Author Topic: ground vehicle that we can lay mines with. maybe jeeps?  (Read 978 times)

Offline RngFndr

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Re: ground vehicle that we can lay mines with. maybe jeeps?
« Reply #15 on: September 21, 2013, 08:16:27 AM »
Some things to consider..

Freshly laid mines are quite visible, no matter how you try to hide them..
Mines are always laid in a pattern, and that pattern of disruption of the ground
is easily visible.. The longer they are in place, natural weathering of the ground
will make them vanish.. Just like animal tracks.. But it doesn't happen overnight..
Considering the time frame in this game, they should not be "Invisible"..
Mines are an "Area denial weapon", and that would be their effect in game..

Mines are ALWAYS laid in a orderly pattern.. Not only to make them more effective,
but to make it possible to PICK THEM UP.. Range diagrams showing their location,
the borders of the minefield, and listing the Numbers and Types are ALWAYS filed
with the engineer command structure.. So they can be marked on the "Detailed Maps"
used by planners.. (Special Maps we should have for ground Combat)

Love the Idea in General, but IMO, NO MINES WITHOUT SAPPERS!
This should come with an "Engineer Function" in the game..

It's their Gig!

Edit: Also, Mines have NO FRIENDS, just like a Smokin Hand Grenade..
« Last Edit: September 21, 2013, 08:31:38 AM by RngFndr »

Offline Rich46yo

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Re: ground vehicle that we can lay mines with. maybe jeeps?
« Reply #16 on: September 22, 2013, 09:20:49 AM »
On its own merit this is a good idea but related to game play I think theres a thresh hold of "ways to kill the enemy" which I think once passed takes away from the game. For instance BF3. There are so many ways, using so many weapons, to kill the enemy the game is made far to arcade. Besides these mines would be so visible and the terrain in AH is usually kinda featureless it would be kinda meaningless and a waste of modeling time.

As I said its not a bad idea and would be quite realistic. Mines for tanks are very effective in actual war. But Ive never played a game where they actually add to a game.
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