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Offline BBP

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Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« on: March 20, 2014, 02:39:53 PM »
In two years of Flying AH, I have seen a train less than a half dozen times.

Question1. Would it be possible to put up a schedule of when the trains are leaving and arriving at bases.

Question2. Now this would be lots of fun. Take a train with all flat beds. Load those flatbeds up with every gun like you have on the PT Boats.
Man the train with about 20 guys to man the guns. Go from point A to point B with guns blazing. Have 4-5 squads follow that puppy around and see who comes out on top. SOUNDS LIKE LOTS OF FUN TO ME!!!! :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x

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Re: Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2014, 02:44:07 PM »
Trains are generally only used to supply the Strats and the length of track is such that they arrive every 10 minutes or so. Fly near a strat, find the track and follow it away from the strat and you'll come across a train every time.

Truck convoys are generally used to supply bases and follow the same basic rules. Barges can be used instead of trucks for bases along the shoreline.
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Re: Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2014, 02:44:09 PM »
Hmmm virtual train driver anyone?  Drive train to raw material supply, pick up load, drive back.  Man gun to pick off intruder.  Resupply strat.   ;)
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Re: Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2014, 04:10:15 PM »
Quote from: F77 on March 21, 2014, 02:44:09 PM
Hmmm virtual train driver anyone?  Drive train to raw material supply, pick up load, drive back.  Man gun to pick off intruder.  Resupply strat.   ;)


we already have two perfectly good ways to bore yourself to death, flying c47's and driving m3's.




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Re: Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2014, 05:19:30 PM »
Quote from: kvuo75 on March 21, 2014, 04:10:15 PM

we already have two perfectly good ways to bore yourself to death, flying c47's and driving m3's.





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Re: Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2014, 08:20:30 PM »
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Re: Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2014, 06:00:24 PM »
Back in the day, you DIDN'T want to find a train. The ack on those things was horrendous.  Nothing like doing a cool NOE mission and running into a train... An entire mission killed....
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Re: Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2014, 07:00:01 PM »
Seems like the supply convoys should have some sort of defensive fire too.

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Re: Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2014, 07:28:05 PM »
When I make AvA-based terrains, I almost always use trains instead on convoys to resupply all the fields.  That can be a fun or nasty surprise to people not used to the AvA. :devil
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Re: Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2014, 07:31:07 PM »
Quote from: 100Coogn on March 24, 2014, 07:00:01 PM
Seems like the supply convoys should have some sort of defensive fire too.

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They are modeled after French made vehicles. I'm surprised they don't surrender after the first shot  :lol
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Re: Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2014, 06:29:57 AM »
Trains supply factories and headquarters.  Convoys supply fuel and ammo to the fields.  Barges can be used to replace either train or convoy.

I believe they run every ten minutes, but I need to confirm that when I get to work.
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Re: Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2014, 11:19:31 PM »
All are on a 10 minute schedule. I have timed it.

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Re: Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2014, 09:25:45 AM »
I miss the 47mm ack on those trains like I miss an anal polyp.
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Re: Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2014, 06:03:15 PM »
Quote from: Skuzzy on March 25, 2014, 06:29:57 AM
Trains supply factories and headquarters.  Convoys supply fuel and ammo to the fields.  Barges can be used to replace either train or convoy.

I believe they run every ten minutes, but I need to confirm that when I get to work.

You can set trains to resupply fields also.  I have proof! :old:

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Re: Whats the deal with TRAINS?
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2014, 09:26:55 AM »
Quote from: USRanger on March 26, 2014, 06:03:15 PM
You can set trains to resupply fields also.  I have proof! :old:

 :salute

Yes, you can manually set them anyway you like.  The default is for truck/convoys to be used for fields and trains to be used for factories.
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