Fastroping.. we neeeed a plus side! - Page 6

BrokenArrow · 2005-10-22, 15:52

yeah that'll ruin your day.

Beckwith · 2005-10-22, 19:19

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Originally Posted by eddie

I want fast roping as i know when i am playing in tourney (21CW)

what division are you in?

Mad Max · 2005-10-22, 20:36

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Originally Posted by DWM|SgtSwabs

Fastroping is where the troops absail out of the heli isn't it? i was just not sure because i was going to suggest that.

Few posts back but meh... absailing is when you go down the side of something, like a cliff face or a building. It's repelling you mean.

DWM|SgtSwabs · 2005-10-23, 17:34

Yurp i mean rapelling couldn't think of the word.

~~Eddie Baker~~ · 2005-10-23, 18:02

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Originally Posted by DWM|SgtSwabs

Yurp i mean rapelling couldn't think of the word.

Actually, fast-roping is different from rappelling. With rappelling you have a harness with a descender that allows you to better control your fall. In fast-roping, the only thing keeping you on the rope is your gloved hands, your feet and the fear of falling to your death. It's basically sliding down a 90 to 120 foot fire-pole, only not as rigid, from a hovering helicopter. If it weren't so damn insane, it would almost sound like fun.

BrokenArrow · 2005-10-23, 18:38

haha and thats why everyone wants to do it in PR, and not real life haha.

eddie · 2005-10-26, 22:12

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Originally Posted by Beckwith

what division are you in?

I am in the 18th Armoured, Air Force special edition (RL pilot)
And you're in 1/2MEB, i remember you piercing my body armour with hot lead, TWICE!

Haker · 2005-10-28, 03:02

Well I do think and advantage would be if you disallowed the propellers of the helo to pass through objects that way it would be impossible to land in urban enviorments, So instead of landing in the street you could fast rope your troops in. Although I do believe fast-roping is only used when inserting troops into a specific location of a large city, otherwise they would usually insert them a few miles from the city or hostile zone (by landing) and have them go in on foot.

Beckwith · 2005-10-28, 04:12

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Originally Posted by eddie

I am in the 18th Armoured, Air Force special edition (RL pilot)
And you're in 1/2MEB, i remember you piercing my body armour with hot lead, TWICE!

haha yes im in 1meb

what name do you play as?

Super6 · 2005-10-29, 05:15

im in 2meb, 12th in mybf2stats for score. but to the matter at hand:
if they make the blades solid you can't land in as many places so the ropes become neccesary. The co-pilot can hit fire to drop them and then secondary fire to release them from helo (fastrope mechanism I saw had a quick-release for pilot, passengers, and at the rop connection to the bird). if you really want smoke this is the 70's prototype for huey's:

but the dust should work well enough

2005-10-28, 03:02	#58
Haker Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 20	Well I do think and advantage would be if you disallowed the propellers of the helo to pass through objects that way it would be impossible to land in urban enviorments, So instead of landing in the street you could fast rope your troops in. Although I do believe fast-roping is only used when inserting troops into a specific location of a large city, otherwise they would usually insert them a few miles from the city or hostile zone (by landing) and have them go in on foot.
Haker Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 20

2005-10-29, 05:15	#60
Super6 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 87 Afghanistan	im in 2meb, 12th in mybf2stats for score. but to the matter at hand: if they make the blades solid you can't land in as many places so the ropes become neccesary. The co-pilot can hit fire to drop them and then secondary fire to release them from helo (fastrope mechanism I saw had a quick-release for pilot, passengers, and at the rop connection to the bird). if you really want smoke this is the 70's prototype for huey's: but the dust should work well enough
Super6 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 87 Afghanistan

2005-10-22, 15:52	#51
BrokenArrow Retired PR Developer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,071 Location: NH, US	yeah that'll ruin your day.

2005-10-23, 17:34	#54
DWM\|SgtSwabs Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 79 Location: Engurlund	Yurp i mean rapelling couldn't think of the word.

2005-10-23, 18:38	#56
BrokenArrow Retired PR Developer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,071 Location: NH, US	haha and thats why everyone wants to do it in PR, and not real life haha.