As I was with Battlefield Vietnam, I have always been curious as to what speeds the players walk/run and also at what speeds the vehicles are traveling. I did the calculations and converted them into miles per hour. I did this by going into my own server and going out about 99 meters from the flag b/c by looking at the flag I can see how far I am from it and can get an accurate calculation. Actually, I went out farther than 99 meters and just started the timer at that distance to reduce the acceleration effects. These numbers are rounded a bit and there was some challenge in starting the timer at exactly the 99 meter mark but I think these are reasonable estimates. Here are the number I came up with from slowest to fastest:
Crawl - 1.75 miles per hour
Walk - 9
Run - 16
AA - 24
Tank - 28
APC - 33
Diesal Vehicle (Chinese) - 42
Jeep - 55
Desert Patrol - 55
As you can see, the players walk at a speed of 9 miles per hour and run at 16 miles per hour. Not bad considering each soldier is carrying about 80 pounds of gear. :)
For me this kind of blows the "realism" factor out of the water. So many people talk about how they want this game to be more "real" but can you imagine if the soldiers walked at a more reasonable 3 miles per hour and ran at about 5 miles per hour?
Also, I hear so many people say, "Hey, let's take this desert patrol car it is faster than that jeep you have." I think that since the desert patrol is closer to the ground people get the feeling it is going faster because the ground appears to going by faster. I think I have dispelled this myth.
Anyway, I did this just for fun but maybe this info will help you make better vehicle choices. :)
cwv_8t88
Crawl - 1.75 miles per hour
Walk - 9
Run - 16
AA - 24
Tank - 28
APC - 33
Diesal Vehicle (Chinese) - 42
Jeep - 55
Desert Patrol - 55
As you can see, the players walk at a speed of 9 miles per hour and run at 16 miles per hour. Not bad considering each soldier is carrying about 80 pounds of gear. :)
For me this kind of blows the "realism" factor out of the water. So many people talk about how they want this game to be more "real" but can you imagine if the soldiers walked at a more reasonable 3 miles per hour and ran at about 5 miles per hour?
Also, I hear so many people say, "Hey, let's take this desert patrol car it is faster than that jeep you have." I think that since the desert patrol is closer to the ground people get the feeling it is going faster because the ground appears to going by faster. I think I have dispelled this myth.
Anyway, I did this just for fun but maybe this info will help you make better vehicle choices. :)
cwv_8t88
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