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Title: Troop carrying truck needed
Post by: Yeager on April 20, 2000, 03:53:00 PM
We need one of those troop carrying trucks (M-35?) to add to the ground element.

What would be neat is if we could load up ten people in a goon or truck as well and run to the map room!

Yeager
Title: Troop carrying truck needed
Post by: funked on April 20, 2000, 04:42:00 PM
Deuce and a half would be sweet!
Title: Troop carrying truck needed
Post by: Kieren on April 20, 2000, 04:45:00 PM
Make that 5 human commandoes and you break new ground!
Title: Troop carrying truck needed
Post by: eskimo on April 20, 2000, 05:25:00 PM
Der Schwimwagon!
Title: Troop carrying truck needed
Post by: JoeMud on April 20, 2000, 05:33:00 PM
Gimme a opel blitz a stg44 and a scoped k98k and ill be happy.
Title: Troop carrying truck needed
Post by: -ammo- on April 20, 2000, 07:13:00 PM
Now that is the idea of the day!

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Title: Troop carrying truck needed
Post by: Ghosth on April 20, 2000, 07:18:00 PM
That truck or halftrack should be available in several different loadouts.

A M16/ Panzer ammo supply truck. Pretty self explainitory, but very nice for hitting those large targets with a armoured group.

B M16/ Panzer repair truck. Pull up alongside damaged vehicle, set a time to repair a tread, or engine.

C Paratroops 5 or 10 paratroops that can be delievered to the door.

D fuel (once it's modeled in vehicles)

Would be lightly armored at best so you'd need a M16 & a panzer as escort if you expect them to survive.

This would make possible a large armoured column thrust into enemy territory.  

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Title: Troop carrying truck needed
Post by: leonid on April 21, 2000, 12:58:00 AM
Check this thread out, then. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/Forum8/HTML/000435.html)

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Title: Troop carrying truck needed
Post by: Yeager on April 21, 2000, 08:48:00 AM
-Yeager passes the trophy to Leonid-

What about requiring *people* to load up C47s and troop trucks instead of AI troops.
We all know what its like to run around on the ground <G>.

Imagine sitting in the back of a C47 (or truck) with nine other bloaks, knowing that the long dull ride is frought with danger only to experience the rush of adrenalin
when the boss pulls the trigger  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Yeager
Title: Troop carrying truck needed
Post by: Superfly on April 21, 2000, 09:00:00 AM
I just finished work on the M3 troop transport yesterday.  It will not be implemented until 1.03.

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Title: Troop carrying truck needed
Post by: Ripsnort on April 21, 2000, 09:05:00 AM
WooooHooooo, you da Man, Superfly!
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Post by: Kieren on April 21, 2000, 09:19:00 AM
Exactly Yeager. Imagine being one of 5 troops lying on the hillside, waiting for the "all clear" to be given. Imagine running toward the map room, actually using cover to avoid detection and ground fire. Imagine further having some grenades or anti-tank guns to tackle those spawn points.

Mouth waters....
Title: Troop carrying truck needed
Post by: Greg 'wmutt' Cook on April 21, 2000, 11:28:00 AM
I had been a 'Truck' advocate for a while because I figured it would be fairer to have something unarmored to carry troops. But after a little thought, I think the M3 is the way to go.  With trucks we would need roads.  From my reallife experience in the US Army, wheeled vehicles can't keep up with tracked vehicles off-road. We have to remember that the ground isn't as flat as it is modeled here.
By the way, I live a few blocks from a guy that has a vintage fully restored M3.  I could possibly arrange to take some pictures of it if you want.

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Title: Troop carrying truck needed
Post by: lasse on April 21, 2000, 11:34:00 AM
IF we are going to use real people to take fields instead of AI, it is almost a must that they carry hand guns to defend them selves against acks and other cars and stuff.

I would be really cool, but I guess that troopers will stay AI for a while in AH  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif)



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