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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: Spitter on March 31, 2004, 07:11:24 PM
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I was reading some (admittedly old) reviews of AH on computer games sites, and more than one mentioned that there are automated trains that resupply bases.
Was this feature ever put in, or was it intended, but never made it?
I wanna shoot up a train.... as long as it doesn't shoot back. :D
Cheers,
Spitter
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Yeah ... depending on the terrain ... they're there. They shoot back.
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1 train is worse than 3 forms of b17's. I always fly around em
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Those trains carry quad 20mm
Good reason not to shoot at em =(
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DAMNED POS'S WONT DIE!
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the ack on the trains even takes out tigers,but then again so does most things if its a bish tiger
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This answer your question? :D
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/71_1080820544_untitled-1copy.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/71_1080820562_untitled-2copy.jpg)
The sound they make is annoying as hell..
choo choo! dabada da, dabada da, dabada da, choo choo!
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Trains are more dangerous then a CV IMO, flew near a train last night, I flew above a hill and the train was waiting on the other side. I was in an A20, turn hard to avoid it but blew up a second later.
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Originally posted by Wilbus
Trains are more dangerous then a CV IMO, flew near a train last night, I flew above a hill and the train was waiting on the other side. I was in an A20, turn hard to avoid it but blew up a second later.
LOL at "waiting"
yeah, I avoid trains at all cost. we should use them to escort tigers and goons.
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Yeah Red Tail, I can bet my A** that it was sitting there just waiting for me!!
Curse the modern AI!!! :D
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Wanna kill supply trains? Sit on the tracks in an Osty... :aok
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Oh cool, so next dumb newbie question....what maps have trains?
Damn, they shoot back? That would just be too embarrasing to try and explain....
Cheers,
Spitter
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If you get hit by a train, or even a convoy, you die no matter what your in. The guns aren't any more deadly than ack, they're just better shots.
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I believe trains resupply strat targets in most terrains.
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Originally posted by Wilbus
Yeah Red Tail, I can bet my A** that it was sitting there just waiting for me!!
Curse the modern AI!!! :D
:rofl :lol
Almost as bad as getting killed by puffy ack at 34k in a (no need to be) perked F4U-4 :mad:
...almost....
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LOL Red Tail, that's nohting, I've been killed by puffy ack lots of times while doing 500mph+ in a 262. F4u-4? Consider your self lucky.
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Running an NOE goon to capture a base and pop over a rise and be 500 out from a train and get ripped to shreds almost before you can pull evasives.
Worst, was in an NOE JABO raid to a field and came out of a valley when we got "bounced" by a train, damn thing wasted about 90% of the attackers. I was laughing like hell watching planes pulling out in every direction trying to get out of the way.
Now, if i'm low and come across a set of train tracks I reverse and go home.
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Man I LOVE Trains. Like flying the tracks between strat targets looking for them. It is fun to set out of their range and pop the engine with a rocket. Once that happens the train comes to a halt. Pop the A/A cars with rockets till they are all down then move in and finish up with guns.
THE SECRET: Leave one car on the track. If you do another engine will come out to get it. Then you can just set and pop engines till you run out of ammo or rockets.
Also don't attack on the beam, do it head on, that way you have a better chance of hitting something with your shots, rockets or bombs.
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I have never seen this happen... I popped the train about halfway back and after 2 minutes the remaining cars behind that one disappeared.
Originally posted by Jester
THE SECRET: Leave one car on the track. If you do another engine will come out to get it. Then you can just set and pop engines till you run out of ammo or rockets.
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I had my bellybutton saved by a train once upon a time. Was up on a squad run - I got sucked down in my 38 and was dancing with a 109 - jinking all the way. It was the kind of fight that you could picture going downhill then a redneck stuffed inside of a goodyear. Long story short, while I was jinking around, little did I know that I had flown over my friendly little choo choo...and those quad 20's made spam out of my little krout friend :)
Wolf
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Originally posted by SixxGunn
Running an NOE goon to capture a base and pop over a rise and be 500 out from a train and get ripped to shreds almost before you can pull evasives.
Worst, was in an NOE JABO raid to a field and came out of a valley when we got "bounced" by a train, damn thing wasted about 90% of the attackers. I was laughing like hell watching planes pulling out in every direction trying to get out of the way.
Now, if i'm low and come across a set of train tracks I reverse and go home.
I just have to say this is one of the funniest threads I've read in a while. Thanks!
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been killed by a train in ma
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wanna have some real fun? fly a 262 on the deck, near train tracks.
when the usual conga-line of dweebs that think they can outrun you in their p51's, spitfires, hurricanes etc. forms, head for the rails!
fly up and down the train track and watch them die. great fun for all the family.
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Whoops. I guess it wouldn't be good for me to say that I'm a good shot in puffy ack. Even out of range...
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dweebs that cant fight in anything else - get in manned ack ;)
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It seems to me that every time I am doing a low level Mossie raid on a city or factory the danged train shows up. Now, I've survived to limp home in a badly shot up aircraft about half the time, but the train saves the target every bloody time.
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Has anyone ever destroyed one of the rail yards that the trains come from?
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You might see railyards/depots on some of the older terrains, so far as I recall they either were never activated or arent now
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Just more arcade aout ack bullchit
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Trains shoot....alot!!
I always try to board 'em at the nearest trainstation but they won't let me in...
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Originally posted by Furball
dweebs that cant fight in anything else - get in manned ack ;)
Oooh..ooh, that's me! I can actually land kills from a field gun!
gotta get the perks where ya can.... :aok
That, and carpet bombing strats. Hey, us newbies gotta learn somehow....
BTW, thanks for all the info. I gotta see if I can find some trains to use for escorts....
Cheers,
Spitter
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Originally posted by Rasker
You might see railyards/depots on some of the older terrains, so far as I recall they either were never activated or arent now
At one time there was a system of depots for resupply, which were capturable but it didn't last long (can't remember why: probably mass whinging) and was turned off again.
[EDIT - did some digging about on the forums]
Depots and train stations were added as part of the new strat in 1.08 but were disabled again in 1.09 when the zone strat system (the current one) was brought in. General opinion seemed to be that capturing depots and stations was pointless when you could just go ahead and capture the fields directly.