BF2S Forums My hypothesis about Vehicle drops

remo wrote:

No.  They don't airdrop MBTs ... an Abrams is 67 tons, and using the "big-ass parachutes" (tm) it would take like 50 of them.  Rumors are they tried it once and failed miserably.

Only the C-5 can carry them (of course, it can carry anything) ... and the C-5 doesn't do LAPES (low altitude parachute extraction system).  Even if they did, I doubt any taxpayer would be happy about the possible consequences of ruining an Abrams on a stunt like that!

Conclusion ... tanks aren't tactical vehicles.  Tanks are used for major combat actions.

tanks ARE tactical vehicles and they are used for more than major combat operations

vpyroman wrote:

Eah, I doubt that there are only humvees. I suspect Tanks as well, i guess the request will be Light, Medium, and Heavy mechanized drops.

It is possible to airdrop a tank. But I seriously doubt they would put such things in the game. Imagine a tank on the carrier in Wake Island! Spwnpwnt! I think it'll just be humvees and not anything else - make it simpler to choose in the command menu.

Their greatest worth, I think, is to give transport to isloated units - such as people who have bailed out of helis, or squads that HAD an APC which started to fry. It avoids people having to make the sometimes very long trek to the next flag - helping your team AND getting you more points.

look, this isnt ur kind of air drop, this is low flying... NOT HIGH PARACHUTE air drop

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/c-130-18.jpg

As for the lighter vehicles:




And yes, it's our very own blackhawk.



Now, about those tanks.....

Naughty_Om wrote:

look, this isnt ur kind of air drop, this is low flying... NOT HIGH PARACHUTE air drop

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/c-130-18.jpg

Yes, that's a LAPES (low altitude parachute extraction system) drop.  And note that it's NOT an MBT ... looks like a Sherman to me.

Last edited by remo (2006-04-28 09:56:13)

FesterTheMolester wrote:

I BELIEV IT IS CALLED OPERATION DUMBO DROP, a movie staring danny glover

it would be badass if a dune buggy would drop at karkand, that would be sick beyond belief, i can just imagine tearing down the main road, and hitting the jump by he square just to go flying and land right at the market cp,

FLYING BUGGY FTW

Surely you mean to drop an elephant laden with crew serviced machine guns into karkand....right?

WilhelmSissener wrote:

<3 tank at the wake carrier <3

lol... a 50 cal jeep would do a lot of damage already, a tank? i can imagine lol... the spawn raping

*cough* *cough* video game *cough* *cough*

YEAAAHH... air dropping an M-1 is a little far fetched, not that it couldnt be done but why when our ARMY brotheren can take down nearly any airfield in a matter of hours. hhhoooooaaah

CORRECTION though, the C-5 is not the only airlifter that can handle the M-1, dont forget the C-17. By far the most kick ass airlifter we have in our fleet, unlike the C-5 it can do tactical and strategic airlift all in 1 package plus we have a crapload of them.. soon to be expanded to a shitload. when you absolutely have to go somewhere shitty.. you can count on the C-17 to roll up to take you.. heh...

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/tr … c17_27.jpg

Last edited by agwood (2006-04-30 02:39:15)

its cool how u get these drops but wat happens to the ones already on the maps...

LMAO,
Vehicle drops, gonna have fun with the arnt we, Yeah, spawn a tank on the Mashtuur city US heli pad. Ontop of the building. FUN!!..


Remind me what the commander gets 4 this?

Last edited by computermash (2006-04-30 12:08:09)

Pubic wrote:

A heavy transport on an accessible roof could be of immense strategic value to a savvy commander; elevated .50cal machinegun post with a 360 degree firing arc, anyone?

yeah....ug....karkand hotel....shudder