Author Topic: Perks Great!!..Why Not Expand It?  (Read 202 times)

Offline SirLoin

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Perks Great!!..Why Not Expand It?
« on: May 04, 2001, 04:19:00 AM »
Just thought perk vehicles might be fun..eg..Tiger-II's,IS-II's,Panther II's..etc.In fact,why not have tanks/vehicles of every nation?(as there are some hardcore squads that prefer country rides)...Picture this,moblil SIG arty units bombard an enemy defensive position south of an airbase,that was scouted by PSW 234's(God rest their souls..)..Infantry units delivered by halftracks dismount and draw fire.Panzer IV's move in and pump AP shells into defensive strongholds..But the scouting party failed to detect the well placed AT positions and their long trek is for waste!...The position is looking inpenatrable and enemy air units have been reported to be on route..All looks lost,and then..In roll the perk tanks!(Tiger II's flanked by a Tiger and a fast moving Panther G!)The AT fires and the shells bounce harmlessly off the frontal sloped armour.The tanks co-ordinate movement and firing and the remaining troops fall in behind the advancing armour.Reports of German perk tanks causes panic among the enemy ranks and an AT air strike is called in.Stratigic bombers are useless.A tactical force of IL 2's and lend-lease P39's are called in.They are tempted to take out the SIG's,but the armour is the most immediate threat.They dive on the moving colomns when they notice the ground flashes.Those aren't tanks!!(as the Ostie's open fire)But those IL2's deliver their payload and smoke a couple of King Tigers.As they pull out,one of the tail gunners spots high dots zooming in on them.He is in mid sentence trying to warn his pilot when he is riddled with MG fire.The pilot on hearing the bullets bounce off his rear armour plate,pulls hard and right.His wing has been severly swiss-cheesed but is still there!Looking down is a German perk tank sans turret!!...Bring on the tank busters!!!(And AH Version 3.9...)
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Offline Mark Luper

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« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2001, 05:40:00 AM »
Here is a perkie I'd like to see  .
 http://www.railwaygun.co.uk/

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Offline Nash

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Perks Great!!..Why Not Expand It?
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2001, 06:21:00 AM »
Hey man when I squint at yer post it looks an awful lot like one of those welcome mats that people have outside their doors for folks to wipe their feet on... Or brail.. sumthin'.

Pretty cool.

Offline Degas

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« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2001, 07:02:00 AM »
Looks like an AAR from the beta of that "other" game  .

But I like the idea.  Pyro and Hi Tech have both said that they are gonna be doing more with armor.  As it is, they are good for only a few things:  killing other GV's, killing troops, and de-acking (ok, maybe not de-acking).

Problem is, if you start doing too much with ground and naval units, you are moving away from the pure flight sim that some of the most vocal want Aces High to remain.  I don't know how they would react if fighter aircraft and A2A became just one part of a combined arms simulation.

Nah, I know how they would react  

Offline SirLoin

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« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2001, 10:58:00 AM »
Actually,I just meant to suggest perk vehicles,but then that warmonger part of my brain took over...)And as for that "other" sim.I don't think it's going to be better than AH.It's trying to be all things to all people.Better start from the ground up(or from the air down) as a flight sim and add from there.Keep up the great updates HT..<S!>
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