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Offline alpini13

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the GLIDER answer....to the question
« on: September 25, 2013, 12:52:01 PM »
   this is actually an easy problem to solve....simple..........make any glider towed by an aircraft(c47) in this case. not show up on radar,not flash the base when in radar until it has been disconnected and the c-47 can not land with the glider,it must detach and land on its own.   payload would be the same 10 troops or supplies.  the danger is being slow and unarmed and totally at the mercy of everyone else...including the storch.   advantage of try it? stealth.   real life advantage of gliders...???  STEALTH    you need two pilots to participate, one to fly the goon,one to fly the glider. the goon can not have any cargo  if radar is down at the base,and there are gv's flashing it. you would be able to get close to map room without a darbar,this would be great at remote bases. detach.....dar bar now shows(and if base was not flashing,it now does) land the glider,open door,release troops when on ground(no air drops)  and possible base capture, or stealth resupply of vehicles or base.c-47 would be on its own and if radar is up,the c-47 would show on radar...not the glider. this could also make for some exciting far away mass D-day glider ops. think about it, base radar shows 10 dots, the dots skirt the edge of radar for 10 mins and turn to another base,defenders go to the other base or chase the dots.... what the dots are is a c-47 formation that released 10 gliders. the gliders are sailing toward the original base undetected. they try to land and let troops out. and i sit there in my storch of death and collect 10 kills :O,lol...no,just kidding on the last bit, but you get the idea. :banana:

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Re: the GLIDER answer....to the question
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2013, 02:04:41 PM »
+1  I like this.
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Re: the GLIDER answer....to the question
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2013, 02:11:44 PM »
   this is actually an easy problem to solve....simple..........make any glider towed by an aircraft(c47) in this case. not show up on radar,not flash the base when in radar until it has been disconnected and the c-47 can not land with the glider,it must detach and land on its own.   payload would be the same 10 troops or supplies.  the danger is being slow and unarmed and totally at the mercy of everyone else...including the storch.   advantage of try it? stealth.   real life advantage of gliders...???  STEALTH    you need two pilots to participate, one to fly the goon,one to fly the glider. the goon can not have any cargo  if radar is down at the base,and there are gv's flashing it. you would be able to get close to map room without a darbar,this would be great at remote bases. detach.....dar bar now shows(and if base was not flashing,it now does) land the glider,open door,release troops when on ground(no air drops)  and possible base capture, or stealth resupply of vehicles or base.c-47 would be on its own and if radar is up,the c-47 would show on radar...not the glider. this could also make for some exciting far away mass D-day glider ops. think about it, base radar shows 10 dots, the dots skirt the edge of radar for 10 mins and turn to another base,defenders go to the other base or chase the dots.... what the dots are is a c-47 formation that released 10 gliders. the gliders are sailing toward the original base undetected. they try to land and let troops out. and i sit there in my storch of death and collect 10 kills :O,lol...no,just kidding on the last bit, but you get the idea. :banana:
:airplane: +100! Just think, pull 3 gliders to 10K, a full 1and 1/2 sector away, release them, glide to base and capture!
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Re: the GLIDER answer....to the question
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2013, 02:23:23 PM »
so, does it mean that a c-47 towing a glider would not be able to carry troops or would both be carrying troops? gameplay consideration...could be gamed worse than it is now.
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Offline jeep00

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« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2013, 02:30:09 PM »
He did note the goon would have no cargo, perhaps make the glider one of the loadout options. Troops, supps, or glider.
Kind of an interesting idea. Most of my planes end up as low vis gliders anyway, could be fun.

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« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2013, 02:50:10 PM »
He did note the goon would have no cargo...
eh, not exactly...

the goon can not have any cargo  if radar is down at the base,and there are gv's flashing it.

not sure how the radar being down and gv's within the dar circle would affect the ability of the c47 to carry cargo...
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« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2013, 02:58:51 PM »
No vote just yet but I will add that this is interesting. I am leaning toward.

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« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2013, 03:00:56 PM »
Jeep's idea of a glider being an optional loadout for the goon is very promising. perhaps glider+troops could be the option.
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Re: the GLIDER answer....to the question
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2013, 03:13:54 PM »
glider takes the position of troops and has a load out of 10 troops on board +1 :aok

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« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2013, 04:08:32 PM »
I wouldn't mind if the glider released at the right point would auto land like troops parachuting but if it got killed counted like a bomber drone.
+1 either way.

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« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2013, 06:41:44 PM »
this could also make for some exciting far away mass D-day glider ops. think about it, base radar shows 10 dots, the dots skirt the edge of radar for 10 mins and turn to another base,defenders go to the other base or chase the dots.... what the dots are is a c-47 formation that released 10 gliders. the gliders are sailing toward the original base undetected.


since you never mentioned that the town is down, i guess 20 players just wasted an hour or two since troops alone cant take a base.



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Re: the GLIDER answer....to the question
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2013, 07:17:00 PM »

since you never mentioned that the town is down, i guess 20 players just wasted an hour or two since troops alone cant take a base.



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Re: the GLIDER answer....to the question
« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2013, 07:44:37 PM »
Hmmm...I think you'll have to describe that in terms of degrees of time wastage, I've come to the appalling conclusion that it is impossible to really win this terrible war. Overnight all gains are reversed, it's as if some god like hand resets the universe.

ok let me put it in terms of degrees.  20 players take 10 c47's and 10 gliders deep into enemy territory.  the c47's release and head to a different base while the gliders, gllide straight into the town and get killed by town ack.

the c47's most likely will be killed as soon as they release.

so 20 guys do a mission that have a zero chance of taking a base or even earning perks.  why not just forget the time to code gliders and just have missions full of c47's to destroy hq and the strats?


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« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2013, 08:25:27 PM »
eh, not exactly...

not sure how the radar being down and gv's within the dar circle would affect the ability of the c47 to carry cargo...

Oops cc my bad sorry.

I was thinking he missed his punctuation and those were two separate thoughts. I read it "... any cargo. If radar...".

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Re: the GLIDER answer....to the question
« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2013, 08:30:45 PM »
Semp

 :rofl Your so negative about anything new.
I can think of several ways this would work in a positive way. Not resulting in all ac dead :rofl