12-10-2011, 12:23 AM
(12-09-2011, 08:05 PM)Bubba link Wrote:And Stoops could have single handedly taken the scud down by spotting the SCUD with few flybys (With a hint of luck with him).
Negative, I don't think I could have spotted it under those camo nets. Even when I had you guys talking me on it was near impossible to pick out. On the radar it just showed up as a grey contact so without ground forces I would have been useless. On the converse side of that you guys could have probably handled things just fine with a few well placed AT shots, although you would have had to engage ground troops to get the shot probably.
I think that even in missions where CAS can identify and engage targets by themselves I prefer to have them under the control of an FAC. That way not only do the ground troops not feel useless but also the pilots have to communicate well with the forces on the ground, forcing them to play as part of a team. In many ways if you are airborne, you are blind unless you happen to be in something that can lock on without ground forces assisting you, and where's the fun in that?Â
All in all, I think that mission was a great opportunity to see what kinds of things we like doing together, and what can be done to make it more enjoyable for everyone. I know in the "dead" chat there were lots of ideas being thrown around for future "Mega Co-ops" that we probably wouldn't have thought of if we hadn't done this one.