Hilarity Ensues!

[Vacquero]

I don't know what happened here, but I was testing a scenario I'm making, and I saw a TOW from a Jaguar hit a squad of infantry. It was launched at a BMP-2, but hit the dismounts instead. AND CURSE ME, for not taking screenshots. Maybe the missle went haywire, because I ducked behind a hill, to avoid a T-80? Whatever happened, it was quite cool. Right after, I got killed, cause I was laughing so hard. (note; The missle missed the BMP by a good 50 or 60 meters!)

[PS-SCUD]

Not very funny if your the infantry! :lol:

[Hell_Hound]

It's all about killing one of the infantry, so your second shot can hit the middle guy. ;)

[PS-SCUD]

lmfao

[YdnarB]

Ever see infantry run up to a tank from the rear or flank, get real close, pop off a bazooka and kill themselves? I find that to be humorous in a sick sort of way.

[PS-SCUD]

Yes, especially when they pass up a great shot from 50m farther back. They just have to make sure they have a 100% chance of hitting before they fire lol.

[Ratseal]

Had a squad chasing one of Ydnar's Leo's - and they put 3 AT4s into it from 25m or less (rear aspect, stopped target), he turns around and machine guns them.

Much later, different squad takes a shot at an M1 (Y again) moving at top speed, and hit him in the flank from almost two KM, and get a kill in one shot.

[PS-SCUD]

Life's funny like that. Would be funnier if the ATGM were a KE round, but still.

[Hell_Hound]

Ever see infantry run up to a tank from the rear or flank, get real close, pop off a bazooka and kill themselves? I find that to be humorous in a sick sort of way.

Yes, it's happened to me.

I see it as their just punishment for refusing to take the shot at 50 meters. :mad2:

[Vacquero]

I now have a screenie of it, course different time, but still.

[BlackDeath]

Troops are stupid...
Allied troops often miss ennemies while enemis tropps always kill me...
but ,never have seen suicide troops...

[m1a1vha]

i have seen suiccide troops. normally they come out of the forest.

about the ATGM, i had a Jag fire at BMP2 that was behind a road. dismounts were infront of the IFV and the ATGM hit one of the troops. the blast killed all dismounts. wish i had a pic. :D

one crazy thing that saw was one trooper who was the only surviver of a squad take on 2 T80 and killed both with side shots on the move.

another super trooper killed three BMP2 and another 2 PCs and was the only unit to capture the Obj. gave him the Star of Valor. :@!:

[PS-SCUD]

Those aren't stupid troops. They're reactive armor! :idea:

[NEpi]

suicide troops get through boot camp from time to taime...
there's also the breserkers: the ones running towards a tank when it is trying to run them down (try "blind elephants" for numerous examples)

[Lone*star49]

1.> Had a squad chasing one of Ydnar's Leo's - and they put 3 AT4s into it from 25m or less (rear aspect, stopped target), he turns around and machine guns them.

2.> Much later, different squad takes a shot at an M1 (Y again) moving at top speed, and hit him in the flank from almost two KM, and get a kill in one shot.
...

1.> Yes, the troops of F-Troop.. I have been told several answers why this happens:

A. If they (the troops) are to close, they won't fire *(do to arming distance required)*

**not sure if this is correct, as it may only pertain to a Tow..


B. That the missle hasn't enough distance to cause max destruction..

C. A/O, the missle is not quidable at such close distance, and I have seen many times, they miss.


2.> Yep, given the right distance, the missle has and causes max destruction.



LS :?

[BlackDeath]

hey, yesterday, I was playing a mission and one of my troops, who left his APC, immediatly open fire with his ATGM on a ennemy BMP. Unfortunatly, the M2 the soldier left, was hit by this stupid ATGM,and I controled this M2.
Results>My M2 destroyed, 6 troops killed because they were just near my APC.
the fraticide soldier was killed with me...

[BlackDeath]

I probably was between the BMP and the soldier. Its strange because Ididnt move since he left the APC...

[stuart666]

i have seen suiccide troops. normally they come out of the forest.

about the ATGM, i had a Jag fire at BMP2 that was behind a road. dismounts were infront of the IFV and the ATGM hit one of the troops. the blast killed all dismounts. wish i had a pic. :D

one crazy thing that saw was one trooper who was the only surviver of a squad take on 2 T80 and killed both with side shots on the move.

another super trooper killed three BMP2 and another 2 PCs and was the only unit to capture the Obj. gave him the Star of Valor. :@!:

What was his name, Audie Murphy?:D

[attackrat]

Yay for the valiant soldiers of F-Troop. I immobilized a BRDM with a FASCAM ambush and sent my missile troops over to finish him off from a safe vantage point. They broke cover, marched right up to the vehicle, lay down in their nice little formation and then Squad Leader McF*ckup blew them all away with a LAW. He was as close as you could possibly get: the sound of firing and the explosion were simultaneous, and the smoke cleared enough to see the bodies just before it kicked me over to the next available unit. I could practically hear him shout "Hey y'all, watch this!" as he pulled the trigger.

A disabled BRDM takes out six troops. I was laughing fit to bust for the rest of the game.

[PS-SCUD]

This just goes to show how true SB is to real life. You have hero soldiers who are proficient with their weapons and brave in the face of danger, and you have complete screwup soldiers, who never fire when they should, and when they do, they hit their own units!

It's Murphy's Law at its finest. :@!3:

You ever see a soldier in Starcraft too afraid to fire at a pack of charging Zerglings? Or screwup and shoot the guys inbetween him and a Hydrolisk? I didn't think so!

I think there should still be screwup soldiers in SB2, just the ratio of good to bad should be much higher.

Besides, we have to have something to complain about, otherwise we will complain......oh wait.....



P.S. Attackrat, you have the wonderfull skill of taking something funny, and making it hilarious. Great story!

[Hell_Hound]

I think there should still be screwup soldiers in SB2, just the ratio of good to bad should be much higher.


Or the good ones should influence the bad ones. If I were in one of those sections and had some rank on my arm, it'd take me all of five seconds to erupt, "Goddammit! Gimme that thing!" :)

[TankHunter]

Ever see infantry run up to a tank from the rear or flank, get real close, pop off a bazooka and kill themselves? I find that to be humorous in a sick sort of way.

Better yet. A co of dismounts in some woods are being rolled by T-80s and MBTLs (sp). The troops take losses from a combo of gun fire from the enemy and friendly bazooka fire, and ATGMs from the troops and the Brads.

[m1a1vha]

just think 'Stallingrad'

[YdnarB]

Had one couple days ago. M113 running along, gets caught in arty, gets immobilized. Now, this M113 is in an HE arty strike. Troops start pouring out the back into the arty fire. It was quite amazing.

[TankHunter]

Had one couple days ago. M113 running along, gets caught in arty, gets immobilized. Now, this M113 is in an HE arty strike. Troops start pouring out the back into the arty fire. It was quite amazing.

:shock: :o :casstet: Goddamn AI :mad2: They gotta fix that in SB 2 or SB pro

[YdnarB]

I just tell myself that it simulates people snapping under fire. Panic. Frustration. Fear.

Remember that scene in Saving Private Ryan where the guy with all the ammo doesn't shoot the German coming down the stairs? (Or the German that doesn't shoot him.) Now, imagine if you will, that that was an online first shooter game and your character was the guy frozen on the stairs. Now, tell me you wouldn't be smashing the hell out of your controller and cussing at the AI.

I used to think the infantry AI was a bug. Now I don't think so. I think Al and the gang have actually simulated battlefield panic and the fog of war. So, the next time you see one of your infantry run blindly to the front of an enemy tank so it can be machine gunned instead of staying behind it and shooting the tank in the ass, don't think "Damn AI". Think, wow, Al and Ssnake are friggin' geniuses.

[Bluewings]

I saw quite a few time Troops making contact with Enemy Troops , taking position , calling ARTY ...
And everybody dies . :casstet: :lol:

Cheers . :3starSK:

[Bluewings]

Attackrat wrote : They broke cover, marched right up to the vehicle, lay down in their nice little formation and then Squad Leader McF*ckup blew them all away with a LAW. He was as close as you could possibly get: the sound of firing and the explosion were simultaneous, and the smoke cleared enough to see the bodies just before it kicked me over to the next available unit. I could practically hear him shout "Hey y'all, watch this!" as he pulled the trigger.


Are you sure you didn 't hear someone with a strong asian accent shouting "Banzai !! " !? :hallucine:

Bloody kamikazes ....

Cheers . :3starSK: