It can, untill the Heli moves.nicoliani wrote:I wonder if the the grappling hook can be attached to a heli?
By saying it was like fast-ropes, I mean the rope physics, which is why I mentioned a pole instead. This couldn't work anytime in the forseeable future because it's a rope, and until the devs find a way to keep ropes attached to vehicles, it wouldn't work. I didn't mean it's purpose was like the fast-ropes.M.Warren wrote:My friend joined the U.S. Marine Corps and is part of the MEU. Although his primary role is to crew and operate amphibious vehicles, this was included as part of standard training.
This is not exactly a "fast rope". Fast ropes are generally deployed from the inside of the helicopter and are dangled down in multiples to ground level for insertion. This facilitates an infantryman's ability to reppel down as quickly as possible without the need for the transport helicopter to land.
The SPIE (Special Purpose Insertion and Extraction) Rig is more for extraction purposes. Although capable for "insertion" as it states, it leaves soldiers vulnerable to small arms fire.
For the record, SPIE (Special Purpose Insertion and Extraction) Rig's are almost always attached to the outside of an aircraft itself. So once you're on it, you're going to be dangling there till you get back home. That's it.
Also as you can see in the video, the Marines are attached to a rope and cannot in any way control thier descent back to ground level. This relies heavily on pilot skill and judgement. If you're descending too fast you can easily injure the soliders. This is why "fast ropes" are superior to insertion as the helicopter only needs to hold it's hover and the rappeling soldiers do the rest of the work.
Anyways, it'd be cool to see something like this in action, but it's most likely unable to occur. Especially because most players in PR don't know the term "retreat" or "extraction". This is because it would involve players running away from thier contacts, whereas they'd rather fight back and die trying as usual.
You could, and that would work perfectly fine so long as the Heli hovers perfectly. The second it moves though, the grappling hook falls off. Basicly, if you stand inside the Merlin and it goes full speed, you'll go flying out the back. The grappling hook acts the same way. And untill the Devs find a way to fix that, these types of ideas will never happen.Craz3y|Assasin wrote:couldnt you throw your grappleing hook onto the chopper door?
If the chopper is even hovering the rope will go right through it and fall off. I have tried it before even on a chopper on the landing pad and it is not practical at all.Colt556 wrote:You could, and that would work perfectly fine so long as the Heli hovers perfectly. The second it moves though, the grappling hook falls off. Basicly, if you stand inside the Merlin and it goes full speed, you'll go flying out the back. The grappling hook acts the same way. And untill the Devs find a way to fix that, these types of ideas will never happen.
) the rope was stuck in the air when the helicopter was away. Looked funny, but... Well, its not fastroping and not rig extractioning and not whatever.