Orcas and Air-to-Air Capability ?

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5 total messages Started by step... Tue, 02 Jan 1996 00:00

#342

Author: step...
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 1996 00:00

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I think I remember seeing a note somewhere about Orcas and air-to-air.

I tried to put my Orcas up against a swarm of enemy Orcas one time,
and they just milled around.

Any hints ?

thanks,

Steve H

Re: Orcas and Air-to-Air Capability ?

#343

Author: da... David Margison
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1996 00:00

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step...@csn.net wrote:

>I think I remember seeing a note somewhere about Orcas and air-to-air.
>
>I tried to put my Orcas up against a swarm of enemy Orcas one time,
>and they just milled around.
>
>Any hints ?
>
>Steve H

I don't think you can actually target a flying helo. However - if you
target a helo while it's landed then, if it takes off your orcas will
still have a go at it. 

---
Pol

Re: Orcas and Air-to-Air Capability ?

#344

Author: kut... Thomas Kutter
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 1996 00:00

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In article <4cc46d$5...@dns1.mci.com>, step...@csn.net says...
>
>I think I remember seeing a note somewhere about Orcas and air-to-air.
>
>I tried to put my Orcas up against a swarm of enemy Orcas one time,
>and they just milled around.
>
>Any hints ?
>
>thanks,
>
>Steve H
>

Yes, before they take off, use the ctrl option.  Do this by selecting
the chopper, holding down ctrl and hitting 1-9.  You can do this for 
multiple units too.  Then, when you want to select them again, just hit
0-9 again.  This can be done in midair...

Re: Orcas and Air-to-Air Capability ?

#345

Author: s950... Justin Cain Brymer
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 1996 00:00

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Thomas Kutter (kut...@openmarket.com) wrote:
: In article <4cc46d$5...@dns1.mci.com>, step...@csn.net says...
: >
: >I think I remember seeing a note somewhere about Orcas and air-to-air.
: >
: >I tried to put my Orcas up against a swarm of enemy Orcas one time,
: >and they just milled around.
: >
: >Any hints ?
: >
: >thanks,
: >
: >Steve H
: >

: Yes, before they take off, use the ctrl option.  Do this by selecting
: the chopper, holding down ctrl and hitting 1-9.  You can do this for 
: multiple units too.  Then, when you want to select them again, just hit
: 0-9 again.  This can be done in midair...

I think you've missed the point here, he's actually talking about targeting
an enemy's chopper, not his own, so that his orca's can attack it, so he's
saying tell them to attack it when its on the ground and even if it takes
off you can still hit it

Re: Orcas and Air-to-Air Capability ?

#346

Author: lucid
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 1996 00:00

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step...@csn.net wrote:
> 
> I think I remember seeing a note somewhere about Orcas and air-to-air.
> 
> I tried to put my Orcas up against a swarm of enemy Orcas one time,
> and they just milled around.
> 
> Any hints ?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Steve H

The only way to attack air-to-air is to target the opposing air 
forces *before* they leave the ground.  

I don't think you can actually attack in mid air with attack choppers 
(NOD), but its really cool with orcas!

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