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Old September 15th, 2008, 01:52 PM

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Default Re: Gliders or Paratroop transport?

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Originally Posted by PanzerBob View Post
Now FJ Airmobile, that is interesting to try, just remember to be in the weeds and don't forget The Ride of Valkyie!!!! MUUHAHAHA!!!
As someone who has toyed around with airmobile assaults in WinSPMBT I can assure that this is no cake walk either. It has its own set of difficulties. Helicopters are extremely fragile and extremely responsive to enemy fire. A transport plane or glider isn't going to turn around in the face of enemy fire. A helicopter might, and it might just be carrying the exact units you need to break out from the LZ. You need to find a landing zone with a good covered approach...and barring that set up a walk of smoke or otherwise suppress any defenses that are on route. You'll note that in the early days of airmobile operations, at least for the US, laying thick smoke screens around the LZ was part of the general plan, to provide an immediate defense against enemies taking advantage of helicopters at their most vulnerable.
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