Drop pod as DPICM

Snail · 2012-07-27, 06:03 PM

Coordinate multiple drop pods as a DPICM analog against massed armor/vehicles.

Too easy? Not easy enough? Nerf incoming?

Timithos · 2012-07-27, 06:05 PM

What is DPICM?

Sephirex · 2012-07-27, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by Timithos

What is DPICM?

He means conduct bombing strikes using squad spawn against target heavy environments.

SpcFarlen · 2012-07-27, 06:08 PM

Tank moves 30 feet.... boned. It will not be reliable to do. Not to mention if thats the ONLY reason why you are using a drop pod, you are wasting it.

Emperor · 2012-07-27, 06:13 PM

Also keep in mind that smashing into something like that kills you too, which means if you have "coordinated strikes" of people dropping pods down on lines of tanks, congrats, you've just sent all your players back to the respawn queue.

Sephirex · 2012-07-27, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by Emperor

Also keep in mind that smashing into something like that kills you too, which means if you have "coordinated strikes" of people dropping pods down on lines of tanks, congrats, you've just sent all your players back to the respawn queue.

and with a fresh squad spawn cooldown too.

Snail · 2012-07-27, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by Timithos

What is DPICM?

Dual Purpose Improved Cluster Munition.

Bruttal · 2012-07-27, 06:50 PM

I had a good one but i dont think they want me posting that kinda smut on the site

Justaman · 2012-07-27, 07:08 PM

To be in range of the tanks, you would have to be hiding behind something very close to them when you use it. Or else you will splat before even using it.

Broadside · 2012-07-27, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by Snail

Dual Purpose Improved Cluster Munition.

Why don't you just use the Liberator's cluster bombs?

Snail · 2012-07-27, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by Broadside

Why don't you just use the Liberator's cluster bombs?

Because this would be fun to try

Sledgecrushr · 2012-07-27, 08:54 PM

I invite all you tr and vs to suicide bomb yourselves at ever opportunity.

Vanath · 2012-07-27, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by Emperor

Also keep in mind that smashing into something like that kills you too, which means if you have "coordinated strikes" of people dropping pods down on lines of tanks, congrats, you've just sent all your players back to the respawn queue.

That might be worth it if all those tanks had 2-3 people in them. Not to mention that you just took out their tank column. I certainly wouldn't choose to do it over calling in AirCav or our own tanks but there might be a situation where it's useful.

It's not something you could really use against a mobile target though.

Braveliltoaster · 2012-07-27, 09:41 PM

I think that a drop pod should damage a vehicle but not 1 shot it, that could be very annoying with hundreds of players dropping in every few mins

FINALCUT · 2012-07-27, 10:39 PM

Back in my Army days, I was a 13 Foxtrot( Forward observer) or as the Army called us,Observed fire specialists 89-93. I so loved calling in DPICM from a battery of 155mm. Nothing in my life has ever made me feel so God like.

I was lucky enough never to have been in combat,the first gulf war was over so quick that we never got called up,but in all the live fire exercises we did at Ft. sill and Ft. hood I gotta say I loved DPICM.

I even called in a Battalion(18 guns in 3 batteries of six guns each) fire for effect a couple times and that is a sight to behold. God I love artillery. King of Battle.