Why not exchange arty for a AC-130 gunship?

Hauler · Post by **Hauler** » 2007-03-07 14:36

Well I got to thinking about cool things that you devs MIGHT (the key word) be able to do. And I thought to myself man it would be cool if you could make an C130 gunship have it unload on like the enemy. I was thinking that maybe you could use the gatling gun of the A10 but make it bigger then that one. You dont need to make the C130 just the firing effects. What do you think?

Post by **bosco_** » 2007-03-07 14:43

Mhh, it would already be a cool feature if you just saw the rounds incoming.
But I guess it's almost impossible to get that ingame and the priority is pretty low.
Also, IIRC, artillery is hardcoded somehow.

El_Vikingo · Post by **El_Vikingo** » 2007-03-07 14:52

do they still use the c130?

KP · Post by KP » 2007-03-07 14:53

As a gunship? Yeah, it's called the Spectre.

As a transport? Yes again.

El_Vikingo · Post by **El_Vikingo** » 2007-03-07 14:59

The only videos I've seen of a c130 were from 'nam.

KP · Post by KP » 2007-03-07 15:02

Believe me, they still use them.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1nk5doxubyg
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-kgecDoaozA

Post by **Dunehunter** » 2007-03-07 15:03

There's a vid of a Spectre in A'stan tearing it up on the net, pretty brutal

El_Vikingo · Post by **El_Vikingo** » 2007-03-07 15:20

KP wrote:Believe me, they still use them.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1nk5doxubyg
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-kgecDoaozA

Second video doesn't show the plane!

=HR=Drayu · Post by **=HR=Drayu** » 2007-03-07 15:20

If I recall correctly, in POE for BFV they had a map where the US would spawn in a plane that was flying around the map on its own. Would be cool if we could have something like that in PR!

Post by **bosco_** » 2007-03-07 15:23

El_Vikingo wrote:Second video doesn't show the plane!

Anyway, more footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RcsDxJCPW0

El_Vikingo · Post by **El_Vikingo** » 2007-03-07 15:32

thx

EDIT: that is just nasty, Seriously, imagine that was you. It,s dark and some redneck is trying to kill you with an oversized gun sitting in a plane.

huleboeren · Post by **huleboeren** » 2007-03-07 15:45

They still do Tank drop offs?

Viper5 · Post by **Viper5** » 2007-03-07 15:59

1. Use the search button please. I cant stand another suggestion

2. No maps at the moment are even possible for it

3. Its a possibility in the future

4. C130 could never transport an M1 I believe. Not sure about LAV/Bradley

Post by **Bob_Marley** » 2007-03-07 16:17

huleboeren wrote:They still do Tank drop offs?

Not with M1s. Those tanks were M551 Sheridans, which were specially developed to drop from the C130 in support of US airborne units. They are no longer in use as they were finally retired from the 82nd airborne in 1996 (the phase out from the rest of the US army began in 197

.

I dont know of any current US army armoured viechle that could be dropped in the same manner without at least partial disassembly.

Maxfragg · Post by **Maxfragg** » 2007-03-07 17:26

the bradly can be dropped by parachute and in future there will possbly be the M8-AGS Thunderbolt

Major._Spork · Post by **Major._Spork** » 2007-03-07 17:33

have any of you played Command and Conquer Generals: Zero Hour.. they have C-130's.. same concept of arty except that its a dam big gun and machine gun [i saw it on i think Mail Call that you can either have to really dam big guns or 1 big gun and one dam big machine gun... or 2 machine guns and no big cannons or anything... but either way, its deadly....

or what about a MOAB [for thoes of you that dont know a MOAB is the Nickname to what is called "The Mother of All Bombs"

or mabye just use what we had in Vietnam... a "daisy cutter"

any of thoes and lets just say your going to have a BAAAD DAY!!!

secret.squirrul · Post by **secret.squirrul** » 2007-03-07 17:41

Those poor frickin' Muj never had a chance, dude. I like the way they remained in tight, easy-to-bomb groups even after they knew they were under fire.

Post by **Mongolian_dude** » 2007-03-07 17:43

A simulation for a transport plane would be the huge one you see on the airstrip at Albasrah airport. Basicly, put one of those, static, in the air as high as you possibly can on a map, sealing off the front(obviously lol) and using the sandstorm animation that is used on Al faluja to rush around the plane. Place around a few static viechles like on the train on Operation ghost train and allow viechle drops

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Though im sure the DEV team could throw down a better one, im sure.
Perhaps for one of the upcomming mumbo-Jumbo 4 times the size albasrah maps?

For a C130 gunship, all you need to do is just make the flippin plane sound that you hear when a supply crate is dropped, combined with some kind of arty-ish thing lol. Dunno how it would be coded or anything though.

...mongol...

El_Vikingo · Post by **El_Vikingo** » 2007-03-07 17:49

If there were a way to change the arty; Make the streaks red, make a hundred of them appear and make them make little explosions.

Post by **77SiCaRiO77** » 2007-03-07 18:48

c130 only operate at night and with air superiority , we have any night map with insurgents?