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Title: GV spawns
Post by: Max on May 25, 2011, 03:32:59 PM

I don't think I've ever landed a Tiger successfully. Today I launched at a spawn and returned to the same spot with 3 kills. Upon exiting I read "You have crashed". Someone in the vicinity gets the kill. What am I missing?  :headscratch: :headscratch:

Title: Re: GV spawns
Post by: Lusche on May 25, 2011, 03:36:44 PM

Quote from: Max on May 25, 2011, 03:32:59 PM

What am I missing?  :headscratch: :headscratch:

The fact that a spawn has nothing to do with ending a mission. It's just a point in the are where you spawn in, that's all.

The mission landing result depends on following factors

- hostile or friendly territory
- presence of enemies
- vehicle damage status
- being on pavement (only applicable in friendly territory)

If you are undamaged and no enemy is around, you can successfully "land" your vehicle anywhere, even on a hostile base.

Title: Re: GV spawns
Post by: Blagard on May 25, 2011, 03:43:36 PM

As Lushe has pointed out

The remote spawns are just launch points. To "land" you need to get back on friendly hard ground, such as a Road in a town or port etc. If you end your sorty out in wilds, it will be a "ditch" and if you have been hit it will be a "kill" if the other person(s) who hit you have not yet "landed"

Edit: Ops a little overlap with Luche's edit!

Title: Re: GV spawns
Post by: Blagard on May 25, 2011, 03:46:37 PM

Quote from: Lusche on May 25, 2011, 03:36:44 PM

If you are undamaged and no enemy is around, you can successfully "land" your vehicle anywhere, even on a hostile base.

Luche, this never seems to happen to me, how far around are we talking about?

Title: Re: GV spawns
Post by: AAJagerX on May 25, 2011, 04:33:44 PM

Quote from: Blagard on May 25, 2011, 03:46:37 PM

Luche, this never seems to happen to me, how far around are we talking about?

I believe the magic number is 6k.

Title: Re: GV spawns
Post by: Lusche on May 25, 2011, 04:35:39 PM

Yes, 5 or 6k (I constantly forget the exact value).
I have done that so many times, particular in the low-population arenas. In LW the chance is much higher some enemy is being around (even manned ack guns do count!).

One trick to get enough distance from any enemies in a GV is NOT to drive back to the spawn, but into a totally different, unlikely direction. Everyone who suspects enemy GV will head to the spawn and the town.

Title: Re: GV spawns
Post by: BaldEagl on May 25, 2011, 10:36:59 PM

Quote from: Blagard on May 25, 2011, 03:43:36 PM

To "land" you need to get back on friendly hard ground, such as a Road in a town or port etc. If you end your sorty out in wilds, it will be a "ditch"

No.  As long as you are undamaged and there's no enemies within 5.5K you can land successfully anywhere on the map.

Title: Re: GV spawns
Post by: Max on May 26, 2011, 05:58:58 AM

Thanks folks, it's makes sense to me now. My pintle was taken out by a strafing Bf110.

Title: Re: GV spawns
Post by: kvuo75 on May 26, 2011, 08:34:46 AM

see if you outlast the guy who did the damage, and he ends sortie/dies, you can again land anywhere. :)

(i think)