Poll

should jets have radar?

yes51%51% - 43
no48%48% - 41
Total: 84
H0ly(rap
Member
+10|7287|Nebraska
Well i am a pilot and i know that a radar would be very helpfull to me, or the pilot, like in BFV, if you got in the jets there , you would have a small radius of radar on your mini map. so i am just wondering if anyone else thinks that radar on the jets would be nice or if it would give a pilot too much advantage.

the radar would only pick up air units not ground, you would still have to depend on the infintry to help you there.

tell me what u think.
Krappyappy
'twice cooked beef!'
+111|7386
i'm neutral on the idea.

would it be a 'ping' type radar that radiates out in a circular pulse, or a 'scanner' type radar that sweeps around like the UAV?

with the sweeper type, you have a chance to detect an enemy jet without him seeing you in return. with the ping type, you would see each other, probably.

i don't think dogfighting needs to be any easier. i thought it was a lot more fun to have to shoot people down with guns in the first place, so it's already too easy now with missles.
Richard2000
Banned
+39|7112|England
with the sweeper type i think
coke
Aye up duck!
+440|7276|England. Stoke
I think that it should be a 'ping' type radar but only in forward arc of say about 30 odd degrees.
H0ly(rap
Member
+10|7287|Nebraska
idk something like that, i d just like to know how the enemy jet is attacking me , like what angle and stuff, so you can manuvre accordingly.
VeNg3nCe^
¦Tactics Øver Principles¦
+314|7272|Antarctica
Yes but only one that picks up other aircraft.
Flaming_Maniac
prince of insufficient light
+2,490|7273|67.222.138.85

Krappyappy wrote:


i don't think dogfighting needs to be any easier. i thought it was a lot more fun to have to shoot people down with guns in the first place, so it's already too easy now with missles.
qft
david363
Crotch fires and you: the untold story
+314|7306|Comber, Northern Ireland
did u just pretty much copy my post? try searching forward looking radar
DSRTurtle
Member
+56|7252
No.  They have way too many advantages as it is compared to every other vehicle.  They don't need any more help.  If you want something to improve them. change the lock on tone so that it is different between AA and another jet so you can tell the difference.

Last edited by DSRTurtle (2006-07-24 14:44:15)

Hurricane
Banned
+1,153|7197|Washington, DC

Dogfights on Oman, Cleansweep, etc are 'dont get locked on' fights. On PLA airmaps without the F-18, it's a 'dont get locked on' fight for the F-35 and a 'see the f-35' fight for the J-10.
Bell
Frosties > Cornflakes
+362|7116|UK

The beeping noise and the red thing is a dead give away.....
TXVeteran512
Member
+16|7058
how about we also give them unlimited UA, Radar and Heat Seeking Infantry bullets
H0ly(rap
Member
+10|7287|Nebraska
.... not funny
PRiMACORD
Member
+190|7191|Home of the Escalade Herds

DSRTurtle wrote:

No.  They have way too many advantages as it is compared to every other vehicle.  They don't need any more help.
Yep

Take a Tank for instance

Threats to a Tank:

Tank
APCs
AT infantry
Specops infantry
TOW's
Attack choppers
Jets
Artillery
Jihadmobiles

Tank Targets:

Infantry
Helicopters
APCs
Tanks
Light vehicles

All of it's targets can fight back.

Threats to a Jet:

Jets
AA

Jet Targets:

Helicopters
Jets
Tanks
APCs
Light vehicles
AA sites
TOW sites
Infantry

Uhh, pretty much everything while only 2 of it's targets can actually fight back.
imdead
Death StatPadder
+228|7335|Human Meat Shield

DSRTurtle wrote:

No.  They have way too many advantages as it is compared to every other vehicle.  They don't need any more help.  If you want something to improve them. change the lock on tone so that it is different between AA and another jet so you can tell the difference.
Roger.. everyone is putting fighting infantry to CSS if they don't like vehicles, well if you like vehicles there is a game called Allied Assault.

BF2 was made for all types of war, but you see the same people in metal, hell you even see people kill thier own to get it.   Whoever said planes have a threat is really not paying attention or doesn't know the map. They have one thing on their mind: "where is that uncap or the place they spawn" - they arent worried about AA or other aircraft, but when they get shot down they are the first to bitch.  But when they get a score of 85-0 they are the first to post it and brag of thier ownage. Pilots that dogfight are the best, I give props, but when they just drop bombs on the first flag taken or the uncap, thats not considered skill, its considered selfish and all about points, its really the fact that a 2 year old could do that. I personally think dogfighting is the best, I rarely drop a bomb, If I do its because the only flag we have is being taken.

Recently I consider the pilots now that the server we own and the ones Ive been in, don't give a shit; we could be taking a flag and the pilot sees it white and he drops his payload killing all his teammates and one enemy....
leesupport
Member
+39|7249

PRiMACORD wrote:

DSRTurtle wrote:

No.  They have way too many advantages as it is compared to every other vehicle.  They don't need any more help.
Yep

Take a Tank for instance

Threats to a Tank:

Tank
APCs
AT infantry
Specops infantry
TOW's
Attack choppers
Jets
Artillery
Jihadmobiles

Tank Targets:

Infantry
Helicopters
APCs
Tanks
Light vehicles

All of it's targets can fight back.

Threats to a Jet:

Jets
AA

Jet Targets:

Helicopters
Jets
Tanks
APCs
Light vehicles
AA sites
TOW sites
Infantry

Uhh, pretty much everything while only 2 of it's targets can actually fight back.
yea i agree with you there it already easy enough to spot tanks with jets
Volatile
Member
+252|7271|Sextupling in Empire

imdead wrote:

....but when they just drop bombs on the first flag taken or the uncap, thats not considered skill, its considered selfish and all about points, its really the fact that a 2 year old could do that.
I would pay $5 to see a 2 year old rack up kills on bf2.
blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|7212
I would like to see 'ping' type radar that radiates out in a circular pulse, like it shows where enemies are every few seconds and you hear sound of ping, .... ping....ping and you see your targets.
H0ly(rap
Member
+10|7287|Nebraska
lol
ExtremeSpy506
Code Red Pro Sniper Guy
+45|7205|Olympus Mons, Mars

H0ly(rap wrote:

Well i am a pilot and i know that a radar would be very helpfull to me, or the pilot, like in BFV, if you got in the jets there , you would have a small radius of radar on your mini map. so i am just wondering if anyone else thinks that radar on the jets would be nice or if it would give a pilot too much advantage.

the radar would only pick up air units not ground, you would still have to depend on the infintry to help you there.

tell me what u think.
Yeah, but, isn't even better for it to react with the satelite scan? Well, you'd be able to see the scan on the map, as a player.
DesertFox-
The very model of a modern major general
+796|7251|United States of America
I wouldn't say so. It takes the fun out of dogfighting if you look on your map and go, "Oh, he's right behind me flying at 325 mph SSE" instead of being like, "No Joy! I don't see him! Where'd he go!?!?!"
souljar
Member
+8|7051|Liverpool U.K
Bad idea dude ! they dont need that shit , if your good enough you can handle a few enemy planes and the aa no probs and as for the nub who was chattin poop about not dropping bombs , dogfighters are the best pilots , get real , the best pilots can deal with all of it m8 !
DSRTurtle
Member
+56|7252

souljar wrote:

Bad idea dude ! they dont need that shit , if your good enough you can handle a few enemy planes and the aa no probs and as for the nub who was chattin poop about not dropping bombs , dogfighters are the best pilots , get real , the best pilots can deal with all of it m8 !
Right on.  I'm not the best in the air but i'm getting a lot better because I fly more often now than when the game first started.  I even went into single player to practice some.  Not the best way to learn to fly but it does help.  Coop mode can help even more when you have a human LGM guy or a human chopper gunner you can communicate with.  A good commander will spot jets for you as well.

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