Potential uses for vehicle drops?

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  • IVfluids

    #46
    Re: Potential uses for vehicle drops?

    i think you should be able to stick c4 to it before it hits the ground, if your gonna tk someone with it, mite as well be good.

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    • sknight

      #47
      Re: Potential uses for vehicle drops?

      It won't be a good idea to drop the Hummer on enemies waiting for planes, b/c they're holding down E. They'll just jump in and move it, or drive off becuase they all have ADD and forget they were waiting on a plane.

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      • Master Josh

        #48
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        i dont think a enemy is soo stupid they forget

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        • Hu.Z_of_PLA

          #49
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          Originally posted by Deadeye313
          It'll proabably just be the heavy jeep for each side. Actually I wonder, maybe just the US should get a vehicle drop because 1. I don't remember hearing the Chinese or Arabs doing airdrops like this and 2. most maps are the US assaulting some location while the enemy generally can get anywhere in their monopoly of vehicles.
          China can drop tanks. I have not heard of US having this capability.

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          • IndianScout

            #50
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            wonder how long it will take before they figure out how to fill a humvee full of C4 to drop on spawn points or uncaps

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            • sknight

              #51
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              Originally posted by [MyIS]IndianScout
              wonder how long it will take before they figure out how to fill a humvee full of C4 to drop on spawn points or uncaps
              i'm thinking it'd be nice to have the humvee full of a squad. Maybe have one squad request it, and they are air dropped in...i dunno.

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              • Metamartian

                #52
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                I think that most likely vehicle drops will only be allowed in the proximity of flags, like spawn points for players. So in essence you are getting a kind of random (but chosen by the commander) vehicle spawn point. Er..did that even make sense?

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                • sknight

                  #53
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                  yeah, this whole thing sounds kind of flakey to me. I hope they implement it well.

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                  • IVfluids

                    #54
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                    Originally posted by Hu.Z_of_PLA
                    China can drop tanks. I have not heard of US having this capability.
                    That must be one hell of a plane to carry a tank, either that or their tank is very friggin light.

                    I don't know how much weight a Chinese military cargo plane can haul or how much their tanks weigh, but C130 can carry up to 42000 pounds and an M1A2 weighs just under 140000 pounds. That is just insane that they can lift a big ass tank, I'd like to see a pic of that thing, it's gotta be frickin huge lol.

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                    • Metamartian

                      #55
                      Re: Potential uses for vehicle drops?

                      I am no expert but I thinkt here are choppers that can lug tanks around too.

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                      • TriggerSpasm

                        #56
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                        Originally posted by Metamartian
                        I am no expert but I thinkt here are choppers that can lug tanks around too.
                        that would be the CH-54 Sky Crane Helicopter :)





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                        • sknight

                          #57
                          Re: Potential uses for vehicle drops?

                          Originally posted by IVfluids
                          That must be one hell of a plane to carry a tank, either that or their tank is very friggin light.

                          I don't know how much weight a Chinese military cargo plane can haul or how much their tanks weigh, but C130 can carry up to 42000 pounds and an M1A2 weighs just under 140000 pounds. That is just insane that they can lift a big ass tank, I'd like to see a pic of that thing, it's gotta be frickin huge lol.
                          C-5 Galaxy

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                          • IVfluids

                            #58
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                            I think I found the Chinese big ass plane, IL-76 that did do an airshow in China with an airdrop of tanks and artillery units. I'll just clip the stats from the site:

                            MANUFACTURED BY: ILYUSHIN DESIGN BUREAU, RUSSIA

                            TYPE - MILITARY CARGO/TROOP TRANSPORT
                            CREW - FOUR PILOT/CO-PILOT TWO FLIGHT ENGINEERS
                            CARGO - 200 PARATROOPERS
                            132,160 LBS OF CARGO
                            RANGE - 2,160 MILES
                            WING SPAN - 165.6 FT.
                            LENGTH - 174.4 FT.
                            HEIGHT - 47.3 FT.
                            WEIGHT - 462,966 POUNDS TAKE OFF
                            ENGINE - FOUR PS-90A TURBOFAN
                            GUIDANCE - GPS SUPPLIED BY ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL/GARMIN
                            SPEED - 560 MILES PER HOUR
                            And 'GOOOOD LAWD' on the Galaxy lol:

                            General Characteristics
                            Primary Function: Outsize cargo transport
                            Prime Contractor: Lockheed-Georgia Co.
                            Power Plant: Four General Electric TF-39 engines
                            Thrust: 43,000 pounds, each engine
                            Wingspan: 222.9 feet (67.89 meters)
                            Length: 247.1 feet (75.3 meters)
                            Height: 65.1 feet (19.84 meters)
                            Cargo Compartment: height , 13.5 feet (4.11 meters); width, 19 feet (5.79 meters); length, 143 feet, 9 in (43.8 meters)
                            Pallet Positions: 36
                            Maximum Cargo: 270,000 pounds (122,472 kilograms)
                            Maximum Takeoff Weight: C-5B 769,000 pounds (348,818 kilograms) (peacetime), 840,000 pounds (381,024 kilograms) (wartime)
                            Speed: 518 mph (.77 Mach)
                            Range: 6,320 nautical miles (empty)
                            Crew: 7 (pilot, co-pilot, two flight engineers and three loadmasters)
                            Unit Cost: C-5A - $152.8 million (FY98 constant dollars) C-5B - $179 million (FY98 constant dollars)
                            Deployed: C-5A - 1969, C-5B - 1980
                            Inventory: Active force and Reserve, 126

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                            • Hu.Z_of_PLA

                              #59
                              Re: Potential uses for vehicle drops?

                              Originally posted by IVfluids
                              I think I found the Chinese big ass plane, IL-76 that did do an airshow in China with an airdrop of tanks and artillery units. I'll just clip the stats from the site:



                              And 'GOOOOD LAWD' on the Galaxy lol:
                              they drop a very light tank that resembles BMD.

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                              • Deadeye313

                                #60
                                Re: Potential uses for vehicle drops?

                                Originally posted by Hu.Z_of_PLA
                                China can drop tanks. I have not heard of US having this capability.
                                then I guess you never saw this.

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