Author Topic: Poll - Kill in flight radar dots or not? (Read 1466 times)

Pepe · « **Reply #60 on:** October 11, 2001, 02:31:00 AM »

I vote 1.08 r3, featuring dot radar bug, & King Tiger!

Cheers,

Pepe

Seeker · « **Reply #61 on:** October 11, 2001, 02:37:00 AM »

5.

If I wanted to fly around for hours with nothing to do but listen to luftwhiners I'd be in the CT.

Citabria · « **Reply #62 on:** October 11, 2001, 02:43:00 AM »

3. Eliminate all dots (in flight only)

tower only dots and inflight darbar

Citabria · « **Reply #63 on:** October 11, 2001, 03:16:00 AM »

scratch that.

I want a 30 second delay on dot radar and darbar radar

Ramjet at Command HQ · « **Reply #64 on:** October 11, 2001, 05:54:00 AM »

3.

And I fly the CT...when it works again.

Ramjet

hblair · « **Reply #65 on:** October 11, 2001, 07:35:00 AM »

How many of you guys who are for enemy dot radar ever lead successful field capture missions in the main arena? How many of you have ever even used the mission planner at all ?

If you've led a successful field capture mission in the past week and are a proponant of enemy dot radar, raise your hand.

Apar1 · « **Reply #66 on:** October 11, 2001, 07:46:00 AM »

I planned allot of missions in my Bish time under callsign airecoil, some succesful some not succesful. Tried some mission planning flying Knits, but don't get the people to join. Concentrating on squad activities now (including base capture).

lazs1 · « **Reply #67 on:** October 11, 2001, 07:51:00 AM »

5 of course... some of us don't live on line and like to get into the best fight possible. the anal retentive can go screw up the CA.... all 6 of em.
lazs

Mox · « **Reply #68 on:** October 11, 2001, 08:09:00 AM »

4

But I would settle for 3 if it makes Lazs continue complaining like he always does.

[ 10-11-2001: Message edited by: Mox ]

Sky Viper · « **Reply #69 on:** October 11, 2001, 08:27:00 AM »

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Originally posted by snafu:
SkyViper,
At least I can agree with you on the subject of Radar showing activity on the other side of the map. But I disagree with you on the accuracy of WWII radar. Yes what you say is true if talking about say the BOB theater but radar was suprisingly sophisticated towards the end of the war and AH has it's fair share of late war aircraft. Lets face it most fields did not have there own radar so perhaps we should position someone at the HQ as well as all the fields. then they can spend all their time relaying enemy info to each tower operator who can then in turn forward that info onto any planes in the locality. Pilots did not just jump into a plane and fly off on there own looking for a fight they flew in groups and were vectored to inbound enemy formations. The whole concept of the MA is to give people the possibily to "Jump straight in" and furball if they want to or to take a more strategic approach if flying with a squad etc. The MA doesn't always have 150+ people online, and when the numbers are low if you have to take even more out of the air to guide the lucky few to the fight it's gonna get pretty lonely up there.

I fully agree with the concept of tower only radar in Scenareo's and other organised events but for the MA (And that is what we were originally debating) anything which gives more precise information about the state of play can only be a good thing in my opinion.

TTFN
snafu

Wow, I would like to see some documentation on this "sophisticated" radar you speak of.

The fact is, even today's radar tells you little more than some hunk of metal is out there within range of it's beam.
Altitude, direction, plane type, etc. info comes from modern pulse code electronics that "talk" to each other when a plane comes in range of a radar site.
This is NOT technology that was around in the 1940-1945 era.

I don't see the current MA as being "Jump up and furball" designs. In fact if you look at how HTC has placed Bases at selective altitudes and locations you should see that they created a few areas where furballs will happen, but the majority of the design is toward strategic activity.

Further, the "Jump up and furball" concept requires NO in flight radar. If your in the tower and you see 2 huge radar bars...go there and you will be sure to find a furball.

Viper

newguy · « **Reply #70 on:** October 11, 2001, 08:33:00 AM »

Yea, I liked the 'bug'. Get rid of inflight enemy dots. #4

BlauK · « **Reply #71 on:** October 11, 2001, 08:46:00 AM »

4

It would make bounces more correct if people dont look around. It would also enchance learning correct SA.

Also 4 instead of 3 because friendlies just dont communicate their positions here on the radio like they did in real. Lazsy buggers? .. dunno. Maybe most just dont know how to use the radio

keyapaha · « **Reply #72 on:** October 11, 2001, 08:52:00 AM »

4 for me What i do is look at the dar in the tower if there is enemy aircraft two fields to the east i take off and head east never pulling up map in flight. last time i checked the Yak 9 did not have onboard radar.

Karaya · « **Reply #73 on:** October 11, 2001, 09:00:00 AM »

#4

I have little problems finding the enemy- and they have little problems finding me. Not sure what the solution is but I would like to see more of an "element of surprise".
Too often the bandits know I am inbound and it just turns into a HO.

Radar with a 5 min delay/lag might work.

Anywho-great game.

Eagler · « **Reply #74 on:** October 11, 2001, 09:11:00 AM »

what ever it was before it is like it is today, I could only see friendly dots and enemy bar. When I saw a dot that was not on dar, I knew it was an enemy.

At least you had half a chance of sneaking up for a good bounce.

Today's setting is for the tards..

thank you