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Offline Mano

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Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's. WISH
« on: April 29, 2013, 06:45:49 PM »
Make the storch fly around........look in the window of that barn......see if there is indeed a GV hiding in there.
Since there is no camouflage in any terrain for GV's to hide in, turn off the icons. Why make it easy for bombers or heavy fighters to find GV.s? GV's cannot hide under a bridge, a barn, nor under trees. The icon always gives away their location.

If we had the option to deploy camouflage, then a GV'er would have a chance of surviving.

Otherwise, I hear this all the time, "Go take down ords!"
« Last Edit: April 29, 2013, 06:59:50 PM by Mano »
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Re: Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2013, 06:49:41 PM »
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Re: Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's. WISH
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2013, 07:38:13 PM »
I think HTC went a long way in making things more realistic in terms of "seeing" gv's from the air.  When stopped, the typical aircraft sees a gv at 600-ish yards.  When the gv is moving the aircraft can see it roughly at 1200 yards.  The Storch doubles that range and rightfully so.

I say leave it as is. 
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Re: Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's. WISH
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2013, 07:45:50 PM »
I hide jeeps and m3's all the time :headscratch:
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Re: Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's. WISH
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2013, 08:11:33 PM »
Jeeps and M-3' Will go in the little door of the barns with the silo, but tanks cannot. No perks lost on jeeps or M-3's.
in RL tanks can hide in buildings, place camouflage, ect........but we don't have that option in AH. Storchs can find any jeep or M-3 because they can see the icon no matter how well it is hidden. If a base or town is flashing storchs find any GV that is close.
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Re: Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's. WISH
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2013, 08:16:13 PM »
It's all about realism. The storch should have to get so close that you can shoot it with your main gun, like they did back in the war

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Re: Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's. WISH
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2013, 10:43:22 PM »
Make the storch fly around........look in the window of that barn......see if there is indeed a GV hiding in there.
Since there is no camouflage in any terrain for GV's to hide in, turn off the icons. Why make it easy for bombers or heavy fighters to find GV.s? GV's cannot hide under a bridge, a barn, nor under trees. The icon always gives away their location.

If we had the option to deploy camouflage, then a GV'er would have a chance of surviving.

Otherwise, I hear this all the time, "Go take down ords!"


Sure, just as soon as Icon's are turned off from GV's looking at aircraft.  Oh wait, you're a GV'er and want everything easier for you to play.
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Re: Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's. WISH
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Re: Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's. WISH
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2013, 11:04:05 PM »
All we need is a Dot command.  ".camouflageON" when we hide our tank and another dot command
".myIconOFF" and we are in business.

Let the storchs try and find me.

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Re: Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's. WISH
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2013, 06:18:58 AM »
More camouflage would be nice and  if an M-3 or tank is inside a building, you should not be able to see an icon from outside the building!
Some of the town buildings would work great for camouflage if you could drive into them but as it is now there are only two structures that a tank will fit into, the blown out grey house and the old red barn,  if the newer big barn had a bigger door,that would help,,,  also if you are under a large group of tight trees, your icon should not show up!
If your in a bomber and in doubt, drop an extra egg!
As far as icon range as it is,, I like it, I think it could even go back a bit while running and moving,, maybe back to 1500 or so, as long as it didn't show at all if hiding under adequate cover!
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Re: Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's. WISH
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2013, 06:31:14 AM »
All we need is a Dot command.  ".camouflageON" when we hide our tank and another dot command
".myIconOFF" and we are in business.

Let the storchs try and find me.

Piece of Cake.

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Re: Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's. WISH
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2013, 07:36:36 AM »
+1 to this wish as long as GV's will be unable to see aircraft icons as well.

Oh, and I want GV's to have to leave their engines on if they want to rotate their turret.
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Re: Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's. WISH
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2013, 09:01:52 AM »
It's all about realism. The storch should have to get so close that you can shoot it with your main gun, like they did back in the war

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Re: Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's. WISH
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2013, 09:03:21 AM »
+1 to this wish as long as GV's will be unable to see aircraft icons as well.
No, not a fair exchange.  Aircraft are easy to see against the sky in AH.
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Re: Turn Off Icons for Enemy GV's. WISH
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2013, 09:19:24 AM »
While we are making suggestions, how about limiting the accuracy of the tank's main gun on fast moving AC.  I had a tanker shoot my diving P-47 down 3 times in a period of 45 minutes the other day.  Granted, the guy is good, but realistically???  <S> to that tanker, I gave up and moved on to other tasks.
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