09-27-2013, 01:06 AM
Yeah that was a good mission. I didn't do so well leading the Assault team, partly due to the fact that my sound cut out not even halfway through. I could still hear TS but no gunshots or anything, made it hard to figure out what was going on.
On reflection I do think the assault team was meant to invade the base, because there was an ammo crate at the start but nothing really long-range (other than an M107 that might have proven useful for the jeeps, once it got light) and plus it was pitch black at the start. The terrain around the town was geared toward either close-range combat or long-range...the middle ground was a deep enough valley that you couldn't see targets inside the town. I was stuck thinking we needed to provide overwatch from afar, and so I didn't feel as though I personally was very effective. The rest of the team performed admirably and did well at suppression.
Oh well, live and learn...leading is not something I'm used to doing.
I enjoyed flying the helo, that was fun. We should try more missions like that. I've been trying to get good with the A-10 in ACE but it is quite difficult. I understand how it all works (CCIP mostly) but it's still tough to get good accuracy even with that knowledge. Still, I'd be willing to give it a shot sometime.
EDIT: Also, HOLY CRAP WE FINALLY BEAT RIDERS!
On reflection I do think the assault team was meant to invade the base, because there was an ammo crate at the start but nothing really long-range (other than an M107 that might have proven useful for the jeeps, once it got light) and plus it was pitch black at the start. The terrain around the town was geared toward either close-range combat or long-range...the middle ground was a deep enough valley that you couldn't see targets inside the town. I was stuck thinking we needed to provide overwatch from afar, and so I didn't feel as though I personally was very effective. The rest of the team performed admirably and did well at suppression.
Oh well, live and learn...leading is not something I'm used to doing.
I enjoyed flying the helo, that was fun. We should try more missions like that. I've been trying to get good with the A-10 in ACE but it is quite difficult. I understand how it all works (CCIP mostly) but it's still tough to get good accuracy even with that knowledge. Still, I'd be willing to give it a shot sometime.
EDIT: Also, HOLY CRAP WE FINALLY BEAT RIDERS!