| Hummer and Buggy... [message #154960] |
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I prefer not to take that risk- when I get out, it dies, whether there's enemies around or not. There's always a chance that you'll be killed before you can set off the remotes, so it is better to destroy the vehicle as soon as you get out.
Or, even better, wait to get 500 credits, buy an APC, and take enough people with you so that you never have to get out in the first place.
I won't deny that Buggies and Hummers have their uses, but the APC is superior in every single way except that of the purchase cost. There is absolutely no reason, if you have the credits, to use either vehicle (unless, of course, you have captured it from an enemy and are holding it to block one of their vehicle slots).
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| Hummer and Buggy... [message #155008] |
Tue, 17 May 2005 19:31 |
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Why are there so many replies to this topic? Buggys have very few uses and the ones they are used for are only in specific situations.
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| Hummer and Buggy... [message #155211] |
Wed, 18 May 2005 20:14 |
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As for not having time to get the remotes off of I make sure I have the time to set them off, and that the vehicle is not right in front or behind me. Plus, I usually kill the sbh before I even get out to disarm. I know there is still the risk, but I detonate if I hear someone get into it.
As for rushing I kill it as soon as I can. Humvees/buggys are useful for early rushing on non. def maps, also on city. But, apcs are a better choice if you can afford one in early game.
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| Re: Hummer and Buggy... [message #175070 is a reply to message #175020] |
Mon, 17 October 2005 07:00 |
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| sterps wrote on Sun, 16 October 2005 23:12 |
| mrpirate wrote on Tue, 10 May 2005 16:43 |
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MLRS(NOT MRLS!!!)
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Mobile Locket Rauncher System?
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In real life it is called the MLRS - Multi Launch Rocket System.
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well in a game where little invisible men run around in invisible tanks and tanks that shoot out flames.. I dont think we're playing a game that resembles "real life"
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| Re: Hummer and Buggy... [message #175125 is a reply to message #153000] |
Mon, 17 October 2005 16:31 |
karmai
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The point is that the game isn't intended on being realistic.. It isnt called an MLRS, its an MRLS.. Mobile Rocket Launching System... in this FICTIONAL game.
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| Re: Hummer and Buggy... [message #175135 is a reply to message #153000] |
Mon, 17 October 2005 17:18 |
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The Renegade vehicle is called the MRLS.
The Tiberian Sun vehicle is called the MLRS.
In real life, I don't know. So if you are referring to a Tib Sun hover rocket thingumybob, say MLRS. If you're referring to the one in Renegade, say MRLS because it's an MRLS.
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| Re: Hummer and Buggy... [message #175261 is a reply to message #153000] |
Tue, 18 October 2005 12:50 |
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ROFL MOBILE ROCKET LAUNCHING SPOOM! it does 800 damage and corrects your spelling and grammar, sometimes even critical hits you with a word you dont understand
im best rene
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| Re: Hummer and Buggy... [message #175855 is a reply to message #153000] |
Sat, 22 October 2005 01:38 |
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I personally call it an MRL. On the in-game chat, MRLS to me would be plural. I use short "MRL right" for re-con messages when possible.
There were flame tanks in WWII the USA used them to run Germans out of Bulkheads, or I guess just cook them.
Flame tank
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Flame tank is a military term for a tank equipped with a flamethrower.
The flame tank concept is designed to supplement a combined arms attack against fortifications or other obstacles. They only reached significant use in World War II, where the USA, USSR, Germany and the UK all produced flamethrower-equipped tanks.
A number of methods of production were used. Typically they were modifications (either field or factory) of existing tank chassis. Flamethrowers were either modified versions of existing infantry flame weapons (Flammpanzer I and II) or specially designed (Flammpanzer III). They were mounted externally (Flammpanzer II), replaced existing machine gun mounts, or replaced the tank's main armament (Flammpanzer III). Ammunition for the flame weapon was either carried inside the tank, in armoured external storage, or in some cases in a special trailer behind the tank (Churchill Crocodile).
Flame tanks were of great use attacking fortifications or infantry in short range assault or urban environments. They overcame the extreme vulnerability of man-portable flamethrowers, and could develop greater range. However, in an open battlefield, the flamethrower was virtually useless because of its short range.
Experience of combat use of flamethrower tanks was mixed. German flamethrower variants of Panzer II and Panzer III were both discontinued due to unsatisfactory performance and converted into assault guns or tank destroyers. The Panzer IV was never converted into a flame variant, despite being used for just about every purpose imaginable on the battlefield.
The mixed results were in part due to the development of infantry anti-tank weapons. At the start of the War most infantry units had weapons with some effectiveness against armoured targets at ranges of 30 to 50 metres, like anti-tank rifles. Towards the end of the War, more powerful anti-tank weapons like the bazooka, Panzerschreck and PIAT were introduced which were fatal to tanks at ranges longer than the tank's flamethrower could reach.
Examples
Second World War:
M4A3R3 Flamethrower, a M4 Sherman tank variant.
Churchill Crocodile
Badger - Canadian Ram tank adapted with flamethrower.
Give me the one with the trailer. Forget about carrying 300 gal of fuel in the back seat.
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| Re: Hummer and Buggy... [message #176315 is a reply to message #175863] |
Mon, 24 October 2005 23:19 |
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| Lijitsu wrote on Sat, 22 October 2005 08:51 |
I stand corrected, however I'll turn right back around an correct you. It's recon, not re-con. Recon stands for recconaissance.
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It's reconnaissance (1 C, 2 Ns), since we're correcting everyone.
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| Re: Hummer and Buggy... [message #176362 is a reply to message #176315] |
Tue, 25 October 2005 08:08 |
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| Deathgod wrote on Tue, 25 October 2005 02:19 |
| Lijitsu wrote on Sat, 22 October 2005 08:51 |
I stand corrected, however I'll turn right back around an correct you. It's recon, not re-con. Recon stands for recconaissance.
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It's reconnaissance (1 C, 2 Ns), since we're correcting everyone.
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I used Dictionary.com as my basis, but the spell check here seems to believe that both are pliable answers.
| Aircraftkiller wrote on Wed, 31 May 2006 22:30 |
I've been Nodbuggered. =( =( =(
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| Re: Hummer and Buggy... [message #176443 is a reply to message #176362] |
Tue, 25 October 2005 17:46 |
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| Lijitsu wrote on Tue, 25 October 2005 11:08 |
| Deathgod wrote on Tue, 25 October 2005 02:19 |
| Lijitsu wrote on Sat, 22 October 2005 08:51 |
I stand corrected, however I'll turn right back around an correct you. It's recon, not re-con. Recon stands for recconaissance.
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It's reconnaissance (1 C, 2 Ns), since we're correcting everyone.
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I used Dictionary.com as my basis, but the spell check here seems to believe that both are pliable answers.
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Maybe different countries = diff spellings? like color and colour?
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