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  • zuiquan1
    Battleship Mod
    • Jan 2006
    • 1318

    #16
    Re: Blackhawks and Carriers

    Originally posted by machstem
    In Special Forces, there is a full sized Carrier, if I'm not mistaken, on one map.
    no its still the same WASP from normal bf2 EXCPET they added alot of interior spaces, wich is really cool....too bad it lags so much

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    • D|sso

      #17
      Re: Blackhawks and Carriers

      Originally posted by troybob
      aw here we go.

      It's not true vtol since it cannot transition from hover to flight. it can hover up and then down - but not up and away. As sunscreen said, it is technically STOVL
      Are you talking about it litterally pointing its nose up to take off Vertically for it to be considered a VTOL aircraft? If so, you've got it all wrong. As long as it can take off without moving forward and using any runway space other than that which it previously occupied, it is taking off vertically, and what the F-35 currently does ingame makes it a VTOL aircraft.

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      • Lt.Kris

        #18
        Re: Blackhawks and Carriers

        1. They nerfed it.

        2. Its a ship the Marines and/or Navy use to conduct sea based assaults with some aircraft capablitites.

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        • DesertFalcon
          Member
          • Oct 2006
          • 4011

          #19
          Re: Blackhawks and Carriers

          catapults?

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          • Teh_Diplomat
            Member
            • Aug 2006
            • 287

            #20
            Re: Blackhawks and Carriers

            Originally posted by You_were_killedby
            catapults?
            Yeah nothing would own more on gulf of Oman like some 12th century Trebuchet's onboard the essex...

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            • troybob
              Member
              • Sep 2007
              • 2823

              #21
              Re: Blackhawks and Carriers

              Originally posted by D|sso
              Are you talking about it litterally pointing its nose up to take off Vertically for it to be considered a VTOL aircraft? If so, you've got it all wrong. As long as it can take off without moving forward and using any runway space other than that which it previously occupied, it is taking off vertically, and what the F-35 currently does ingame makes it a VTOL aircraft.
              you're right. i should've been more clear. the actualy production model in real life is not considered VTOL.

              Originally posted by You_were_killedby
              catapults?
              catapults to push the jet off the off take-off strip. They's hugs steam pressure cookers that yank that jet off the runway at super-high speeds when the release the pressure.

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              • ArmadonRK

                #22
                Re: Blackhawks and Carriers

                Originally posted by Teh_Diplomat
                Yeah nothing would own more on gulf of Oman like some 12th century Trebuchet's onboard the essex...
                Uhm, *sigh*

                Catapults are devices built into aircraft carrier runways, along the length of the run way. It latches onto the base of the aircraft and pulls it across the length of the runway at extremely high speeds, flinging it into the air with enough speed for sustained flight. It's to compensate for the lack of runway space on the carrier.

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                • zone36
                  Member
                  • Jul 2005
                  • 852

                  #23
                  Re: Blackhawks and Carriers

                  Originally posted by Shepherd007
                  Yes, they are amphibious assault ships, that's why they don't have F-18s on board. It would be nice if the ships came with an amphibious LAV in the lower bay...
                  +1 x 100

                  The LHD should have like 2 LAV-25 down in the well deck in addition to the assault boats; that'd make coming ashore alot easier for the USMC side on maps such as Wake 2007, Dalian Plant, etc.

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                  • SaS|firestorm

                    #24
                    Re: Blackhawks and Carriers

                    Originally posted by Teh_Diplomat
                    Because you touch yourself at night?
                    lol that cracked me up man

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                    • Chris_Redfield
                      Member
                      • Oct 2006
                      • 5986

                      #25
                      Re: Blackhawks and Carriers

                      Originally posted by Teh_Diplomat
                      Yeah nothing would own more on gulf of Oman like some 12th century Trebuchet's onboard the essex...
                      :laugh:


                      Can you say "flag hopping"?

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                      • AllFoamNoBeer
                        Member
                        • Apr 2007
                        • 4034

                        #26
                        Re: Blackhawks and Carriers

                        73 officers, 1009 enlisted (without Marines embarked) - USS ESSEX -

                        now i wish we can haVe maps like that..

                        Funny its nickname is Iron Gator... which proVes that a full size battleship isnt the one on the Iron Gator map

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                        • Jemme101

                          #27
                          Re: Blackhawks and Carriers

                          Wiki is your friend I guess ...

                          Marine attack aviation flies the AV-8 Harrier II, and the single-seat and dual-seat versions of the F/A-18 Hornet. The AV-8 Harrier II is a VTOL aircraft that can operate from amphibious assault ships. The F/A-18 can only be flown from land or aircraft carriers. The Harrier is slated to be replaced by the F-35B.

                          ... source: Wiki - USMC

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