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Ops Fox
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Posted - 2013.04.09 01:21:00 -
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I dont think fighters and bombers need to be two different class just one Foward moving class that can be either fit as a fighter or bomber depending on whats fitted to it. I would also hate to see a light air class be solely dedicated to the gunship role, i would like to see option for fitting a Light Air/"gunship" as a scout, on site targeting(be pretty cool to see a aircraft use target painters and guide in fighters and artillery strikes).
just remember there are three class we know of Light, Medium, and Heavy and seeing as a Dropshipis considered heavy i could see the fighter being a medium craft with a more gunship like vehicle being |
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Posted - 2013.04.09 02:10:00 -
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I mean more along the ways of allowing general frames to be geared towards either AA AG or something else with modules. how you fit them would decide what they did on the battle field rather than what class they were.
For example a Light Air frame would look and operate very similar to an attack gunship rather than a figher or transport but you wouldn't have to Fit it for AG you could possible load up on stealth equipment and along with the passenger turn it into a covert ops transport simply because of the modules you fit or turn it into a mobile electronic warfare rig.
another example is the fighter or bomber class rather than having this be a separate thing just junk the whole thing into medium frame and what modules you fit decided whether its a fighter or bomber.
what i would like to see a light medium and heavy frame version of VTOL or Forward flight vehicles. Imagine having a medium class FF that would be well suited to interceptor or bomber role depending on how you fit it while at the same time a VTOL medium frame that would act like a mobile EW unit or Logi unit. |
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Posted - 2013.04.10 22:15:00 -
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Ulysses Knapse wrote:[quote=Jakar Umbra]
I'm talking about the aspect of it. The modules are so mundane, the skill progression is contrary to the norm, and it just seems... different to what I would imagine aerial vehicles to be.
Flying warmachines? |
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Posted - 2013.04.11 22:10:00 -
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@Shouper
Gunships should be light aircraft not Heavy aircraft, that way they can stay closer to the infantry without being an easy target. If they were Heavy aircraft then their size and lock time(if different lock time is ever implemented) would make them poorly suited to staying near the ground to support infantry. A smaller Air to Ground vehicle would present a smaller target and could more easily maneuver around in tighter spaces infantry frequent like streets. If it was a heavy craft then it couldn't get as close increasing the change to miss your target. there also the fact that you want your gunship to be harder to detect so that way infantry can just take cover prepare for your arrival. Infantry will have more than enough firepower to tear anything out of the skies so trying to tank it is not a good idea, especially for a vehicle that has to actively be near hostile targets to work.
Fighter/bombers should be heavy so they can maximize the damage they do in a single strike and so they can more easily rule the skies. if a gunship was bigger than them then there is a change that a gunship could out do a fighter, which is bad for a fighter. |
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Posted - 2013.04.12 02:52:00 -
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Shouper of BHD wrote:
well, LAAs are fighters, they even had a video of a CCP employee flying a gallante varient so they aren`t gunships.
Link and even if they are nothing is set in stone yet. It would make sense for a gunship like vehicle to be a light aircraft so it can maneuver and stay on the infantry. where as a fighter should rule the open skies with lots of damage potential. |
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Posted - 2013.04.12 03:44:00 -
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when i think of gunship I think Apache not AC-130s.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/AC-130H_Spectre_jettisons_flares.jpg
AC-130 "gunship"
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/AH-64D_Apache_Longbow.jpg
Apache "gunship" |
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Posted - 2013.04.18 02:03:00 -
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Id be happy with a smaller close air support version of the drop ship that is actually meant to attack ground targets. I also wouldn't mind a drop ship that could take a bit more damage.
I would rather the Close air support be smaller so it can better maneuver in streets or so I can get to infantry under those huge rigs. |
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