And the award for Cheesiest Fighting goes to...

[Gorf]

Minatour,
You have made the most logical and sensible response to Botabings initial post.  Just my 2 cents.

Gorf

[BotaBing]

I guess my disgust with what I have seen stems from something that's actually pretty positive.

All in all, this game has a the highest caliber group of players that I've ever been involved with. Highly skilled, mostly polite, and a bunch on honorable gentlemen. When someone pulls what looks like a cheesy stunt, it really sticks out like a sore thumb.

I know that technically, nothing is 'illegal' about doing this tank thing, but realistically, its pretty low-brow.

[Ripsnort]

Look, Bota, an allied or axis tank driver could only dream of an A/C coming in so low on the deck at such close quarters as people fly their A/C against tanks in AH.  

1st, you should never be at guns elevation level of a tank, they are restricted to a certain elevation, what are you doing down that low?  2nd, most tankers won't release  a shot  until the A/C is within 500 yards  (approx.1/4 mile) since  they know the accuracy is not there.  So, if you've been shot down by tanks, just put a sign on your back that says "Kick Me" because you failed to do what the actual pilots used to do, stay an a high AoA to avoid sticking their nose where it doesn't belong, down the end of a big bellybutton barrel.

As far as gunning a spawn point, take off from another field, and strafe the sucker!

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I bow all heads and break all hearts,
All owe homage-I am Fear.
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[This message has been edited by Ripsnort (edited 06-12-2000).]

[BotaBing]

To repost my point from above, what I'm complaining about was a tank that was hidden inside our own hangar, not appearing on the map or visible from the tower, and who popped me on the runway 15seconds after I got in my plane.

Im NOT complaining about getting shot by a tank who is fighting straight-up.

[Ripsnort]

 

Originally posted by BotaBing:
To repost my point from above, what I'm complaining about was a tank that was hidden inside our own hangar, not appearing on the map or visible from the tower, and who popped me on the runway 15seconds after I got in my plane.

Im NOT complaining about getting shot by a tank who is fighting straight-up.

Oh, misread, DOH! So, whats the complaint again?    That would have been Mighty1,Deluxe, or me that most likely killed you since that's my favorite spot. (56??27)

I prefer the first hangar, since I can train my guns on the whole field except for the V-depot, which I usually destroy before taking cover inside the hangar.  

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Ripsnort(-rip1-)
~GeschwaderKommodore~I./JG2~Richthofen~[/i]
CLICK?? JG2 INFORMATION
Panzer Group Afrika~15th Panzer Division~[/i]
 
I spare no class or cult or  creed,
My course is endless through the year.
I bow all heads and break all hearts,
All owe homage-I am Fear.
-------------General Patton

[This message has been edited by Ripsnort (edited 06-12-2000).]

[deluxe]

Hey Rip,

If ya hide inside the hangers can enemy planes shoot ya from above or will it just hit the building???  If they come low to hit ya then ya got em lined up in your sites huh???  Clever!!!  Gotta try it at 27  CYA

[Shamus]

BotaBing,

Spend a night trying to do what that tanker did and you might have a little more respect for him.

I am mainly a fighter jock, but every now and then I get a bug up my butt to drive a tank to a field to break things and kill people and I have never made it all the way to an aircraft hanger by myself(at least 75 tries).

Now I dont know if its a lack of skill,bad luck or a bit of both, but I say to anyone who makes it, MMAARRROOOOFFF!!!

Shamus

The Fighting Meese

[Mighty1]

I'm one of the guys who will sit at a base and kill anything that moves..so what? If you don't like it start at another base.

I can't kill everything myself so I shoot at what ever I can and if someone is stupid enough to try and take off close to me I'm going to kill him.

BTW the record kills is 39 but I can't remeber who it was. He sat next to a spawn point and some doofus popped up 39 times before he figured it out.

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The New Baby Harp Seals
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[Kieren]

...still searching for the perfect 87-kill streak...  

[funked]

Like I said, whatever the scoring system is, some people will do silly things to exploit it. Just ignore them and try to have fun.

[Badger]

If I logon to the MA and my fellow furry critter mighty1 is there, I'll sit beside him and we take turns banging them as they respawn.  It works great so one of us can take a beer break while the other continues the vulch fest.  Great fun, as is the downhill 200 mph field 27 routine.

Badger

The New Baby Harp Seals

[Hangtime]

Damn.. as usual; I get there too late.  

Hey; Mighty1, remember the lessons you gave me on tanks there at a27?? I learned that tanks are lethal, tanks can be killed, tanks can and will (if allowed) carry the fight right to your base. (thanks again Mighty1, I had a blast that night)

I also learned how to avoid gettin killed by one (stay high) and how to react to a persistent armor attack.. kill the vbase it comes from. ]

Further; I learned that when a27 is being hit hard by armor that c47's will be comming from the south. How this fer dweebery.. I stalked goons and their escorts for two hours, racking up more than 15 kills picking off the air support for the tanks attacking the field... and ignored the tanks... they may dominate a field, but they cannot capture it   (yet)

Armor adds a new twist to the game.. it tends to keep field defenders low.. they are going for the easy kills against the tracks instead of reupping from a clear field and comming to their base at high alt for bomber and fighter cap. Makes my sortie sweet by assisting our friendly armor and killin all those low flying defenders tryin to pick off friendly armor.

Yep.. it's a game, room for a wide array of tactics and playing styles. If score cards are yer flying style; then armor is not a factor at all.. those guys crawling thru the mud may look like easy targets; but gettin at them leaves you naked and helpless for a fast rape job from somebody like me sittin on top.   If score cards are of paramount importance to you; you better learn how to fight at 35k and always up from an isolated field to get there.  

BotaBing.. sorry; I appreciate your shock on learning that diffrent tactical situations exist than you had originally acommodated in your own gaming style.. but their existence does not in any way infer that the other guys tactics are 'cheeze'. If he got yah, you made the mistake.. not the other guy, and not the developer.

Good luck! (and thats a part of this game too)

Hang

[SKurj]

VH comes up waay to fast IMO after being destroyed

SKurj

[SKurj]

Wanna Stop Stone temporarily?

Just dive on him in an F4u, don't even pull the trigger, he'll ditch by the time your ordnance hits the ground anyways 90% of the time

SKurj

Ditchin in a tank should be credited a kill to the closest attacker

[Azrael]

A better way to stop attacking tanks is to roll tanks. At least this is the fun way for both sides. Throw a F4U in and *poof* goes the fun.

Az

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