Since this is more about me complaining to feel better than actually being constructive, I decided to put this thread in this forum rather than the Chatter forum.
Anyway, here we see a typical capture point. You can pretty much substitute any CP you like and my complaint is still valid on some level, but in Wake Island this offense is particularly heinous.
The place where enemies can be within defending range of the flag is shown in red.
A guy, let's call him "Goofus" for general purpose, takes off in a Blackhawk from the carrier with "Gunner" situated on the chopper's port side. This knowledge is easily attainable by moving your eyes downwards towards the bottom left of your screen, but Goofus seems to think of Gunner only as a passenger and not somebody who can actually be useful.
As we all know to be true in standard tri-dimensional mathematics, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. So, Goofus makes a beeline for the CP, his mouth watering for those juicy neutralize/capture points.
Problem is, he's a sitting duck, as illustrated here.
During the trip, Gunner has the freedom to fire anywhere within the blue highlighted area. Unfortunately, the only things Gunner has available to fire at on either side of the Blackhawk are jellyfish and buoys, because all of the dry land is passing directly underneath the chopper (which, surprisingly, is where infantry and vehicles spend most of their time). Goofus lowers his altitude to within capping range, and the two U.S. Marines are promptly torn apart by AT rockets and .50 cal machine gun fire. Two flag-defending points are doled out to the Chinese, and Gunner and Pilot are swept back to the carrier, empty-handed, after 15 seconds.
Then Galant comes along and beats Goofus into the pilot's seat. Gunner hops in, his good faith not yet gone, and Galant takes stock of his teammate, affording him the opportunity to clear the path before setting down to cap the flag.
Galant circles the flag once, slowly and smoothly. Gunner goes to work.
Pwnage ensues. The Chinese defenders are destroyed like a baked ham on Oprah Winfrey's plate. Down comes the Blackhawk, and the flag is turned neutral before they can respawn.
Moral of the story?
For the love of God in His glorious Heaven, if you're going to fly straight at a CP in a transport chopper, at least do it sideways.
Anyway, here we see a typical capture point. You can pretty much substitute any CP you like and my complaint is still valid on some level, but in Wake Island this offense is particularly heinous.
The place where enemies can be within defending range of the flag is shown in red.
A guy, let's call him "Goofus" for general purpose, takes off in a Blackhawk from the carrier with "Gunner" situated on the chopper's port side. This knowledge is easily attainable by moving your eyes downwards towards the bottom left of your screen, but Goofus seems to think of Gunner only as a passenger and not somebody who can actually be useful.
As we all know to be true in standard tri-dimensional mathematics, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. So, Goofus makes a beeline for the CP, his mouth watering for those juicy neutralize/capture points.
Problem is, he's a sitting duck, as illustrated here.
During the trip, Gunner has the freedom to fire anywhere within the blue highlighted area. Unfortunately, the only things Gunner has available to fire at on either side of the Blackhawk are jellyfish and buoys, because all of the dry land is passing directly underneath the chopper (which, surprisingly, is where infantry and vehicles spend most of their time). Goofus lowers his altitude to within capping range, and the two U.S. Marines are promptly torn apart by AT rockets and .50 cal machine gun fire. Two flag-defending points are doled out to the Chinese, and Gunner and Pilot are swept back to the carrier, empty-handed, after 15 seconds.
Then Galant comes along and beats Goofus into the pilot's seat. Gunner hops in, his good faith not yet gone, and Galant takes stock of his teammate, affording him the opportunity to clear the path before setting down to cap the flag.
Galant circles the flag once, slowly and smoothly. Gunner goes to work.
Pwnage ensues. The Chinese defenders are destroyed like a baked ham on Oprah Winfrey's plate. Down comes the Blackhawk, and the flag is turned neutral before they can respawn.
Moral of the story?
For the love of God in His glorious Heaven, if you're going to fly straight at a CP in a transport chopper, at least do it sideways.