"Vampire Inbound..."

RedDevilCG · 07-22-06, 12:19 PM

You'll hear Vampire Inbound! for missiles that are targetted at other ships (ie NOT your ship) in your fleet (if you are doing fleet ops) as well. Makes you panic pretty bad until you see the missiles fly overtop of you and sink that carrier instead "Phew!"

NeonSamurai · 07-22-06, 05:27 PM

Doesnt saying missle inbound take the same amout of time as vampire inbound?

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Originally Posted by RedDevilCG

You'll hear Vampire Inbound! for missiles that are targetted at other ships (ie NOT your ship) in your fleet (if you are doing fleet ops) as well. Makes you panic pretty bad until you see the missiles fly overtop of you and sink that carrier instead "Phew!"

Hehe having your carrier get blown up is a good thing? Ya do know that frigates are considered expendable over a carrier right (and one of the jobs when screening for a battle group last i checked is to take hits for the big boys)

SeaQueen · 07-22-06, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

Hehe having your carrier get blown up is a good thing? Ya do know that frigates are considered expendable over a carrier right (and one of the jobs when screening for a battle group last i checked is to take hits for the big boys)

Ha! Spoken like someone on an aircraft carrier.

NeonSamurai · 07-22-06, 06:54 PM

or the board of inquiry when you get back

Oberon · 07-22-06, 06:55 PM

See, now this is why bubbleheads have the edge over skimmers, no-one's going to be launching ASMs at them, not unless the sub skipper failed primary school.

Kazuaki Shimazaki II · 07-23-06, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

See, now this is why bubbleheads have the edge over skimmers, no-one's going to be launching ASMs at them, not unless the sub skipper failed primary school.

On the negative side, the bubblehead can be attacked with helicopters and antisub missiles, and he won't be able to shoot them down. He can try to dodge but really he depends very much on the enemy's poor placement giving him time to speed up and deploy decoys.

RedDevilCG · 07-24-06, 02:16 PM

Heh, sorry, I didn't see the emoticon for "irony".

Anyways, I think it was Full Metal Jacket that said it best "Huh, better him than me."

shift-E · 07-25-06, 07:23 AM

NeonSamurai said:
Doesnt saying missle inbound take the same amout of time as vampire inbound?

Yup, sure does. But what if it's a friendly missile ... say a TLAM or Harpoon. It sure wouldn't do to shoot down a friendly one of those with CIWS/RAM/NSSMS. Methinks the CO, CSO, FCO, FCC, and all other FC's involved in shooting down a friendly missile would have to start practicing a whole new set of brevity code words following such an action, such as "would you like fries with that?"

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07-22-06, 12:19 PM	#1
RedDevilCG Watch Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 26 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You'll hear Vampire Inbound! for missiles that are targetted at other ships (ie NOT your ship) in your fleet (if you are doing fleet ops) as well. Makes you panic pretty bad until you see the missiles fly overtop of you and sink that carrier instead "Phew!"

07-22-06, 06:55 PM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	See, now this is why bubbleheads have the edge over skimmers, no-one's going to be launching ASMs at them, not unless the sub skipper failed primary school.

07-24-06, 02:16 PM	#7
RedDevilCG Watch Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 26 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Heh, sorry, I didn't see the emoticon for "irony". Anyways, I think it was Full Metal Jacket that said it best "Huh, better him than me."

07-25-06, 07:23 AM	#8
shift-E Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	NeonSamurai said: Doesnt saying missle inbound take the same amout of time as vampire inbound? Yup, sure does. But what if it's a friendly missile ... say a TLAM or Harpoon. It sure wouldn't do to shoot down a friendly one of those with CIWS/RAM/NSSMS. Methinks the CO, CSO, FCO, FCC, and all other FC's involved in shooting down a friendly missile would have to start practicing a whole new set of brevity code words following such an action, such as "would you like fries with that?"