black hawk down style

[keaoi]

this is a crosspost, but it just came to me so i thought id make a new thread of it.

i would love to see a flying short bus. maybe the size of a lib, but has 1 pilot, 4 passengers, and a tailgunner. that would be awesome. the passengers could either "eject" or rope down (ie Black Hawk Down style). Pilot has a 8 pod rocket launcher, no boost; tail gunner a 20mm gun. Passengers can use thier weapons from the sidebay, but damage also hits them directly (ala Tribes1).

I feel this would be an excellent addition to the lodestar. anyway the question is that:

Would you fly this "Insert Craft Name Here", or if not would you at least welcome its presence onto the battlefield?

I would love to drop from one.

[JetRaiden]

EDIT: nevermind.

[Kenney]

That would make the enemy feel really special. Getting killed by 4 people dropping out of a short bus.

[Incompetent]

Possibly be fun, but I would give it two sidemounted guns that can cover most of the craft, probably 12 mm, two regular passenger slots and a single MAX slot. No guns for the pilot though. If it's nice and fast it could make a decent firefighter, or if you give it radar resistance it could make a good secops vehicle.

I do think the regular deliverer should be given radar resistance as well.

Edit: maybe have a ground attack version that replaces the passenger slots with an underslung turret mounted 75mm, but that might be a bit much without decent infantry AA.

[Gigabein]

as long as they CALL it the "Short Bus", I'd buy it

[Tegadil]

Yeah, I've seen variations of this type of thing posted around before.

Personally, I was thinking a ball turret Machine Gun, and the then 4-6 people in the back (inf to heavy, no MAXes) would be able to fire out of there. Or if it's a side loader, out of the sides. Make it fairly fast (Considerably faster than the Gal) and give it a smaller silhouette. Lighter armor, as well.

And be sure NOT to give the pilot any guns - with a fast, light transport, they might get into a fighter mentality and attack any random target of opportunity.

And an addition to maybe the Lodestar/Galaxy which was proposed back in the day is a supply chest. Basically, a trunk that the pilot can hot-drop, allowing for more Decimators or whatever they want to pack.

[ThEOnLyOnE]

sounds sweet.. i like :D

[JetRaiden]

I remember someone posted something similar to this one time. make a air vehicle with a passenger area similar to a UH-17 Black Hawk. Make it so the floor is "magnetic" and anyone can go in there, deci crew, snipers, you name it.

[Jagd]

Yeah it was part of my Air Superiority dream expansion. :p

[Kikinchikin]

good idea i'd hit er buy it

[Doppler]

The problem with all these ideas is they'd require a major overhall to PSides physics engine, not that i find a problem with that midn you. Operation Flashpoint has both little birds and blackhawks and its was a blast to do fast rope attacks.

[ZjinPS]

A Deliverer with wings.

[Peacemaker]

Congrats the devs are already working on a half squad air transport. Idk if u will be able to do what u want with it tho. They said it would not be what we expect.

[TeraHertz]

If that comes into being I'll cert for an AA max.
Can't you just jump out of a galaxy like anyone else?

If they make that vehicle, you could kiss the number of Galaxys you see goodbye.

[EarlyDawn]

Yep. We defenitely need a Littlebird style aircraft. Rapelling of some kind would be cool too.

[Rbstr]

I would say some kind of streched lib/reaver "mod" with room for a Pilot with a dual rocket launcher wi th 1/2 the power of a reaver's, 2 side gunners with 25 mm rotary guns that could shoot up if they were attacked by air vechs, and a tail gunner with a lib Ball turret. none of the guns would have overlapping cones of fire.
There would also be room to carry 2 passengers or an ATV and rider.

[keaoi]

A special ops vech is what im hinting at. I just dont think the gal is necessary anymore. even though the HART completely killed it, as the outfits grow, instant action fixed, etc, etc. heres what i think the gal has going against it:

1. you can get it at only 1 of several bases per continent
2. it is a BIG, SLOW target. any air vech or competent AV user can slowly, but surely take it down.
3. 3min HART
4. Instant Action
5. Cannot be easily replaced if lost, and the SUND make a better personel carrier (and that can be easily replaced)

Say we lose the Gal. Make this "Black Hawk" esque vech:

1. 2 side 12mm cannons with exposed players(ie can be hit/killed etc).
2. 2 passengers that (dis)mount from the rear. 1 MAX.
3. Pilot with a 20mm/8 ammo rocket pod.
4. No Booster.
5. Armor inbetween Gal and Lib. (closer to lib)


Now I sure as hell would cert in that shit! :thumbsup:
Oh yea, Destroy the HART!!!!!!!!! And put a 1 hour timer on Instant Action!

[Spee]

Destroy the HART!!!!!!!!!


Rock on!

And put a 1 hour timer on Instant Action!



dieplzkthx

[Jagd]

They really need to add the ability to board the Galaxy when it's hovering, and bail out (without a hotdrop) from low altitudes.

[NoSurrender]

Too me Transport is broken until i see some HART nerfin and some Gal lovin . :mad: