truck trick vs pgm strikes - Page 2

Wdll · #1 June 3rd, 2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Skirmisher

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Originally Posted by istol

no point in banning trucks because they are needed to move artillery / aa guns etc around

There is also SP ARTY & SPAA (self propelled) no trucks needed.

Sometimes below par.

Skirmisher · #2 June 3rd, 2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Wdll

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Originally Posted by Skirmisher

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Originally Posted by istol

no point in banning trucks because they are needed to move artillery / aa guns etc around

There is also SP ARTY & SPAA (self propelled) no trucks needed.

Sometimes below par.

Perhaps but both parties would be affected by the rule.

It's up to you as the commander to "pick it up a notch" and get it done with less than desirable equipment.

istol · #3 June 3rd, 2009, 08:43 AM

yeah thats one tactic but in the game we are having you have to spend at least 2000 points to air strikes because we think that they are cool

Imp · #4 June 3rd, 2009, 09:15 AM

Well SEAD then or save them till half way through the game & someone can spot SAM sites.
Still Skirmishers point is valid trucks have to have a reason to exist if its by the SAM its there to move it & thats it from me.
I have not come across a game trick yet that cannot be countered you will lose a few till realise but so long as you have a fairly realistic force it can adapt to counter which is probably why they are that way. I have fought 40 odd helos, hordes of snipers & ATGMs & won just because they annoyed me for wasting my time. makes for a slow boring game with loads of low% hits but in the sniper ATGM game it was quite easy once realised I just lost a few troops finding them & killed with armour & they are expensive & tied to the spot if want to fire so just work your way slowly over the entire map with a concentrated force.

Wdll · #5 June 3rd, 2009, 09:16 AM

Yeah, air force works great when the enemy has no real way to defend against it. If it is a modern enemy, then it is a bit of waste of money, most of the time.

I still get it though.

Suhiir · #6 June 3rd, 2009, 11:21 AM

God and the Air Force work in mysterious ways.

hoplitis · #7 June 3rd, 2009, 11:26 AM

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God and the Air Force work in mysterious ways.

And in the spirit of Suhiir's sigy, I'm not sure about God!

Suhiir · #8 June 3rd, 2009, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by hoplitis

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Originally Posted by Suhiir

God and the Air Force work in mysterious ways.

And in the spirit of Suhiir's sigy, I'm not sure about God!

The true measure of anothers intelligence is how much they agree with you.

c_of_red · #9 June 4th, 2009, 01:20 PM

Another solution is to turn off your PGM if there is a truck around.
IIRC, the game is hard coded to make trucks a priority target for an air strike. I seem to remember this from a thread at the blitz.
At the time the Cammo Boys thought it would be to much work for too little gain to change it. That was years ago (ver 2.1?) and things do change.
It isn't that big a deal. You won't lose any games over it. If you think you will, then you are wrong. Trucks are extremely valuable IF they are used properly. Use them like APC's and you will get hurt.