Iron Gator Question

2006-02-28 16:07:15

#1

sfg-Ice__: Member; +4|6912

OK fellas, I had a discussion with a squad mate of mine about this map. You see I feel that the flight deck is the more important spawn to maintain topside. He felt that the viewing deck was more important.

My reasons are as follows:
Once the enemy has the flight deck they can heal thier choppers there-which almost ensures the soon capture of the viewing deck. Also, the flight deck provides quick alternate access to the Engine Room.

Now his reasons mostly where concerned with the AA gun mounted near the viewing deck. I'm not going to speak for him other than this.

I just want to know what you guys think about this?

2006-02-28 16:43:17

#2

ROTOFOO: Member; +2|6920

It seems to me that the Viewing Deck is always the last flag to go down for the SEALs, so in my opinion the Viewing Deck is a slightly more key flag. You get an entrie view of the Flight Deck on three levels, and you can destroy the SEALs UAV Trailer. Both are key spots, but I would rather keep ahold of the Viewing Deck. Plus its soooo much harder to get the Viewing Deck back than the Flight Deck.

btw do you play in the Iron Gator 24/7 server at all? I think its called FW Gauntlet? I think i have seen you in there.

2006-02-28 16:50:12

#3

sfg-Ice__: Member; +4|6912

Yeah I'm there alot. See I differ on that opinion. I think the Viewing deck is a hell of a lot easier to take as mecs with a good squad than the flight deck. Have your squad go for it, have a med stand on the other side of the little building there incase a chopper wipes everyone, and cap it. The flight deck on the other hand has little to no coverage.

2006-02-28 21:42:30

#4

Knochenmann_AUT: Member; +1|6985

The flight deck is the key flag. To have two choppers on you side and none on the enemy side... great!

The AA is not realy important because ints only use is to shoot helos and boats comming from the land side. If ther are helos at the east/sout side of the carrier, the AA is almost usless. If you have the 2 choppers, the other side can have the AA, no problem at all.

The only pro for the view deck: Its eas to take as first flag for MEC, its easy to defend when it is the only flag your side controll on the carrier.

But having or not having the fligt deck - that winns the game.

2006-02-28 21:50:17

#5

sfg-Ice__: Member; +4|6912

You do know that the aa missles can fire on a chopper as far back as the enterance to hanger bay aft...that does add a factor to the problem

2006-02-28 22:11:37

#6

terrafirma: Press 1 to Kill; +81|6913|Westminster, Colorado

I think you win by taking all of the inner ship points and let the choppers fly around killing nobody outside. 4 points to 2 will most likely win it for ya.

Either point gives access to the ship fairly easy.

2006-02-28 22:30:19

#7

ROTOFOO: Member; +2|6920

Terra, I think you nailed it. In my experience, the one that seems to switch sides the most often is the Mess Hall. Thats one the of key places. It provides direct routes to nearly all of the other flags. And when each of those hangar bay flags are controlled by both teams, its a fun battle to try and defend or attack those flags.

2006-02-28 23:20:46

#8

VeNg3nCe^: ¦Tactics Øver Principles¦; +314|6965|Antarctica

Viewing deck by far.

2006-02-28 23:31:49

#9

Orion5413: Member; +4|6946|Irving Tx

view deck...is alway the first to go...when the mec side wins...yes the flight deck is important but.... If you have the view deck you can kill anything in any direction...running across the flight deck to either the hanger bay or the engin room is no easy chore if there is a sniper and or support on top of the view deck

2006-02-28 23:34:13

#10

Kamikaze17: Over the line!; +70|7008|Mark it zero.

get all but the flight deck, and just strafe it with choppers. tickets go down super fast that way

2006-03-01 00:42:33

#11

CrimsonFury: Member; +1|7038

Both flight deck and viewing tower have heli repair pads, so I don't see why the orginal poster listed repair as a bonus for flight deck.

IMO flight deck is the easier one to capture out of the 2 but viewing tower is more important due to a number of features:

1) closest flag to the US heli respawn point (controling viewing tower usually means your team will get the chopper next time it respawns)

2) AA gun

3) closest flag to UAV and sattelite dish

4) central location makes it the shortest route to every other flag on map: engine room\mess hall\aft hanger via stair wells: hanger via lift, flight deck via deck

5) Has more places to take cover + setup good fire sectors from than flight deck

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