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[Laqueesha 474]

Alreigh Burke DDG?

Yes, it most certainly is.

I wonder what role it will serve in ArmA 2.

[BLSmith2112 0]

Dumb Question: Say you have a C-130... You take off from the nearest airport and land.... where?

Isn't there only 1 airport? Or are there any flat grass areas that would suffice as a secondary airport?

[Laqueesha 474]

Dumb Question: Say you have a C-130... You take off from the nearest airport and land.... where?

Isn't there only 1 airport? Or are there any flat grass areas that would suffice as a secondary airport?

There could be more than one island, like OFP 1 and ArmA 1.

[BLSmith2112 0]

There could be more than one island, like OFP 1 and ArmA 1.

Well yea... but it hardly makes sense to have a C-130 on a tiny map, considering its troop carrying capacity. Chernarus is the only map that makes sense to actually need the thing... it just doesn't make any sense.

Edit: If they have another island off to the side with its own airport but still is on the "map" Chernarus, I'm all for that :) When you said island, I was thinking big ISLAND like Everyon/Malden/Kolgujev/Nogova/Sahrani. Not like the little island on the north eastern end of Sahrani or northern end of Nogova. I haven't seen this tiny additional "airport island" yet though on Chernarus... so my only assumption is that there is only 1 airport... which (imo) is dumb because the C-130 really has no cargo carrying purposes.

Edited April 20, 2009 by Victor

[Maio 293]

Dumb Question: Say you have a C-130... You take off from the nearest airport and land.... where?

Isn't there only 1 airport? Or are there any flat grass areas that would suffice as a secondary airport?

They brought equipment also via C 130 in Chernarus .

[sparks50 0]

Paratroops I guess?

Anyway, I think the Utes island has an airport too. Only one airport would be very strange, USA and Russia sharing airports?

Edited April 20, 2009 by sparks50

[BLSmith2112 0]

Brought it in from where? lol. That makes little sense then... ok you brought the equipment in from some imaginary alice in wonderland location... but how is the C-130 supposed to be functional for those who are not in lala land but who are on Chernarus? If it can carry cargo, where does it drop it off or pick it up?

Paratroops I guess?

Yes but they said that the plane will also have cargo carrying capabilities... do they never just land a plane anymore to drop something off?

[PuFu 4600]

Dumb Question: Say you have a C-130... You take off from the nearest airport and land.... where?

Isn't there only 1 airport? Or are there any flat grass areas that would suffice as a secondary airport?

People usually complain about NOT having something in the game, rather than having it. Remember that ArmA2 will be at least as modded as ArmA1, so i am sure someone will make use of that c130 in a better way(maybe on a bigger island with multiple Airstrips?)

[Maio 293]

If it can carry cargo, where does it drop it off or pick it up?

Chernarus airport ( controled by the USMC ) and it picks it up from an allied state .

[BLSmith2112 0]

People usually complain about NOT having something in the game, rather than having it. Remember that ArmA2 will be at least as modded as ArmA1, so i am sure someone will make use of that c130 in a better way(maybe on a bigger island with multiple Airstrips?)

A completely agree. I do realize its better to have it IN the game opposed to not in the game... but when its in the game, don't you think they'd want to actually have it be used for something? Rather than just throwing it in for kicks? I'm 1000% for the plane, I mean... when the mods come out with different airstripes etc, it'll be sweet. But it just is a bit odd to incorporate things into your game that really serve little function. Another airstrip somewhere would have been nice..

Chernarus airport ( controled by the USMC ) and it picks it up from an allied state .

Dude lol... if it has a cargo carrying option this is how things will go. There will be no "allied state", there will only be Chernarus. A player will approach the aircraft in the Chernarus airport, load their cargo, take off, then while they are in the air they will be forced the land in the exact same spot - thereby making the plane, in effect, useless. In terms of single player (if you spawn in the plane at mission start), and for fancy cutscenes - It can serve a (small) purpose I guess.

Edited April 20, 2009 by Victor

[jakerod 254]

There are two airports on the one map. The one is on the island of Utes (see recent screenshots) and the other is on continent part of the map (see Chenarus sat map). Or at least I am about 99.9% sure. There might even be 3 who knows.

[BLSmith2112 0]

There are two airports on the one map. The one is on the island of Utes (see recent screenshots) and the other is on continent part of the map (see Chenarus sat map). Or at least I am about 99.9% sure. There might even be 3 who knows.

If thats the case, I'll have to check into that. I was under the impression that those were completely separate (smaller) maps. :p

[sparks50 0]

Yes, it looks like it will be accessible, like Rahmadi is to Sahrani.

Edited April 20, 2009 by sparks50

[mr.g-c 6]

There are two airports on the one map. The one is on the island of Utes (see recent screenshots) and the other is on continent part of the map (see Chenarus sat map). Or at least I am about 99.9% sure. There might even be 3 who knows.

There are 3 afaik....

Look at the big chernarus map in upper right corner, close to coastline.. Looks like a small one though....

[varp 0]

Dumb Question: Say you have a C-130... You take off from the nearest airport and land.... where?

Isn't there only 1 airport? Or are there any flat grass areas that would suffice as a secondary airport?

the MOAB rests in a cradle on an airdrop platform inside a C-130 aircraft. ...

reason enough..? :)

[Maio 293]

Another airstrip somewhere would have been nice..

http://www.armaholic.com/pfs.php?m=view&v=4-tiscali_games_preview_april_10.jpg

Read the mission brief .

[madrussian 347]

@Victor

First off, it's not always going to be the player flying the plane.

In the end, you have to place the boundry somewhere, and simulate everything outside. I can see plenty of uses for the C-130, even in a map with only one airfield.

i.e. Flown in by an AI to drop off supplies at the airfield... or flown in by the player for that matter (from the boundry of the map).

edit:

Heck, you don't really even need an airfield at all to find good uses for planes. :)

Edited April 20, 2009 by MadRussian

[BLSmith2112 0]

i.e. Flown in by an AI to drop off supplies at the airfield... or flown in by the player for that matter (from the boundry of the map).

Spawning into the flying plane (the player or the AI) as pilot and being told to simply land the plane seems kinda dull.. as the plane never took off from anywhere to begin with. I understand the paradrop aspect. But that is the only aspect that makes sense to me at this point.

http://www.armaholic.com/pfs.php?m=view&v=4-tiscali_games_preview_april_10.jpg

Read the mission brief .

I'm at work atm, but that looks like it could be a screen grab of another island somewhere. I'm probably wrong but yea... I'd like to see a full map of Chenarus and its attached small islands in one zoomed out image. I've seen an older one in the past but didn't notice any other landmasses except the main one. My impression is still that the Utes island is like a Rahmadi in that its its own map.

Edited April 20, 2009 by Victor

[jakerod 254]

Spawning into the flying plane (the player or the AI) as pilot and being told to simply land the plane seems kinda dull.. as the plane never took off from anywhere to begin with.

I'm at work atm, but that looks like it could be a screen grab of another island somewhere. I'm probably wrong but yea... I'd like to see a full map of Chenarus and its attached small islands in one zoomed out image. I've seen an older one in the past but didn't notice any other landmasses except the main one. My impression is still that the Utes island is like a Rahmadi in that its its own map.

I think you might be right now. I am looking at the old press release pdf file about Chenarus and it does seem to be too far away. Either way though its nice to have a C-130. You can always land it in a field somewhere.

EDIT: I think Mr. gc is right though, I think I see another airstrip on the continent part too.

Edited April 20, 2009 by Jakerod

[BLSmith2112 0]

I think you might be right now. I am looking at the old press release pdf file about Chenarus and it does seem to be too far away. Either way though its nice to have a C-130. You can always land it in a field somewhere.

It'll have to be a big field :) - Yea I just hope that it'll be possible to land it somewhere in an area like this.

[Mavericko 0]

Spawning into the flying plane (the player or the AI) as pilot and being told to simply land the plane seems kinda dull.. as the plane never took off from anywhere to begin with. I understand the paradrop aspect. But that is the only aspect that makes sense to me at this point.

I'm at work atm, but that looks like it could be a screen grab of another island somewhere. I'm probably wrong but yea... I'd like to see a full map of Chenarus and its attached small islands in one zoomed out image. I've seen an older one in the past but didn't notice any other landmasses except the main one. My impression is still that the Utes island is like a Rahmadi in that its its own map.

And Rahmadi is also a part of Sahrani and United Sahrani - I think it will be the same in ArmA 2 even thought it looks that it is really far way.. either way i really like the C-130 hercules and am excited to have it in-game

[WhoCares 0]

http://www.armaholic.com/pfs.php?m=view&v=4-tiscali_games_preview_april_10.jpg

Read the mission brief .

I thought about posting this link as reference as well, but it actually does not show anything if it is just a stand-alone mission and not part of the campaign.

I'd argue a different way and say that we will have multiple airbases to be able to play PvP air combat in multiplayer, as we had already in ArmA. Maybe AI can use both strips as well (not sure whether it already does in ArmA)...

edit: Where the plane is coming from if there was only one (allied) airbase - Ramstein I'd guess :)

Edited April 20, 2009 by WhoCares

[jakerod 254]

I guess I'll throw it in another post too...

There appears to be a second airstrip on Chenarus like Mr GC said. East side near the coast just below and to the west of that little inlet.

[Deadfast 43]

I thought about posting this link as reference as well, but it actually does not show anything if it is just a stand-alone mission and not part of the campaign.

Well, he posted that link because the airport we saw HALO above is obviously on Utes according to it ;)

[Maio 293]

Dont forget it can carry RHIB's . And maybe it can carry other types of vehicles and paradrop them onto needed locations