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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Gorf on April 30, 2005, 06:57:56 PM
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One thing I like about Aces High is how ground vehicles can play such a important role in the game. The tank battles are fun but HONESTLY, getting tired of see German tanks, if your lucky you may see some looney taking on a Tiger with a M8 but thats rare.
We have a Russian tank for the Allies but that is the only real threat against the panzers and tigers.. were is the Sherman or M36 Pershing.
YES I know the Sherman was out classed by the Germans tanks but when people think WWI -- US -- Tanks.. "SHERMAN" pops to mind. It was a staple ground vehicle and used everywere.
To put the US in the game as a real counter to the Tiger and Panzers... BRING on the Pershing. This tank was more then a match for the Tigers and Panzers.
Bring on some British tanks also.
Anyway, when is HTC going to bring in some good US tanks..
hummm yes.. hummm when?
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Um, flight sim. Airplanes get priority. Too many holes and updates need in the set to worry about GV's for now.
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Originally posted by Gorf
One thing I like about Aces High is how ground vehicles can play such a important role in the game. The tank battles are fun but HONESTLY, getting tired of see German tanks, if your lucky you may see some looney taking on a Tiger with a M8 but thats rare.
hummm yes.. hummm when?
Considering AH is a "FLIGHT" combat sim, the tank development is probably a low priority.
There is another online WWII sim (which will be un-named, per the BBS rules) that has tanks.
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Pershing shouldnt be in AH for a very very long time. Only about 200 of them save service in the last two months of the war so many other GV should ahve priority.
We do need a Sherman, maybe both a 75mm and 76mm type.
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how about the Firefly? The souped up Sherman.
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Actually what we reallyneed is a TD...I'd prefer a M-36 or M-18 but even a M-10 would do....of course the achilles (up gunned M-10 with 17pder) would be ideal.
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US representation of armor wouldn't be bad. But at the same token I for one wouldn't use it. US armor during WW II was thinly armored and under gunned. Sherman loses were high, the only reason for victories was due to numbers, and production.
Not that familar with the Pershing, anyone got a reference for it??
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Pershing was on par with Panther II. What we need is a fast tank destroyer. Think M8 with a 90mm cannon. I would love it!
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Originally posted by Gorf
Anyway, when is HTC going to bring in some good US tanks..
hummm yes.. hummm when?
when they finish adding the hardpoints for the 10 rockets and 2k bombs?
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the better the ground war gets the worse the flight combat gets imho. *fps hogs*! havent upped a tank in about a year, does it still say "you landed succesfully" :rofl
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Originally posted by Gorf
if your lucky you may see some looney taking on a Tiger with a M8 but thats rare.
before they fixed damage model,with an M8 I got a tigers gun out and a tread from 10 ft away, took out his pintle with mine. Then proceeded to ping out SOS on his hull in morse with my .30cal for 10 min, til a freindly popped him with a point blank shot in the arse.
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Originally posted by eilif
havent upped a tank in about a year, does it still say "you landed succesfully" :rofl [/B]
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No, not unless you cross your finger and eyes & hold your tonge just right. Had a squadie land his tiger in the hanger tonight and got a "You Ditched"....yah he was happy :(
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Thanks for the input, you are right this is a FLIGHT SIM .. HOWEVER.. we do need a better US tank in the game or the British Firefly.
Anyway, cheers
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Sherman for the Americans (I would rather see a M18), Churchhill for the Brits, and Chi Ha for the Japanese.
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Then proceeded to ping out SOS on his hull in morse with my .30cal for 10 min, til a freindly popped him with a point blank shot in the arse.
:rofl Wow. That is brilliant.
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You know we do have a tank battle every week with no airplanes involved.
The T-34 is a damn fine piece of Armour if you know how too use it!
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Originally posted by 1Klink
You know we do have a tank battle every week with no airplanes involved.
Where's that?
Originally posted by 1Klink
The T-34 is a damn fine piece of Armour if you know how too use it!
Could you give me some pointers one how to take on a Tiger please? I've fired dozens and dozens of shells into Tigers at point blank range and so far have failed to scratch the paint.
I have more luck against Panzers, but only if I am at point blank range or if I get a perpendicular hit on the turret.
715
PS to those who say this is a flight sim only: try counting those in GVs- I did once and estimated that something like 20% to 30% of those logged on were in GVs.
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Originally posted by Furball
when they finish adding the hardpoints for the 10 rockets and 2k bombs?
For a ground war? Don't need 'em for a Mano y Mano dogfight.
:D
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Originally posted by Gorf
YES I know the Sherman was out classed by the Germans tanks but when people think WWI -- US -- Tanks.. "SHERMAN" pops to mind. It was a staple ground vehicle and used everywere.
Anyway, when is HTC going to bring in some good US tanks..
Nobody would drive it unless they liked to watch it burn...from the inside. The Sherman was used everywhere because the Tankers had no other choice. They would have been in Tigers and Panzers if they could.
The "good" US tanks didn't come until after WWII except in small numbers at the end of the war.
The Tank Destroyer would probably be a better option but I think they would become as useless as the Osti after an aircraft strafeing run.
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Originally posted by 715
Where's that?
In the DA, not sure what day or time. :)
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Originally posted by Gorf
One thing I like about Aces High is how ground vehicles can play such a important role in the game. The tank battles are fun but HONESTLY, getting tired of see German tanks, if your lucky you may see some looney taking on a Tiger with a M8 but thats rare.
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Won't hesitate to use a M8 for scouting......But I also know it's a one way ticket because anyone with a pee shooter can take it out, hence very few people use it. If HT added the Sherman, and followed Sherman specifications, it too would set in the hanger mostly unused. Oh sure, evryone would jump in it at first, but then the newness would wear off and be parked right next to the M8..mostly unused.
To put the US in the game as a real counter to the Tiger and Panzers... BRING on the Pershing. This tank was more then a match for the Tigers and Panzers.
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Yeeeessss, rock and rolll with the Pershing. Finally found some specs on the Pershing M-26 main battle tank. 1943 - 1955, saw action during the last few months of WW II, and all of Korea. 90 mm main gun, 2 - 30 cal & 1 - 50 cal. machine guns. Since it did see action during WW II one would think it qualifies to be added to the inventory. If the Pershing were added I would think it would be perked, like the tiger, and probably higher than the tiger.
Who knows (only HTC knows :lol )
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Stang:
"Um, flight sim. Airplanes get priority"
Um, no it's not. If it's a SIMULATION then planes wouldn't do some of the things they do. It's a WWII combat game.
If I fly a bomber, then decide to run to the back of the plane where the tail gun is, the plane now dives to the Earth due to the fact NO ONE IS FLYING IT!!!!!!!
"Thanks for the input, you are right this is a FLIGHT SIM .. HOWEVER.. we do need a better US tank in the game or the British Firefly"
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715,
we hold the GV event weds. night at 8 eastern in the DA.
The way they have the t-34 modeled it will not kill a tiger tank,only track 1.
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come on guys you know this is not all about planes and air fights we have just as much gvers on this game as we do fly boys and moil is right its not a flight sim is a sim about WWII and i would love to see some more tanks and AA guns as well as the A10 to the list :aok