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Help and Support Forums => Help and Training => Topic started by: Mongoose on May 25, 2010, 11:50:25 PM
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What is the advantage of using the re-arming pad, instead of just jumping out of the plane, then back in again?
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No practical advantage. If one played for rank it might increase kills/sortie statistic. Only reason I rearm is for the fun of it. Sometimes hop from base to base finding little fights rearming till I die. Another time when it is usefull is when your fighter hangers are down and no planes are available, the re-arm pads still work.
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It's also fun to go for kill streaks.
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And don't forget it works for vehicles too. It won't repair damage but it will refill the magazines in that depleated Wirblewind.
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I think it's just fun. You work for a kill streak, but hotpadding means you carry any previous damage, so the longer the streak the more of a gamble it is to hotpad (you may only need a couple .303 rounds to finish you off, for example, you die easier).
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They are there so you can "re-arm" ordnance you took off with, even if ordnance is not available at the field during the time you re-arm. Perhaps the ammo bunkers were destroyed while you were in the air defending against ground vehicles, or you flew in with ordnance from another airfield or carrier. Also, hangers may be down and you want to continue the fight instead of giving up...
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I use the rearm pad simply cuase it helps me become a better pilot. Instead of jumping out It makes me learn to manuever my plane a little better.
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Some special events are single-life events, so using the hotpad is necessary. Other than that, it's like everyone else has said.
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:lol I can't get past 19............ :cry
It's also fun to go for kill streaks.
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They are there so you can "re-arm" ordnance you took off with, even if ordnance is not available at the field during the time you re-arm
That's one common use for them, that's not why they are in the game. They are in the game to reload you, plain and simple. Don't read too much into how they're used.
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Don't read too much into this, Krusty, but you really are creepy, plain and simple.
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Rolex, you claim the only reason they are in the game is to "game the game" to exploit a loophole, when in fact it is the players that discover and use this loophole exploit. You've put the cart before the horse.
You were wrong on that. I wanted to correct you so that others did not fall into the same trap.
That little "trainer" label gives you a position of authority over the newbies, and that's all well and good, but in this case they might have believed you. I'd just as readily have corrected a 2-week newbie if he said it.
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If I recall correctly, you can also use them to increase hit% for bombs? Can anyone confirm that?
It seems to me that in attack mode the bomb damage is basically totaled for the entire sortie, and then divided by the number of bombs your plane initially carried? If that's the case, then if you re-armed four times with a plane initially loaded with one bomb, and every time you dropped that bomb (4 times) you hit your target, you'd be credited with 4x the damage. Instead of that resulting in a 100% hit%, it's be 400% hit%, right?
It's been a LONG time since I paid attention to how things really score, so I could be wrong. Somebody please jump in with the facts...
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If I recall correctly, you can also use them to increase hit% for bombs? Can anyone confirm that?
I can't. ;)
Rearming gives you a better damage/sortie, but as far as I know, the hit% is strictly counted per bomb.
But that should be easy to prove or disprove ;)
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It affords me the opportunity to break my wingtip against the side of an inexplicably-placed brick building
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Where did I say the word "only?"
I wrote a way that re-arm pads can be used. The title of the tread is "Why Use Re-Arming Pad?"
I have no authority over anyone in the game and have never said or acted like I have.
You are being pedantic.
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Rolex, sorry if you felt I was insulting you. I was not trying.
You do have a bit of authority. Not literally, but you are an AH trainer, part of a respected group that helps out and is very knowledgable, hence you have a certain level of authority/credibility.
Your original post that I responded to presented itself as if that was the only reason they were included in the game. You did not say "only" but your phrases and wording suggested it.
No hard feelings, I hope.
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Your original post that I responded to presented itself as if that was the only reason they were included in the game. You did not say "only" but your phrases and wording suggested it.
I didn't think it read like that at all. :headscratch:
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Apology accepted.
Krusty, just so that you know, I make a point of not telling anyone who comes for training how to play the game. I spell that out clearly. I offer what I know about how the game works, and they can use, or not use, the tools and options within the game as they wish. I encourage everyone, including you, to have fun and experiment.
Cheers
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It's also fun to go for kill streaks.
Ok, but do I get credit for any kills, or do I have to exit the plane first? :confused:
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Ok, but do I get credit for any kills, or do I have to exit the plane first? :confused:
you only get credit when you end sortie (which ever way that may be)...........That is why I rearm 3-4 times per sortie...cause I look good with my name in lights :D
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you only get credit when you end sortie (which ever way that may be)...........That is why I rearm 3-4 times per sortie...cause I look good with my name in lights :D
When you land 3-4 killz :)
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It affords me the opportunity to break my wingtip against the side of an inexplicably-placed brick building
I did that a while back in a 262. The eny had gone up while I was flying it, so I decided just to rearm instead of taking something else. Got all loaded back up with gas and taters, went to turn around, and knocked a wing off on that building and had to end flight right there. It was too funny to even be mad about.
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The rearm pads do seem a little close to the bldgs ,but I like that ! I can now rearm and not hit the bldg . So with that said, I believe im getting better !Plus I actualy last 5 minutes against the likes of Krusty and the other great ones instead of 30 seconds ! :x
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Ok, but do I get credit for any kills, or do I have to exit the plane first? :confused:
Just to elaborate on some of the explanations offered here to this question. The game will record all kills/victories for scoring purposes regardless of how the sortie eventually ends, if you get 4 victories then rearm get 2 more then are in turn shot down you will get 6 victories and one death/bail/ditch/capture in your statistics. But you will not get the SYSTEM message declaring how many victories you landed.
The only way to get the SYSTEM message in game, declaring that have landed victories is to end the sortie by landing successfully on the pavement at an airfield, vehicle base, port, or flight deck of a CV with 2 or more victories during the sortie.
Rearming allows you to extend the sortie but that is all.
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You will often see people writing "He shot me down, I lost X kills". Now you know, it's not true. You don't lose any kills at all. You just lost place in the spotlight, that's all ;)
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I cant loose any kills I don't have any LOL whete is the re arm pad ??
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I cant loose any kills I don't have any LOL whete is the re arm pad ??
The re-arm pads are located on airfields at the end of the runways. If you taxi up to one and stop completely you will see the orange "re-arming in 30 secs" appear in your text log.
It doesn't repair damage but will reload any ammo / fuel / ordnance.
On A carrier the re-arm is where the catch wires are.
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It affords me the opportunity to break my wingtip against the side of an inexplicably-placed brick building
That brick building must be what used to be in the deep hole I keep sliding into on far side of refueling station!! (breaking my gear) :(
....cheers eh! :D
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Thank you - now if I can find one to use LOL New here
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Thank you - now if I can find one to use LOL New here
Rearm/refuel pads are located at the end of each runway. Look for the fuel tanks and building. The tarmac has a yellow circle indicating where you need to park. Bring your plane into the circle, come to a complete stop (you can leave the engine at idle) and you'll get a text message that you are rearming. After 30 seconds you will get a message indicating you are rearmed and you may make your way back to the runway and take off again armed and fueled as you selected in your original hanger loadout.
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Bring your plane into the circle, come to a complete stop (you can leave the engine at idle) and you'll get a text message that you are rearming.
Just to clarify you don't need to bring the whole plane into the circle. The main gear on a tail dragger suffices. Not sure on the tricycle gear set-ups.