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Offline Tallen

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VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
« on: March 02, 2009, 01:31:36 AM »
Will the Elemental suits be able to grab onto aircraft?  If so, is there a limit to how many can hitch a ride, or inhibitions to aircraft performance based on how many and where the suits are hanging on?

Basically I'd like to know if an Elemental or Longinus can hop onto a low-flying VTOL and upset its balance perhaps crashing it, or plant some C8 while hanging on.  Or can say 8 suits hang onto a Sparrowhawk or Sulla and be rapidly flown across the battlefield to be dropped onto a facility or poor unsuspecting mech?
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Re: VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2009, 02:32:55 AM »
They should be able to grab on......but they would be easy to get off because the plane is going 600KPH.
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Re: VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2009, 02:33:57 AM »
The Devs i believe have already stated you can't grab onto Aero-fighters, but I do believe you can grapple onto VTOLs.
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Re: VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2009, 03:54:49 AM »
I can only assume grabbing on to a passing plane ought to rip one's arms off, destroy the grappling unit and damage the aircraft.  Towing guys on various parts of the aircraft ought to be so destabilizing that flying ought to be all but impossible with only one onboard. 

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Re: VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2009, 04:09:52 AM »
Quote from: cocoajin on March 02, 2009, 03:54:49 AM
I can only assume grabbing on to a passing plane ought to rip one's arms off, destroy the grappling unit and damage the aircraft.  Towing guys on various parts of the aircraft ought to be so destabilizing that flying ought to be all but impossible with only one onboard. 



Not too mention you have some elite skills if you can grab onto a mounting point while a Aerospace fighter passes, and that would have to be a few meters off the ground, and it going what 100mph? I believe the whole idea would be fail, but would make a funny video!
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Re: VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2009, 08:22:38 AM »
Quote from: PhelanJKell on March 02, 2009, 04:09:52 AM
Quote from: cocoajin on March 02, 2009, 03:54:49 AM
I can only assume grabbing on to a passing plane ought to rip one's arms off, destroy the grappling unit and damage the aircraft.  Towing guys on various parts of the aircraft ought to be so destabilizing that flying ought to be all but impossible with only one onboard. 



Not too mention you have some elite skills if you can grab onto a mounting point while a Aerospace fighter passes, and that would have to be a few meters off the ground, and it going what 100mph? I believe the whole idea would be fail, but would make a funny video!


You just load a Madcat LRM 20 pod full of Elementals...  then pull the trigger and watch the fun...
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Re: VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2009, 12:27:29 PM »
Quote from: lessergod on March 02, 2009, 08:22:38 AM

You just load a Madcat LRM 20 pod full of Elementals...  then pull the trigger and watch the fun...

LOL!
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Re: VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2009, 03:21:46 PM »
Quote from: PapaFade on March 02, 2009, 12:27:29 PM
Quote from: lessergod on March 02, 2009, 08:22:38 AM

You just load a Madcat LRM 20 pod full of Elementals...  then pull the trigger and watch the fun...

LOL!

After that you would have to decide the type of elementals you would like to fire... (pyromaniac's favorite) incendiary or high-impact elements xD
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Re: VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2009, 04:21:28 PM »
the planes won't be going at 600 kph either.
they have been slowed down to accomodate the devs idea of the game
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Re: VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2009, 07:34:53 PM »
Quote from: Stahlseele on March 02, 2009, 04:21:28 PM
the planes won't be going at 600 kph either.
they have been slowed down to accomodate the devs idea of the game

I should hope so. Maybe im just noob, but i have trouble whacking 150kph mechs scout mechs. Asking me to hit a 4 times faster object, that now flies, is highly unlikely ><.

Also, will aero/VTOL be able to drop off supplies? repair kit/ammo/ etc?
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Re: VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2009, 07:47:21 PM »
150 to 200 is actually a pretty good guess i think . . if i remember correctly, something along those numbers has been mentioned by a dev . . of course, i could be wrong too . .
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Re: VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2009, 07:47:51 PM »
Quote from: KeenanEmpire on March 02, 2009, 07:34:53 PM
Also, will aero/VTOL be able to drop off supplies? repair kit/ammo/ etc?

They will be able to drop off ammo, although you might not like catching it....
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Re: VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2009, 09:24:09 PM »
Quote from: Diablo48 on March 02, 2009, 07:47:51 PM
Quote from: KeenanEmpire on March 02, 2009, 07:34:53 PM
Also, will aero/VTOL be able to drop off supplies? repair kit/ammo/ etc?

They will be able to drop off ammo, although you might not like catching it....

TT. i was hoping the ammo wouldn't be armed, firing, and or traveling down a tube of blue rings at me.
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Re: VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2009, 09:52:21 PM »
Quote from: KeenanEmpire on March 02, 2009, 09:24:09 PM
Quote from: Diablo48 on March 02, 2009, 07:47:51 PM
Quote from: KeenanEmpire on March 02, 2009, 07:34:53 PM
Also, will aero/VTOL be able to drop off supplies? repair kit/ammo/ etc?

They will be able to drop off ammo, although you might not like catching it....

TT. i was hoping the ammo wouldn't be armed, firing, and or traveling down a tube of blue rings at me.

Ah but thats the best way for ammo to travel, looks so pretty.....
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Re: VTOL/Aerospace Air Drops
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