Author Topic: GV's need to be fixed or be gone!  (Read 831 times)

Offline NoBaddy

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GV's need to be fixed or be gone!
« Reply #15 on: April 24, 2003, 11:55:51 PM »
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You may have hit the nail on the head with regard to GV supplies...

Just a thought...


GV supplies not only have a shelf life, they can also be destroyed by bombs. Even so, it is possible if the supplies are scattered around that you can survive a long time under attack in a tiger (been there...done that :)).
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Offline gofaster

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« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2003, 10:23:22 AM »
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You may have hit the nail on the head with regard to GV supplies...

Why couldn't the Tiger you were attacking simply have laid out multiple GV suppies for himself and then entered the Tank to ward off your attacks?

Sometimes the GV supplies are not noticed by aircraft but the Tiger could have repaired/resupplied over and over again after taking massive hit. You just couldn't see the little boxes on the ground all around.

Just a thought...


That's what I'm thinking, too.  I've seen smart guys see a vehicle base start flashing, grab an M3 and dump supplies, ditch the M3, re-up an Ostwind or Tiger, see their enemies driven before them, and hear the crying and lamentations of der vimen.

Offline Arfann

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GV's need to be fixed or be gone!
« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2003, 10:41:20 AM »
Since the title of this thread implies a choice between "fixed" or "gone", I vote GONE.

Offline snocone

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« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2003, 11:40:30 AM »
big bomb on stuka works pretty well on tigers

Offline DrDea

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« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2003, 12:06:01 PM »
Got into a running gun battle with a tiger vrs tiger 2 nights ago in H2H.I hit him with no less than 5 AP and 10 to 12 HE.The HE for the most part just bounced off.You could see them tangent off.I took out his treads and decided to see if you could ram an enemy GV due to a post last week.I ran down and through him.Then parked right in front of his tiger and let him shoot mine directly in the rear.Figguring thats the soft spot I wanted to see how many rounds it took.14 AP shots point blank.The Tiger is tough.Wanna kill one?Take a tiger
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Offline SlapShot

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« Reply #20 on: April 25, 2003, 03:19:52 PM »
Why couldn't the Tiger you were attacking simply have laid out multiple GV suppies for himself and then entered the Tank to ward off your attacks?

This will only work/help if you are damaged.

From Kweassa's explanation and observations, that Tiger NEVER should have had the chance to use supplies, if they existed, when 2~3 1000 lb bombs hit dead-on ... 'cause at that point, he should have been DEAD.

When you are dead, you can't click on the "supplies" button to make yourself un-dead. Very important to remember.

This scenario was obvioulsy an anomoly and is just another story/incident that can be added to the many that have been already brought forth to HTC.

Like aribumba, I go with the flow and am hoping that the introduction of AH II will bring forth many improvments in not only the air side of the war, but also the ground side of the war.

The main question of this thread .. should they be gone ... absolutley not !!!

Despite all the qwerks with GVs currently, I still continue to have a blast in them. People that get worked up to the point of asking for them to be removed, need to take a step back and take a deep breath.

If you don't like the current GV model and it causes you heartburn and/or high blood pressure, then DON'T USE THEM. To ask for them to be removed is ... well ... nevermind.
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« Reply #21 on: April 26, 2003, 03:56:50 AM »
I did the GV supplies trick  in Tiger once.  There was a mission inb to the base so i spawned a c47 at each and of the runway, dropped supplies without taking off, then parked a tiger on the runway.  

The mission came in and i had a/c strafing and bombing me.  Every time a bomb got close or i took damage i loaded supplies.

i ended up landing 20/30 kills from my pintle gun and people ramming me!

Ive had single ping deaths in my tiger.  I also got a 'you have crashed' message after i landed one at a town, also i have died from single 500lb bombs that had missed me.  So i dont bother using them now.
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Offline Rutilant

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« Reply #22 on: April 27, 2003, 11:17:45 AM »
Answer - GVs should NOT be gone, fixed or no, they stay or I go.



My panzers have more longetivity than my tigers. Was in one for so long causin so much trouble they had to grab Lancs, and I survived THAT.

Finally got strafed by a N1K dweeb and lost both tracks, engine, and turret to 2 strafes. Had someone resupply my and i was off again. :D



GV model is pretty bad, but I don't let it ruin my fun. I just don't take Tigers.