New Mission Request

XLjedi · 02-21-08, 11:41 AM

Anyone made the mission to shoot down a bus over the pacific yet?

...is that even possible? :hmm: (I mean within the realms of the mission editor. Obviously, it's possible IRL.)

EDIT: Bah! ...wrong forum. If someone would be so kind...

Molon Labe · 02-21-08, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by aaronblood

Anyone made the mission to shoot down a bus over the pacific yet?

...is that even possible? :hmm: (I mean within the realms of the mission editor. Obviously, it's possible IRL.)

EDIT: Bah! ...wrong forum. If someone would be so kind...

As a threshold matter, you'd need a custom database that had the SM-3, target "bus," and a Lake Erie separate from the other Ticos. But what do you do from there with the playables we have? You could have them do ASW security/penetration for the Lake Erie, but really, that isn't much different from the stock TBMD mission, or any other area defense scenario for that matter.

Pisces · 02-21-08, 04:13 PM

Huh? Bus, Pacific, Lake Erie?? Wat weird wargame are you guys talking about. Or is there a movie I didn't see or something?

XLjedi · 02-21-08, 04:51 PM

Round 10:30 last night the Aegis Cruiser, USS Lake Erie, shot down that falling spy satellite (bus) with an SM3 missile somewhere near Hawaii.

Edit: I guess technically they didn't shoot it "down" so much as blast it into smaller bits.

pi_sigma · 02-22-08, 05:51 AM

What would be player supposed to do in such mission? Just fire SM-3 at certain time??

XLjedi · 02-22-08, 08:50 AM

I dunno, maybe it's harder to find a satellite... and position ships within a given time window? Maybe China or some other country could be opposed to the action?

Just a way to capitalize on current headlines as a way to generate interest. I haven't done anything with the mission editor, so I was wondering if it was even possible to actually have a target in low orbit (or very high altitude) to shoot at. I agree it wouldn't be too much fun to just arrive at a location and shoot off an SM3.

02-21-08, 11:41 AM	#1
XLjedi Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 8	New Mission Request Anyone made the mission to shoot down a bus over the pacific yet? ...is that even possible? :hmm: (I mean within the realms of the mission editor. Obviously, it's possible IRL.) EDIT: Bah! ...wrong forum. If someone would be so kind... __________________

02-21-08, 04:51 PM	#4
XLjedi Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 8	Round 10:30 last night the Aegis Cruiser, USS Lake Erie, shot down that falling spy satellite (bus) with an SM3 missile somewhere near Hawaii. Edit: I guess technically they didn't shoot it "down" so much as blast it into smaller bits. __________________ Last edited by XLjedi; 02-22-08 at 09:27 AM.

02-22-08, 05:51 AM	#5
pi_sigma Nub Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	? What would be player supposed to do in such mission? Just fire SM-3 at certain time?? Last edited by pi_sigma; 02-22-08 at 08:46 AM.

02-22-08, 08:50 AM	#6
XLjedi Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 8	I dunno, maybe it's harder to find a satellite... and position ships within a given time window? Maybe China or some other country could be opposed to the action? Just a way to capitalize on current headlines as a way to generate interest. I haven't done anything with the mission editor, so I was wondering if it was even possible to actually have a target in low orbit (or very high altitude) to shoot at. I agree it wouldn't be too much fun to just arrive at a location and shoot off an SM3. __________________

02-21-08, 04:13 PM	#3
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	Huh? Bus, Pacific, Lake Erie?? Wat weird wargame are you guys talking about. Or is there a movie I didn't see or something?