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Cardul
post Jun 18 2010, 07:57 AM
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OK, so, I just saw the new A-team movie. First, 100% Pink Mohawk!

Second, though, there is the sequence where, when the tank they have bailed out of a c-130 in has lost two of its 3 chutes,
they use the recoil from the cannon to "steer" it so they will land in a lake, and then use the recoil from firing repeatedly
to slow the fall down even more.

While I know this likely makes physics curl up into a fetal position and cry, I am wondering:
1) Jason, if you read this, are we going to see rules for "flying a tank" in War! ?
2) If not, how would other people handle the rolls for doing such a feat if it were to happen in their game?
(Please! No saying "They burn a point of permanent edge." I want there to be honest to goodness rolls and
skills involved, so that a viewing Corp Baddy can be "What the hell are those madmen doing?")
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- Cardul   Fly a tank?   Jun 18 2010, 07:57 AM
- - FlakJacket   Flying tanks? Isn't that what T-birds are for?   Jun 18 2010, 09:43 AM
- - IKerensky   If the tank recoil could slow the fall that mean t...   Jun 18 2010, 10:01 AM
|- - The Jopp   QUOTE (IKerensky @ Jun 18 2010, 11:01 AM)...   Jun 18 2010, 12:12 PM
|- - svenftw   QUOTE (IKerensky @ Jun 18 2010, 03:01 AM)...   Jun 18 2010, 04:11 PM
- - Gyro   Well there would need to be a high gunnery skill i...   Jun 18 2010, 10:25 AM
- - TommyTwoToes   Just mod the tank for lighter-than-air. Crunchy a...   Jun 18 2010, 03:27 PM
- - hobgoblin   flying fox gliding system, arsenal p136. Only prob...   Jun 18 2010, 03:52 PM
- - svenftw   QUOTE (Cardul @ Jun 18 2010, 12:57 AM) OK...   Jun 18 2010, 04:06 PM
- - hobgoblin   SR have always had a hand of god mechanic for just...   Jun 18 2010, 04:17 PM
- - Cardul   QUOTE (The Jopp @ Jun 18 2010, 07:12 AM) ...   Jun 18 2010, 05:41 PM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Cardul @ Jun 18 2010, 12:41 PM) Th...   Jun 18 2010, 06:34 PM
|- - Jaid   QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jun 18 2010, 02:34 PM) ...   Jun 18 2010, 07:13 PM
|- - darthmord   QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jun 18 2010, 02:34 PM) ...   Jun 19 2010, 12:26 AM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (darthmord @ Jun 18 2010, 07:26 PM)...   Jun 19 2010, 04:23 AM
|- - crash2029   QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jun 18 2010, 11:23 PM) ...   Jun 20 2010, 08:14 AM
- - Doc Chase   I say send the matter over to MythBusters and see ...   Jun 18 2010, 07:38 PM
- - Shinobi Killfist   Well they did have 1 chute left so I don't thi...   Jun 18 2010, 07:51 PM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Jun 18 2010, 02...   Jun 18 2010, 08:19 PM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jun 18 2010, 03:19 PM) ...   Jun 18 2010, 09:14 PM
|- - svenftw   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Jun 18 2010, 02...   Jun 18 2010, 09:22 PM
|- - Doc Chase   QUOTE (svenftw @ Jun 18 2010, 09:22 PM) I...   Jun 18 2010, 09:26 PM
- - svenftw   Right, and when they do tanks I'm pretty sure ...   Jun 18 2010, 09:28 PM
- - Doc Chase   Typically the -130 will actually touch down with t...   Jun 18 2010, 09:31 PM
- - MJBurrage   The 15-ton M551 Sheridan has been airdropped once ...   Jun 18 2010, 09:39 PM
|- - svenftw   QUOTE (MJBurrage @ Jun 18 2010, 02:39 PM)...   Jun 18 2010, 09:46 PM
- - Doc Chase   I notice both the Russian and U.S. versions of air...   Jun 18 2010, 09:43 PM
- - Doc Chase   If it was an Abrams in the movie, it shouldn't...   Jun 18 2010, 09:50 PM
- - crash2029   Simply becasue of the total awesomeness of the mov...   Jun 18 2010, 09:52 PM
- - svenftw   I stand corrected. Here is a video of a C5 droppi...   Jun 18 2010, 09:52 PM
|- - CanadianWolverine   QUOTE (svenftw @ Jun 18 2010, 02:52 PM) I...   Jun 21 2010, 01:55 PM
- - Sengir   In real life dropping an Abrams from a C-130 would...   Jun 18 2010, 09:59 PM
- - KarmaInferno   I don't think it was an Abrams. There was only...   Jun 18 2010, 10:07 PM
- - MJBurrage   As far as I can determine, the M551 was capable of...   Jun 18 2010, 10:12 PM
- - KarmaInferno   I grabbed some screenshots from the trailer. Defi...   Jun 18 2010, 10:33 PM
|- - Sengir   QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Jun 18 2010, 11:33 ...   Jun 18 2010, 11:00 PM
- - Saint Sithney   I wouldn't expect players to try and save the ...   Jun 18 2010, 10:55 PM
- - Chance359   Having just watched the movie, I'm sitting her...   Jun 18 2010, 11:15 PM
- - MJBurrage   My error on the tank ID from the film. It was a d...   Jun 18 2010, 11:18 PM
- - Saint Sithney   So long as they have the same coefficient of drag,...   Jun 19 2010, 12:49 AM
- - Railgun   It might have made more sense if the cannon fire w...   Jun 19 2010, 04:55 AM
- - IKerensky   You forget one important part of the SPLAT element...   Jun 21 2010, 11:42 AM
|- - nezumi   QUOTE (IKerensky @ Jun 21 2010, 06:42 AM)...   Jun 21 2010, 12:58 PM
- - KarmaInferno   As was stated earlier. If your campaign is clearl...   Jun 21 2010, 01:18 PM
- - hobgoblin   heh, the jeep or whatever that ends up hitting the...   Jun 21 2010, 02:35 PM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Jun 21 2010, 10:35 AM)...   Jun 21 2010, 02:43 PM
- - hobgoblin   like i wrote, crazy enough   Jun 21 2010, 02:46 PM
- - DireRadiant   No Dice roll required, just pizza for the GM.   Jun 21 2010, 08:27 PM
- - Pepsi Jedi   I saw the movie. It was great fun. People are 1) ...   Jun 22 2010, 12:14 AM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Pepsi Jedi @ Jun 21 2010, 08:14 PM...   Jun 22 2010, 04:59 AM
|- - Cardul   QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jun 21 2010, 11:59 PM) ...   Jun 22 2010, 05:19 AM
||- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Cardul @ Jun 22 2010, 01:19 AM) Ye...   Jun 22 2010, 02:38 PM
|- - KCKitsune   QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jun 22 2010, 12:59 AM) ...   Jun 23 2010, 03:30 AM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (KCKitsune @ Jun 22 2010, 11:30 PM)...   Jun 23 2010, 04:48 AM
|- - Jaid   QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jun 23 2010, 12:48 AM) ...   Jun 24 2010, 04:55 AM
||- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Jaid @ Jun 24 2010, 12:55 AM) i...   Jun 24 2010, 01:19 PM
||- - Jaid   QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jun 24 2010, 08:19 AM) ...   Jun 24 2010, 07:22 PM
|- - Ol' Scratch   QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jun 22 2010, 10:48 PM) ...   Jun 24 2010, 05:46 AM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (Ol' Scratch @ Jun 24 2010, 12...   Jun 24 2010, 06:31 AM
|- - Doc Chase   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Jun 24 2010, 06...   Jun 24 2010, 03:34 PM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (Doc Chase @ Jun 24 2010, 11:34 AM)...   Jun 24 2010, 07:10 PM
- - Shinobi Killfist   On a note about the rolling out and asking directi...   Jun 22 2010, 12:41 AM
|- - svenftw   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Jun 21 2010, 04...   Jun 22 2010, 05:10 PM
|- - Doc Chase   QUOTE (svenftw @ Jun 22 2010, 06:10 PM) A...   Jun 22 2010, 05:25 PM
- - Cardul   Pepsi Jedi, Shinobi Killfist, KarmaInferno...thank...   Jun 22 2010, 02:32 AM
- - KCKitsune   That tank was an APC. If you see the back of the ...   Jun 22 2010, 04:32 AM
- - hobgoblin   and people wonder why science is taking a back sea...   Jun 22 2010, 05:54 AM
|- - Critias   QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Jun 22 2010, 12:54 AM)...   Jun 22 2010, 04:30 PM
- - svenftw   But possible. If they go underwater they can driv...   Jun 22 2010, 05:31 PM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (svenftw @ Jun 22 2010, 01:31 PM) B...   Jun 22 2010, 08:33 PM
|- - sn0mm1s   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Jun 22 2010, 01...   Jun 22 2010, 11:34 PM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (sn0mm1s @ Jun 22 2010, 07:34 PM) D...   Jun 22 2010, 11:59 PM
- - Ol' Scratch   I know Cardul didn't want to hear this, but th...   Jun 22 2010, 06:58 PM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (Ol' Scratch @ Jun 22 2010, 02...   Jun 22 2010, 08:38 PM
- - Ol' Scratch   Eh. Just unstrapping B.A., figuring our how to ca...   Jun 22 2010, 08:43 PM
- - Critias   (1) As has been stated, it wasn't an Abrams. ...   Jun 23 2010, 05:16 AM
|- - Draco18s   QUOTE (Critias @ Jun 23 2010, 01:16 AM) (...   Jun 23 2010, 01:33 PM
|- - Doc Chase   QUOTE (Critias @ Jun 23 2010, 06:16 AM) (...   Jun 23 2010, 08:48 PM
- - Belvidere   There is no doubt in my mind that if the situation...   Jun 23 2010, 12:31 PM
- - Dahrken   Just my two cents on the topic of hitting water. ...   Jun 24 2010, 06:03 PM
- - crash2029   This thread is a perfect example of what DS is. A ...   Jun 24 2010, 10:34 PM
- - IKerensky   Today this tank is NOT DROPPED, thoses "chute...   Jun 25 2010, 06:24 AM


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