Grit Breather
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Posted - 2014.01.18 16:56:00 -
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GenStigma wrote:I understand there are some planned vehicles to come in the future such as the following link demonstrates: CCP Vehicle Concepts. Drop ships are a great way to get troops across the field, but are open to anti-air attacks. I'd like to suggets something the US and Israeli armies use for ground transport, anti-mine, and battlefield dash with interchangeable gun mount... The MaxxPro. It can carry about 10 soldiers. I'm not suggesting the exact look, but the concept of a ground carrier with optimal defense and minimal offensive capabalities with the main purpose as ground transport instead of air. Just as the real world military Hummvee with a mounted gun has the Dust 514 equivalent LAV, it'd be great if the MaxxPro had a Dust 514 equivalent.
I was at the factory that makes those a few times. Really good people.
Also, sadly Israel doesn't really use them. They are only exported. Israel just can't afford them.
Anyway, DUST will eventually have MAVs. Hopefully, if CCP are listening, one of their roles will be ground troop transport.
I once suggested using HAV hulls for large scale troop transport too, but that has been ignored so far.
Anyway, good idea!
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Grit Breather
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Posted - 2014.01.18 17:58:00 -
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This is the second attempt at a post on the matter that I tried making a while ago.
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=88296
You'll notice it's locked. The reason was just inactivity in replies.
People just don't like responding to good ideas on these forums. Only troll threads (or AR nerf threads) get responses.
Anyway, the above link is my idea. Feel free to click through to the previous thread which was also locked for inactivity.
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Grit Breather
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Posted - 2014.01.18 19:03:00 -
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GenStigma wrote:Grit Breather wrote:This is the second attempt at a post on the matter that I tried making a while ago. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=88296You'll notice it's locked. The reason was just inactivity in replies. People just don't like responding to good ideas on these forums. Only troll threads (or AR nerf threads) get responses. Anyway, the above link is my idea. Feel free to click through to the previous thread which was also locked for inactivity. Hmm. I do like that idea. Simply repurposing current vehicles, by switching modules and design and technically speaking, remove the cannon and replace it with a gun or a hatch and less work has to be done.
It's more than just using existing vehicles, it's a design philosophy change in a way.
Up until now CCP have been designing vehicles for specific roles.
My idea simply states that each hull should allow multiple roles depending on fitted modules/turrets. This exact idea could be applied to the future MAV too.
We could have Assault MAVs with more guns, logi MAVs with more armour and electronics, or transport MAVs with more internal space. It's basically down to the fit itself instead of CCP's design.
"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
GÇò Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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