room.

[321BAR]

No, what we have now are LVT's and you have to take the troops all the way to town, as I understand it and the LVT's are easy targets for a/c in the area! What I am refereeing to are the type which had a "ramp" on the front, which lowered and troops pour from the front as soon as they touched the beach, and we should have 20 troops to unload because not all are going to make it to the map room.

wont happen unless you want a maproom needing 20 troops to take it also. its either 10 and 10 15 and 15 20 and 20 but never more troops unless the need for them increases also

[The Fugitive]

No, what we have now are LVT's and you have to take the troops all the way to town, as I understand it and the LVT's are easy targets for a/c in the area! What I am refereeing to are the type which had a "ramp" on the front, which lowered and troops pour from the front as soon as they touched the beach, and we should have 20 troops to unload because not all are going to make it to the map room.

HTC has said that if they increase the number of troops a single player can bring in at once they will also increase the number of troops needed to capture the base.

You dont have to drive the troops all the way in. As long as your with in 1 mile you can let them go and they will find there way..... and with an LVT they may be faster on foot! 

[tunnelrat]

What he is suggesting is an LVCP or Higgins Boat.

They would be twice as fast as an LVT in the water.

Awesome idea.

[Nathan60]

You dont have to drive the troops all the way in. As long as your with in 1 mile you can let them go and they will find there way..... and with an LVT they may be faster on foot! 

For sure faster since they can go strainght line  a LVT has to go around trees ever see the troops hedge hoppin in town?

[The Fugitive]

What he is suggesting is an LVCP or Higgins Boat.

They would be twice as fast as an LVT in the water.

Awesome idea.

Sure is, but if they don't land with in a mile of the town they will just stand around dancing and smokin.

[kvuo75]

the LVT's are easy targets for a/c in the area!

and higgins boats wouldn't be?

[SmokinLoon]

As far as game balance goes, the easiest thing HTC could do is add the variant og the LVT with the M3 Stuart turret on top.  Being able to have some type fast firing of AP ability vs the sand castle makers on the beaches (parked enemy tanks picking off LVT's).  The 37mm could fend off M8's, M18', and if close enough Shermans and Panzer IV's.

I supposed adding in the Higgins boats would be kinda neat.  Getting the troops to shore faster would be nice, but the troops would have to run from the beach.  If HTC would consider doubling the distance in which the troops could be let loose from the map room this may be a completely new aspect in HTC (running troops would be more prevalent more often, at least for coastal bases).

I agree though, that the shore landing part of the game could use a shot in the arm.     

[guncrasher]

I kindda like the higgins boat idea.  faster than an lvt just extend the range at which troops can run around a port only or for those bases that have a ptboat spawn.  they can also be enable for those bases that have pt spawns that go to another base but are hardly used.  will add a new way to bring troops.  and it's not like they wont be easy to strafe by airplane or other gvs.


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[TheMercinary60]

i doubted this idea at first as another thing that probly wouldnt get added, but guncrasher makes a good point on the pt spawns. i agree, make them able to launch at a pt spawn with the run distance increased and we may start to see some real sea action.

i suppose if you wanted to make it fair, just have two types of troops. "troops" for the c-47, and company, and "marines" for the LCVT, making the marines better trained, able to run twice as far, perhaps even able to shoot at a downed pilot? 

in any case id just like to see the "boat" tab fill up some more

[Ack-Ack]

As far as game balance goes, the easiest thing HTC could do is add the variant og the LVT with the M3 Stuart turret on top. 

That was the LVT(A)-1, which was based off the LVT-2.  It wouldn't really be that hard to add the LVT(A)-1 to the game, all it would entail is HiTech creating the 37mm gun turret and having it selectable as an ordnance option.

ack-ack

[surfinn]

Couldn't the Higgins boat also unload tanks as well as m3s. Man that would be a blast +1