Scimitar :D

beef_beef · Post by **beef_beef** » 2007-10-13 10:57

Cant wait to try the Scimitar out

,but what sort of role will a 'light scout tank' play in pr? It should make things a little less A-symetrical with the well equiped factions(unless other factions get an equivalent too)Cant wait for .7 keep up the great work PR team.

Prydain · Post by **Prydain** » 2007-10-13 11:12

beef_beef wrote:Cant wait to try the Scimitar out ,but what sort of role will a 'light scout tank' play in pr?

When I was in the RMC, the Scimitar was a vehicle we saw alot (3 Commando Medium Armoured Reconnaissance is supplyed by B squadron of the House Cav Regiment). The Scimitar is also used as a support vehicle, its small size means it is not as easy to hit as a Chally or Warrior, it is reasonably fast and the good old Rarden is a good support weapon.

Wile it is a usefull little wagon, I think people will use it as a tank. It is not a tank at all.

Top_Cat_AxJnAt · Post by **Top_Cat_AxJnAt** » 2007-10-13 11:12

I think you mean less symmetrical. Less A-symmetrical implies things are more the same, less different.

CareBear · Post by **CareBear** » 2007-10-13 11:29

Scimtar

us brits have the best vechiles

mrmong · Post by **mrmong** » 2007-10-13 12:28

it better be fast

Post by **dbzao** » 2007-10-13 12:31

or else?

beef_beef · Post by **beef_beef** » 2007-10-13 12:33

Top_Cat_AxJnAt wrote:I think you mean less symmetrical. Less A-symmetrical implies things are more the same, less different.

Woops your right, i mean more A-symetrical. V.good english from me even though i am english

ops: and yes we do have the best vehicles

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ZaZZo · Post by **ZaZZo** » 2007-10-13 12:42

It looked like there are one with the cage thingymajig around it, and one without?

Looks really cool though

robbo · Post by **robbo** » 2007-10-13 13:13

I cant wait to use this little machine any chance we get to utilize all of the availible ammunition types?

* High Explosive Incendiary (HEI)
* High Explosive (HE)
* Armour Piercing (AP)
* APSE (Armour Piercing Secondary Effects)
* Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APDS-T)

Any chance of 50mph too

Doom721 · Post by **Doom721** » 2007-10-13 14:22

I really do hope this vehicle takes the role of a "light apc" being able to transfer troops faster than the warrior - don't know what its rules are on spawning in it.

But I do want to see this bugger move faster than the Jihad-Targets ( I mean warriors! )

Post by **Rhino** » 2007-10-13 14:30

the scimitar is not a APC, its can only take a 3 man crew (will be 2 ingame) and its just used as a recon vehicle in r/l

LekyIRL · Post by **LekyIRL** » 2007-10-13 14:40

I can just imagine that thing zipping around Al Basrah

Post by **Rhino** » 2007-10-13 14:47

LekyIRL wrote:I can just imagine that thing zipping around Al Basrah

its not hard to imagine when I took the screenshots of me zipping around Al Basrah

mrmong · Post by **mrmong** » 2007-10-13 15:52

[R-DEV]dbzao wrote:or else?

or ill fire you

Brummy · Post by **Brummy** » 2007-10-13 16:43

Will need a crewman kit hopefully?

Post by **Rhino** » 2007-10-13 16:45

EagleSquadron wrote:Will need a crewman kit hopefully?

without a dout.

Prydain · Post by **Prydain** » 2007-10-13 17:23

Doom721 wrote:I really do hope this vehicle takes the role of a "light apc" being able to transfer troops faster than the warrior - don't know what its rules are on spawning in it.

But I do want to see this bugger move faster than the Jihad-Targets ( I mean warriors! )

Did you not read anything child!

It is not an APC mate, although it uses the Rarden in a similar fasion to the Warrior's cannon (Also a Rarden I belive, have a Pongo check it out). The Armoured Personnel Carrier in the CVR(T) family is the Spartan which is used in specialist roles. I think the RAF regiment used to use it when defending large airstrips too.

The Scimitar in game will and should be used as a light recce vehicle that is able to move fast from its hiding position to support troops from a distance, not as an assault vehicle and definitely not as a tank, despite the automatic cannon.

Post by **Rhino** » 2007-10-13 17:32

I'm pretty sure it uses the same cannon as the warrior if i can remember right from what the guys at bovington told me?