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Title: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: Nemisis on October 20, 2009, 06:12:47 PM
We have mannable puffy ack on ships, why not over land? can't be any worse than it is on ships... I mean ships have quad 40mm's, 20ms, and multiple 5" guns. It can't be any worse for the planes. And if HTC doesn't want to have to add them to every base in every map, there were towed models used both sides. I wish for either the American M2 90mm, the Italian Cannone da 90/53 90mm, or the German '88. As it turns out, the Italian gun was better than the german's 88.
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: dev1ant on October 20, 2009, 08:06:22 PM
Dear god no.
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: Nemisis on October 20, 2009, 11:02:28 PM
why "Dear god no."?
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: Chalenge on October 20, 2009, 11:11:03 PM
Well I dont remember reading any accounts of manned 5" guns waxing airplanes on an attack mission but primarily I am against it because I like people actually engaging near an airfield and not running away from them. The 5" guns should stay right where they are as defensive weapons for a vessel that intentionally moves into harms way instead of defending every possible point on the map.
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: OOZ662 on October 21, 2009, 12:04:30 AM
There are autopuffy guns in the strat targets.
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: usvi on October 21, 2009, 03:30:03 AM
Dear god no.
(http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs30/f/2008/096/4/1/Ack_by_bou_chan.jpg)
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: The Grinch on October 21, 2009, 04:57:37 AM
We have mannable puffy ack on ships, why not over land? can't be any worse than it is on ships... I mean ships have quad 40mm's, 20ms, and multiple 5" guns. It can't be any worse for the planes. And if HTC doesn't want to have to add them to every base in every map, there were towed models used both sides. I wish for either the American M2 90mm, the Italian Cannone da 90/53 90mm, or the German '88. As it turns out, the Italian gun was better than the german's 88.

Perhaps we can have it at the HQ  :joystick:
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: Nemisis on October 21, 2009, 10:19:51 AM
There are autopuffy guns in the strat targets.


Yes, but really they can't match the accuracy of manned guns. I've been shot down by the autopuffy like 3 times total. How about we add the italian 75mm gun for 40perks if your all so worried?
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: druski85 on October 21, 2009, 10:23:09 AM
Dear god no.

+1.  I can't see how this would in any way improve the game.  You think ack runners are bad now?
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: Nemisis on October 21, 2009, 10:29:25 AM
No I really don't. Maybe I'm weird, but except when in a goon, or when flying gunship mission, I have no fear of ack. I've rarely been killed by ack, even the puffy ack on ships. Usually I drop my bombs, fly off, and get shot down by a BnZ'ing C-hog.
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: druski85 on October 21, 2009, 11:03:55 AM
No I really don't. Maybe I'm weird, but except when in a goon, or when flying gunship mission, I have no fear of ack. I've rarely been killed by ack, even the puffy ack on ships. Usually I drop my bombs, fly off, and get shot down by a BnZ'ing C-hog.

Well then you have a more pleasant experience than most :)  It still doesn't answer what this would do to improve the game, though. 
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: dev1ant on October 21, 2009, 11:31:17 AM

Yes, but really they can't match the accuracy of manned guns. I've been shot down by the autopuffy like 3 times total. How about we add the italian 75mm gun for 40perks if your all so worried?

I would say that if you've only been shot down by puffy 3 times, you haven't played much.

Believe it or not, some people still play this game for the fight...the absolute last thing we need is yet another "feature" that discourages aerial combat.
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: Nemisis on October 21, 2009, 11:49:17 AM
I would say that if you've only been shot down by puffy 3 times, you haven't played much.

Believe it or not, some people still play this game for the fight...the absolute last thing we need is yet another "feature" that discourages aerial combat.
Ok then. never been killed by ack of any kind much though. Oh sure, on strafing runs when I screwed up, and didn't see the second wirb, but other than that, no.
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: shiv on October 29, 2009, 09:40:36 PM
No I really don't. Maybe I'm weird, but except when in a goon, or when flying gunship mission, I have no fear of ack. I've rarely been killed by ack, even the puffy ack on ships. Usually I drop my bombs, fly off, and get shot down by a BnZ'ing C-hog.

Try flying a fighter anywhere near a carrier above 3K.
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: USRanger on October 29, 2009, 09:46:51 PM
Towns used to have puffy ack in earlier AH versions..
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: Enker on October 29, 2009, 11:48:38 PM

Yes, but really they can't match the accuracy of manned guns. I've been shot down by the autopuffy like 3 times total. How about we add the italian 75mm gun for 40perks if your all so worried?
You obviously haven't been flying enough 262's near strats.
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: OOZ662 on October 30, 2009, 01:06:22 AM
Towns used to have puffy ack in earlier AH versions..

By total and complete accident... :p
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: Nemisis on October 30, 2009, 04:25:08 PM
You obviously haven't been flying enough 262's near strats.

Do 262's fall apart from puffy ack easily?
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: Enker on October 30, 2009, 05:57:04 PM
Do 262's fall apart from puffy ack easily?
Almost every other puffy burst either takes off a part or sets you on fire.
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: Nemisis on October 30, 2009, 06:42:41 PM
Lol, I thought they were suppost to be decently armored....
Title: Re: puffy ack over land.....
Post by: OOZ662 on October 30, 2009, 08:47:42 PM
Just like in that other puffy ack thread a while ago, that feeling is entirely psychological. If given an infinite amount of time to collect data points, the 262 would have the lowest ratio of puffy ack deaths in this game due to how fast it travels and the way ack works.
Thing is, you forget it when your B-17 takes a big plink. You kinda get irritated when your fighter takes damage. You get pissed when it kills your fighter. Tantrums result when 200+ perkies are lost to AI. So, it's just more memorable, not truly more common.