Skybird03 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I am wondering, since I planlessly played around with the editor, and found myself with a couple of BMP-2 and ASLAV racing to the beach, and then crossing a 3 km-wide waterway to the beach on the other side.Would any commander seriously take such a manouver ever into consideration, and is the amphibious capability of the vehicles such that they they could do such a trip (lasted 35 minutes, moving at 5 km/h), more or less like mini-battleships on open sea, instead of just crossing a river? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Er, well BMPs and ASLAVs aren't known for their sea faring capabilities.Anything more than a gentle breeze and things get...interesting.They are primarily designed for crossing rivers which would confuddle an MBTBut then you have bridging units for thoseAmpihb assaults are mainly handled by AMTRACs etc.but then i'm not a Marine..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemolitionMan Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Well at least you shouldn´t try it when German Panzers are nearby... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I doubt that anyone would do so. The traction is not strong enought to parry sea currents, winds or waves. And the speed is as you described around 5-7km/h. Is will take time, you have little chance to end up where you want to go, and waves more then 20cm would reach the airintake.That is the BMP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybird03 Posted December 22, 2007 Author Share Posted December 22, 2007 Tut's doch...! :biggrin: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dejawolf Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 well, russian vehicles usually extend the air intake when fording. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemolitionMan Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Very true: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wahrborg Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Funny you put up this thread Shybird, cuz i just reported that no amphibious vehicles can movi in the water anymore. Obviosly there is somthing wrong at my end - or does anyone elshe having problems with vehicles being unable to move in water 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH_Lieste Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 They'll only start moving from stationary if given fast/top move orders.Continuing movement is possible with slow orders, and of course movement speed is always 'slow' with no additional pace available at the higher rates.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wahrborg Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 They'll only start moving from stationary if given fast/top move orders.Continuing movement is possible with slow orders, and of course movement speed is always 'slow' with no additional pace available at the higher rates..Ok. for me it doesn't work at all though 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingtiger Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Well at least you shouldn´t try it when German Panzers are nearby... What where who when? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemolitionMan Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 That´s Oberleutnant von Jaworski, 3rd Panzerregiment, 2nd Panzerdivision, who is credited to have shot up a ship(some sources say a destroyer) at Boulogne, May 23, 1940 with his PzIV. Look here for more: http://members.aol.com/ladung/destroy.htm It was either the destroyer VIMY or VENETIA, who were both reportedly hit during their operations near the harbor of Boulogne. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybird03 Posted December 22, 2007 Author Share Posted December 22, 2007 Ok. for me it doesn't work at all thoughThat's probably because the beach is too steep. They refuse to enter. At the end of the trip I decribed I also learned that the tanks would not move out of the water, although I had checked and hand-select the beach in the editor very carefully. That tanks can get stuck and drown in water holes not bigger than for example 2x2 m and not deeper than 1 or 1.5 meter also has something to do with it. This issue is definitely a worthy contribution to the to-do-list. Even if BMPs and ASLAV swim - SBP and the AI nevertheless HATE water. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted December 22, 2007 Members Share Posted December 22, 2007 It can depend on the terrain theme. With the traction values variable some slopes simply cannot be traversed if the traction falls under a critical threshold. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingtiger Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 That´s Oberleutnant von Jaworski, 3rd Panzerregiment, 2nd Panzerdivision, who is credited to have shot up a ship(some sources say a destroyer) at Boulogne, May 23, 1940 with his PzIV. Look here for more: http://members.aol.com/ladung/destroy.htm It was either the destroyer VIMY or VENETIA, who were both reportedly hit during their operations near the harbor of Boulogne.OK then it wasnt Wittman, a friend of mine told me that wittman sunk a ship at kursk( what?)and got awarded for it, and I cant a shit against it)(like where there hell shold a sub be around kursk?)/KT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH_Lieste Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 I read Warhborg's report as being about movement of amphibious vehicles in open water.I have observed vehicles stationary in open water not being able to move when their speed is set to slow. (often, as the platoon wing-men occasionally shift position relative to the lead vehicle they can actually move off independantly, but then get stranded waiting for the lead vehicle to catch them up)With speed set to fast or top I don't observe this same behaviour (in mission editor/test at least) and manual driving also works to get the vehicle started. Once moving the vehicles will continue even at slow speed.This is a seperate problem from climbing slopes which can prevent egress of amphibians from the water once they reach the shore. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted December 23, 2007 Members Share Posted December 23, 2007 Ah... OK. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 OK then it wasnt Wittman, a friend of mine told me that wittman sunk a ship at kursk( what?)and got awarded for it, and I cant a shit against it)(like where there hell shold a sub be around kursk?)/KTWittman did take a pot shot at a boat and a sub on some river in Russia somewhere, it was during his StuG days.Don't know the details cos i can't remember much about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotMagnet Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 What problems are you having? Amphibious units on my machine do fine, except when they come to a steep bank. It's the units which still don't know that they're amphibious that drink my beer.Shot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtGeorge Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I've tried doing scenarios with swimming APCs but it never worked out - you need the most gently sloped beach possible for the vehicles to get out, or they'll get stuck. I found that with AI in control of a water crossing, you'll lose about 50% of the vehicles being stuck on the exit beach. I gave up on those types of moves unless I could personally go through all the vehicles and drive them out properly (tedious!). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dejawolf Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 well, what you can do is instead of trying to drive the vehicles straight up, you drive them out of the water at an angle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackworth Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I';m working on an MP mission where Blue will be required to land ASLAVs and secure a beachhead. so you guys can get lots of practice trying to pull the effers out of the water. I even found a nice beach for you all But, what I notice is that even though I have nice beaches that are very gradual grades from the water's edge, as soon as the water starts, there is about a 45 degree plunge of the ocean bottom into the water. It's pretty unrealistic to have such a consistent drop off especially with a nice lowly graded beach to egress the water on. I guess it's a little late in the game to correct the way water causes this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted December 29, 2007 Members Share Posted December 29, 2007 The reason is a cosmetic one. At shallow angles there is a nasty flicker/twinkle effect due to the limited resolution/accuracy of the Z buffer. A decision had to be made between better looks and increased obstacle values of rivers and lakes (shore beaches weren't exactly envisioned) - or the opposite. Usually rivers and lakes have a significant obstacle value, so it seemed to be a no-brainer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackworth Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Thanks for the reply Nils. Since this is an MP mission with all the units player controlled, I've decided it is not a bad thing to have this added headache for the players. Just another hurdle to overcome while landing their vehicles 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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