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Title: Rescue Missions
Post by: Hades55 on May 24, 2004, 11:16:08 PM

We have a buddy swiming in the ocean after he bailed out.
How nice would be if we could save him (and his kills) or he save
our prettythang droping a plastic boat with a c-47 in a distance lets say
50 metres (150 feet) ?
Rescue missions was a reality in WWII. Why not here ?

Title: Rescue Missions
Post by: Waffle on May 24, 2004, 11:50:47 PM

Bring it on!

 Now we got rubber dingys and yellow and black c47s to shoot as well as chutes!

Title: Rescue Missions
Post by: Kweassa on May 25, 2004, 12:03:56 AM

The new terrain brings some awesome immersion even for bailed out pilots.

 This one time I've bailed near an enemy base. There were enemy GVs nearby, and I had to run my arse off into the woods :D and hide. Yeah I could've just ended the flight, but where's the fun in that?

 Running in the woods, hiding out from enemy planes or GVs.. making my way into an abandoned farm house and stuff.. man, it was awesome.

Title: Rescue Missions
Post by: Hades55 on May 25, 2004, 12:07:34 AM

Also Pts or lvts can come to the party, or gvs if on ground, and ofcourse enemy vultures who wait for more killls ;)

Title: Rescue Missions
Post by: DREDIOCK on May 25, 2004, 12:38:19 AM

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Originally posted by Hades55
Also Pts or lvts can come to the party, or gvs if on ground, and ofcourse enemy vultures who wait for more killls ;)

Personally I'd like to see troop carrying LTVs upping in 3s like bombers
Would give a more invasion like effect

Title: Rescue Missions
Post by: deSelys on May 25, 2004, 05:20:54 AM

This would be a great addition to the TOD. A rescued pilot would conserve his rank.

+ it would give a good reason to have planes like the Lysander or the Catalina.

OTOH capturing a downed pilot should be possible too.

Hide and seek anyone ;) ?

Title: Rescue Missions
Post by: Tilt on May 25, 2004, 06:36:14 AM

The ability to join certain ride types that are within a given range and stopped on the ground and be flown or driven back to a safe place to rtb might be fun if there was an actual benefit to avoiding "capture".

It would have a real role in scenario's /events however.

Title: Rescue Missions
Post by: piercer on May 25, 2004, 07:47:30 AM

For the rescue scenario, there would need to be some sort of alert....cos no-one would be @rsed to wait for a rescue..or no-one would really be committed enough to fly around waiting for a downed pilot.....unless it was a mad dogfighting session

smart idea though