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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Urchin on May 15, 2002, 09:46:14 PM
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And look into the M8. If it was this worthless, and you knew it was going to be this worthless.... why did you model it at all? The 37mm AP shells do nothing against M3s or M8s, and nothing against Panzers or Ostwinds unless you are inside of 3 feet shooting at the back of the tank. The 37mm HE shells can't even kill an ack in 1 hit, and they can't kill a Panzer or an Ostwind (or an M3 or M16 either, in my experience).
The vehicle is paper thin. I don't know what kind of armor it had in real life, but in Aces High the UNARMORED, OPEN-TOPPED M16 and M3 are on the order of 10 times as durable as the M8. Again... if it was 'correctly modelled' this way... why bother to model it at all?
I just don't see the point of having a vehicle modelled that does no damage and can't even be strafed by .303s without losing its turret. Yea, it goes fast. Thats great. It can get killed by an M3, and be back in 2 minutes to get killed again. Whoopy Doo.
Fix the damn thing. Or if it ain't broke, then you outta just remove it, because it is utterly worthless.
P.S. And yes, I'm pissed off as I typed this, because I JUST hit an M16 3 times in the crew compartment (I was aiming at the door) from the drivers side at less than 100 yards distance. So the M16 took 3 37mm AP rounds to the driver, and a couple hundred .30 caliber rounds to the side, before leisurely swinging his turret around and killing me with a 2 second burst of .50 caliber. And that isn't even a 'one time' deal. The M8 sucks. Anyone who is like "Oh, the M8 is great! I duel Panzers and Ostwinds all the time in it and I win" is on crack. It isn't possible. You wouldn't have an even money shot at killing an M3, even if he didnt see you coming.
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It doesn't neccesarily mean we're on crack. We might just be saying it because your rant amuses us.
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i agrre with u urchin
the M8 is an uterly worthless vehicle
maybe we could trade it for a Firefly or Sherman tank
and maybe a tiger or panther for the german gv ppl
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M8 is an uterly worthless vehicle
maybe we could trade it
Yeah, maybe HT can trade the code for something else. ;)
BTW: What's HTC long range plans? Could this be a worthless cut of stone? Could it be a brick in the foundation of something in 1.4r2?
Just some cud to chew on.
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This topic has been covered many times in the "Bug" form. I'm sure HTC has noted it and a fix will happen in good time. For now, please drive something else.
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Originally posted by Urchin
Anyone who is like "Oh, the M8 is great! I duel Panzers and Ostwinds all the time in it and I win" is on crack.
Hehehehe :)
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Rude? :)
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M8 Light Armoured Car
Crew:4
Weight: 7940kg (17,568lb)
Range:563km (350 miles)
Armour:8mm
Armament: one 37mm gun;one 7.62mm coaxial MG;one 12.7mm anti-aircraft MG
thats just the gist of it but yes it was paper thin.but use its speed and manuverability to out manuver your enemy and take shots at the weak point of the armour like behind, engine or turret side even beter back of the turret, aim for slots ect.ect. and just plain out run it and call in an airstrike or heavier armed and armoured tanks to solve your problem:D
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Good for racing ! ,, I blasted a LVT from less that 400yds and the damn shells kept skipping off the LVT ! and ricochets into orbit, that is untill he unleashed his mighty 50cal on me and blew me to pcs LOL:cool: :eek:
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M8 is a 50 cal assault vehicle. The rubber tater gun is there to make it look menacing. ;)
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Trade the code? Can they do that? Replace the shape with a Jeep or something the like, dunno if any Jeeps ran around with 37mms but it could still have a 50 cal attached. Considering the speed, it would be cool to enable a Jeep to haul around 3 or 4 drunks. Hehehe..imagine OFF TO THE RACES hauling drunks.
I do however agree with Urchin, I fail to find the usefulness of the M8 in anything other than a high speed race to kill ack for a ground assault (which don't happen that often anyway) Other than that, even in a scenario the M8 (as is) wouldn't be much more than a speed bump for advancing armor.
I don't think it should be removed, but I do think a nich needs to be made for it.
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