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Post by xeoran on Jun 16, 2006 5:23:07 GMT -5
Well, obvious really, whaddya think of zepplins in game? Air defense balloons should be there but flying fortress like zepplins seem pretty cool too. For reference;  |
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Post by tordenskjold on Jun 16, 2006 6:42:34 GMT -5
Zeppelins is a good idea, the Germans used those for bombing London in the first world war. I imagine a pulp super zepplin would be a huge, steel clad thing busting with weapons, and large enough to carry several planes and tons of gasolin inside, making it a mobile airbase.
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Post by xeoran on Jun 16, 2006 7:19:22 GMT -5
Exactly- I can see aircraft carrier zepplins and the like. Also good for the Russkies. Plus you could have armour plated ones with full batteries- a real fleet in the sky. In particular how about a Blitz II with rocket Spitfires against these fellows!
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Post by skorzeny on Jun 16, 2006 18:07:40 GMT -5
Aerial aircraft carriers. Not too sound ridiculous, but anybody recall the Iron Vulture from the cartoon 'Talespin' or the Cobra Command airfortress from the GI Joe cartoon?
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Post by xeoran on Jun 17, 2006 2:36:37 GMT -5
Unfortunately not, do you have any pictures?
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Post by tordenskjold on Jun 17, 2006 4:47:30 GMT -5
An air fortress is a good idea, fueling and protecting the zeppelins while they are "in dock", while being repaired, filled with bombs and having the cannons and guns loaded. We could justify it with the Russian/US/German/other country scientists inventing a new ultra light gas, able to keep something at the size of a castle floating.
The air fleet is cool. It could be called the "Air Armada", or something similar. A few insane ideas for the use of zeppelins:
- Dropping of large amounts of parachutes. A super zeppelin could carry a whole battalion of soldiers. we could also have them carry tanks and other hardware, though it would be hard to justify how something so heavy is dropped with out breaking upon ground impact.
- Carrying tons of bombs, a single zeppelin could carry more than several Lancaster bombers.
- Transporting bases. A zeppelin could be designed to carry a pre-made military base, a huge bunker, or something similar, It would make it easy to fortify ground positions.
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Post by xeoran on Jun 17, 2006 4:55:25 GMT -5
All great ideas there Tord. I can really see a whole abtallion of paras jumping off row by row...
Also it would be a very cool place to put a German research facility...!
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Post by tordenskjold on Jun 17, 2006 4:58:44 GMT -5
Oh! I see rocket-pack troopers and flying mutants!  |
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Post by xeoran on Jun 17, 2006 5:59:41 GMT -5
Exactly! Gargoyles anyone? I can see rocket fights already...
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Post by tordenskjold on Jun 22, 2006 9:05:11 GMT -5
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Post by xeoran on Jun 22, 2006 12:31:55 GMT -5
Did you try using Photobucket? And imageshack?
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Post by Tim on Jun 25, 2006 8:28:12 GMT -5
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Post by skorzeny on Jun 25, 2006 9:25:18 GMT -5
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Post by xeoran on Jun 25, 2006 9:59:36 GMT -5
All cool images!
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Post by Darkson on Jul 8, 2006 17:22:28 GMT -5
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. Anyways, I see what you mean, and it is really a good concept for what airfortresses and pulp zeppelins should look like.
