Why do people love the Merlin so much?

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Sturnn
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Post by Sturnn »

I haven't flown it yet well i have...sort of but i crashed so..my feet are staying firmly on the ground unless i manage to fly the damn thing!...but what i've seen of the merlin its a pretty sexy helicopter in my opinion.

i nearly got killed by a merlin which was on the same team as me "British team" on operation ghost train, one of my members tried to fly on and nearly killed me!, and i was Squad Leader aswell!, talk about mutiny! lol!. it nearly crashed ontop of me lol!...
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Post by Expendable Grunt »

Speaking of the Merlin, is anyone else unable to look around as co-pilot now?
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Post by SethLive! »

I love the merlin...
its really cool looking, and its the brits most important asset on basrah cause it can ferry you from ammo dump location to ammo dump location. If you encounter heavy resistance, then call for extract and go to a different ammo dump, works like a charm ;)
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Post by CAS_117 »

Don't diss the Merlin! He can turn you into a frog!
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Post by Cerberus »

I like the Merlin because it's a very forgiving aircraft to fly... the Black Hawk zips around too easily and crashes frequently... the MH-6 is like the airborne version of the motorbike (they both vibrate and can get blown up quickly)...
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Post by hoc_xfirestormx »

the merlin looks cool, the back ramp is bitchin, and it functions just like any other transport vehicle, which rules. i agree it should have more seats though. is 6 the maximum bf2 can handle? i cant remember if its 6 or 8. i never pilot, so i dont really know.
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Post by bosco_ »

Max is 8.
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Post by agentscar »

No offense to the Merlin,I love it and all,but the Blackhawk PWN's it...I will always love the Blackhawk as my number one,small transport,and in a way light air support chopper.And is the Blackhawk gonna be made BLACK,any time soon,in a future version,cuz it's Black in U.S. Intervention.
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Post by eddie »

Right.... :|

Anyway, the Merlin is a medium/heavy-lift transport helicopter like the Chinook. Merlin Helicopter Cargo 3: Merlin HC3. The UH-60 is a utility helicopter, it isn't designed to take big payloads.
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Post by SGT.JOKER »

only thing i "love" about the merlin is trying to stand in the back without dying.....usually to no avail.......
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Post by eddie »

At least my Merlin wasn't shot down by an RPG by some crackheads.
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Post by bosco_ »

Fearosius wrote:For real I never knew, hmmm... very tempting but I still standby my Blackhawk, I guess its fair though it can have 8 seats, as its one big ugly mo*o and has no mounted gun...
The Blackhawk in PR has 8 seats IIRC.
8 seats in a vehicle are the max with the BF2 engine afaik.
The Merlin has 6 (?) seats in PR.
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Post by eddie »

7 as of 0.6.

IRL the Merlin "stands" (carries) 45 troops, the BH, 12.
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Post by bosco_ »

45? We need to find out if so many people even fit in a standing Merlin in PR :lol:
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Post by Longbow* »

I'd rather use Lynx instead of Merlin . Faster , lighter , ins't that huge and carry the same number of troops as Merlin do in PR . And afaik model of it is already done ...
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Post by Raymond.Reiloff »

Expendable Grunt wrote:Speaking of the Merlin, is anyone else unable to look around as co-pilot now?
confirm on co-pilot not being able to look around.

oh and the merlin is nice to fly ;)
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