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Offline Rockdog

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Re: We need this!!! It is different, it is real, it served in numbers...
« Reply #15 on: October 06, 2008, 11:13:59 AM »
I would suggest it be capped at 10 troops as well.

This would be a great perk plane for support flyers. Not only be able to deliver troops, but also flatten those last couple buildings.

I like it.
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Re: We need this!!! It is different, it is real, it served in numbers...
« Reply #16 on: October 06, 2008, 11:30:40 AM »
Precisely! Would be very handy. This would be a lovely addition to the game, along with the HE-111. :D
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Offline BaldEagl

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Re: We need this!!! It is different, it is real, it served in numbers...
« Reply #17 on: October 06, 2008, 12:38:40 PM »
Nope.  Bad idea.  Every undefended V Base would be taken by one guy on one sortie.  Bomb the ack, drop troops, done deal.

[EDIT]  Unless they put star-wars ack on the VB's to compensate.
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Re: We need this!!! It is different, it is real, it served in numbers...
« Reply #18 on: October 06, 2008, 12:47:17 PM »
Nope.  Bad idea.  Every undefended V Base would be taken by one guy on one sortie.  Bomb the ack, drop troops, done deal.

Can't still do this in two sorties?. If all you are looking to do is pork fields, someone wil always game the game.  If what ever small load of bombs carried by that plane could be dropped that precisely more power to them, but this too would be easy to fix. Only allow half as many bombs as gun mounts at a vbase. If you are capping troops carried, you might as well cap bombs.

Many times I've flown in a C47 only to have one last building standing. While loitering around waiting for someone to hit it, a stray fighter finds me, or the ack starts to pop and I get shot down with a full compliment of troops.

Bottom line, it would be a fun perk plane if properly balenced (which I'm sure HTC would account for).
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Offline waystin2

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Re: We need this!!! It is different, it is real, it served in numbers...
« Reply #19 on: October 06, 2008, 01:05:16 PM »
It kind of looks like a flying refrigerator, but I agree this would be a good addition to the game. :aok
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Re: We need this!!! It is different, it is real, it served in numbers...
« Reply #20 on: October 06, 2008, 03:45:30 PM »
Nope.  Bad idea.  Every undefended V Base would be taken by one guy on one sortie.  Bomb the ack, drop troops, done deal.

[EDIT]  Unless they put star-wars ack on the VB's to compensate.

Always thought the manned ack should be a 20mm quad mount at V-bases; maybe the auto acks could be 40mm Bofors, like on the PT boats?  :rock


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