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Title: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Eric122 on March 21, 2010, 12:39:10 PM
i would like to use aa guns on a ww1 field
i know that they used machine guns as aa guns thats what took down the red baron (it has been proven and tested)
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: haphazardleek on March 21, 2010, 01:22:43 PM
+1
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: PFactorDave on March 21, 2010, 01:24:58 PM
No need.  The auto ack at the fields is quite effective.  If you made mannable guns that were portable, you'd simply end up with a collection of tards spoiling perfectly good air to air fighting.

-1
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Banshee7 on March 21, 2010, 01:27:12 PM
No need.  The auto ack at the fields is quite effective.  If you made mannable guns that were portable, you'd simply end up with a collection of tards spoiling perfectly good air to air fighting.

-1

The mannable guns could be made to where they were not able to go to "no man's land" in the center.  Therefore, the good fights could be at the center (which I think they are, because the center is usually where everyone meets up for 1v1s, 2v2s, etc..)
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: PFactorDave on March 21, 2010, 01:34:08 PM
The mannable guns could be made to where they were not able to go to "no man's land" in the center.  Therefore, the good fights could be at the center (which I think they are, because the center is usually where everyone meets up for 1v1s, 2v2s, etc..)

That's rather inconsiderate of you...  From your standpoint it is just fine to screw up the furball, because the 1vs1 etc action that you prefer is in the center of the map.

Anti Aircraft Artillery had exactly one strategic purpose...  Defending ground targets from air attack.  Until there are ground targets in need of such a defense, adding the guns is silly and will do nothing but screw the air fights.

Besides, what do you think is going to happen to all of the 1vs1 etc action when you put guns on the ground and force the furball to the center of the map?  Where are you going to find your 1vs1s etc then?  It seems to me that these guns will spoil the very fights that you like, which seem to have a nice home in the center with the current set up...

Again I say -1...
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: haphazardleek on March 21, 2010, 02:28:59 PM
You find your 1v1/2v2s in the DA........
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: minke on March 21, 2010, 02:40:58 PM
I'll disagree with you there P, anything to discourage the dizzying round and round furballing on the deck is fine with me. You can have several multi-tiered fights going on within the same sector and make the fights much more interesting.

+1
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Ack-Ack on March 21, 2010, 02:44:53 PM
You find your 1v1/2v2s in the DA........

I see you're one of the unskilled hord masses that rely on fellow lemmings to get a kill.  So sad.


ack-ack
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: haphazardleek on March 21, 2010, 02:49:17 PM
I see you're one of the unskilled hord masses that rely on fellow lemmings to get a kill.  So sad.


ack-ack

Nope, i fly a DR.I and i dont jump....
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: SIK1 on March 21, 2010, 03:08:39 PM
Why do so many people want to screw up a good thing?

This is what I think. The one trick ponies can't cut it in there so they want a way to get payback on the people that work to attain some knowledge of BFM, and ACM.  :O

I thoroughly enjoy WW1 the way it is. If you want a pure dogfight, be it a 1v1, 2v2, 1v2, or a boiling, churning furball you can find it there. If you want a chance to come out the victor when three bad guys jump you WW1 is it. WW1 doesn't need manned ack for those that can't tell the difference from a yo-yo to an immelmann. The auto ack does a good job of protecting the airfield, and that's all that's really need.

If you are having a hard time fighting in WW1 maybe you're not as uber as you thought, and you might want to think about leaning some ACM.    :aok
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Eric122 on March 21, 2010, 03:44:31 PM
every other arena has mannable ack i think it be interesting to try
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Banshee7 on March 21, 2010, 04:25:07 PM
That's rather inconsiderate of you...  From your standpoint it is just fine to screw up the furball, because the 1vs1 etc action that you prefer is in the center of the map.

Anti Aircraft Artillery had exactly one strategic purpose...  Defending ground targets from air attack.  Until there are ground targets in need of such a defense, adding the guns is silly and will do nothing but screw the air fights.

Besides, what do you think is going to happen to all of the 1vs1 etc action when you put guns on the ground and force the furball to the center of the map?  Where are you going to find your 1vs1s etc then?  It seems to me that these guns will spoil the very fights that you like, which seem to have a nice home in the center with the current set up...

Again I say -1...

I have yet to see where an mannable AA gun has screwed up a furball any time in the past?  With the technologies available at the time, I don't see how AA guns will affect any furball.  I do see how it will add another immersion to the game. 

If the furball just so happened to move to the center of the map (which I doubt would happen because of the longer flight time and the inability of most to even want to 1v1 or so), the 1v1s and such could move to the opposite side of the base on the outside of the map.  I still don't see any game changing.

Also, I never said I was in favor of adding the mannable guns themselves.  I was just throwing out possibilities.  :joystick:
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: branch37 on March 21, 2010, 04:26:04 PM
Just fly the F2b.  Its a flying AA gun  :O
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Eric122 on March 21, 2010, 05:41:33 PM
Just fly the F2b.  Its a flying AA gun  :O



true, but i think it would be nice for those people who would rather try aa in ww1
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Boxboy on March 21, 2010, 05:52:37 PM
i would like to use aa guns on a ww1 field
i know that they used machine guns as aa guns thats what took down the red baron (it has been proven and tested)

Heheh well myth busters may THINK it is solved but the controversy rages on, and I vote no on manable ack guns till there are bombers in the game to take them out.
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Eric122 on March 21, 2010, 05:58:50 PM
mythbusters ddint solve that one the military channel and some history how did they said that the angle of the british pilot's plane made it impossible for him to land a hit and the plae flew for another 30 min untill it crashed


I still think mannable guns are a good ides and i think WWI bombers like the gotha would be a good addition too
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: ImADot on March 21, 2010, 06:02:55 PM
Mannable ack in a strictly aerial combat arena is a horrible idea.  As has been said before, if you can't compete, learn how to fight in the air.  Either that, or stay out of the arena.
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: The Fugitive on March 21, 2010, 06:03:48 PM
Why do so many people want to screw up a good thing?

This is what I think. The one trick ponies can't cut it in there so they want a way to get payback on the people that work to attain some knowledge of BFM, and ACM.  :O

I thoroughly enjoy WW1 the way it is. If you want a pure dogfight, be it a 1v1, 2v2, 1v2, or a boiling, churning furball you can find it there. If you want a chance to come out the victor when three bad guys jump you WW1 is it. WW1 doesn't need manned ack for those that can't tell the difference from a yo-yo to an immelmann. The auto ack does a good job of protecting the airfield, and that's all that's really need.

If you are having a hard time fighting in WW1 maybe you're not as uber as you thought, and you might want to think about leaning some ACM.    :aok

Quoted for truth !

Eric, Hitech has already said that the WWI arena is going to stay a "fighter arena". No buffs, no man-able guns. Nothing that would inhibit fighter combat whether is 1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, or the all mighty furball.  And I am thankful for that. It's a great place to go and get in a few fights before I have to hit the hay.

WTG HTC, well done !  :aok
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Eric122 on March 21, 2010, 06:14:31 PM
good point well then we need more fighters
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Ghosth on March 22, 2010, 06:54:02 AM
Well said Sik!  <S>


Yes Banshee but these AA guns very easily could.
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Guymed on March 22, 2010, 11:18:12 AM
I think that if you have auto acks you should have mannable acks. +1
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Simba on March 22, 2010, 11:42:53 AM
"If you are having a hard time fighting in WW1 maybe you're not as uber as you thought, and you might want to think about leaning some ACM."

And you might want to think about learning some history and strategy; if you have little reason to fly and fight, why bother? I'm a WW1 aviation fan but you'll not see me in the AH WW1 arena. Why? Because it's just a mosh-pit for biplanes, not a simulation of the 1914-1918 war in the air.

Flying variety was enormous in those days 'when Pontius was a pilot'. The most important aircraft during the First World War were the two-seaters that carried out the photo reconnaissance that located enemy troops and artillery and spotted the fall of shot for the artillery - which was the greatest killer of men in the entire conflict. The single-seat fighters were needed to gain sufficient air superiority to enable their two-seater colleagues to go about their work without interference while denying the same privilege to the enemy. The fight went on all the way up from ground-level trench-strafing to interceptions at 20,000 feet or even more, while the big guns roared to the call of the spotters. Airships and bombers created havoc while the fighters climbed desperately to intercept them.

Unfortunately AH has missed the boat for now by creating yet another 'Knights of the Air' furballer's fantasia instead of the Great War simulation that would have attracted people like me - two-seater pilots and Poor Bloody Observers flying aircraft that would have made worthy targets that attracted fighter pilots like you. Never mind, I live in hope . . .

Cheers!

 :cool:        
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: waystin2 on March 22, 2010, 11:45:49 AM
Nope.
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: ImADot on March 22, 2010, 12:39:03 PM
I'm a WW1 aviation fan but you'll not see me in the AH WW1 arena. Why? Because it's just a mosh-pit for biplanes, not a simulation of the 1914-1918 war in the air.

Who said it is supposed to be a simulation of the WWI war in the air?  And for that matter, who said the Mains are a simulation of the WWII war in the air?
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Eric122 on March 22, 2010, 04:25:17 PM
well it is a military flight sim and you do simulate ww2 pretty closey

they should make a ww1 sim arena with the mannable artillery, bombers and "tanks" instead of paratroops they could have troop transport trucks
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: The Fugitive on March 22, 2010, 04:47:00 PM
No its a flight sim game that uses planes and vehicles modeled after WWI and WWII equipment.  This is NOT WWI or WWII.
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Banshee7 on March 22, 2010, 05:01:42 PM
Yes Banshee but these AA guns very easily could.

I never had any interest in WW1 until my first flight in there, so I know very little about weapons of that era  :)
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Eric122 on March 22, 2010, 06:37:44 PM
No its a flight sim game that uses planes and vehicles modeled after WWI and WWII equipment.  This is NOT WWI or WWII.

If it isnt ww1 or ww2 why are there ww1 and 2 items in the game
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: The Fugitive on March 22, 2010, 06:57:21 PM
No its a flight sim game that uses planes and vehicles modeled after WWI and WWII equipment.  This is NOT WWI or WWII.

the bolded sections are the key parts, the stuff we use just happens to look like WWII and WWI stuff.
Title: Re: ww1 mannable aa artillery
Post by: Rino on March 22, 2010, 11:03:18 PM
If it isnt ww1 or ww2 why are there ww1 and 2 items in the game

     Because in AH your chair doesn't burst into flame when you get nailed?  :D