| Medium Tank VS. Mammoth Tank [message #157680] |
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Jzinsky
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Um, Jzinsky...you do know Aircraftkiller was talking to me right?
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| Medium Tank VS. Mammoth Tank [message #157724] |
Tue, 31 May 2005 14:07 |
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NukeIt15
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| Gdiguy45 |
comma, comma, comma, comma, comma, numbers in place of words, comma, comma, comma...
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| Lijitsu |
Paragraph that's big enough to be given its own area code...
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Spelling, punctuation, INDENTATION.
General rule of thumb: If your post appears with paragraphs that contain multiple topics or exceed ~10-15 lines, PRESS ENTER AND START A NEW PARAGRAPH.
Second General Rule of Thumb: commas are no substitute for properly placed periods. Also consider using dashes (-) and semicolons (; ).
Third General Rule of Thumb: When posting on a forum, you DO have the time to fully type out words. It is considered good forum etiquette to do so. Intentional misuse of letters and numbers as full words is fine IN GAME, where speedy typing is of the essence- when used on a message board, it makes your posts appear poorly thought out and rushed (not to mention that most people really don't want to read around all of that stuff).
Sorry, I know I rarely ride on peoples' grammar, but there's a certain point beyond which a post ceases to be a post and becomes an unreadable mass of text.
Meanwhile, back in the original topic...
Every vehicle, save for the transport chopper, has its uses. There is a time and a place for the Mammoth- it is a specialized unit. The Medium and Light tanks are general purpose units- it is only natural that they should be used more used and useful. As I said before, the Mammoth's biggest asset is its massive bulk (which is often overlooked, since that is also its greatest weakness). It should also never go unsupported- like a battleship with destroyer and cruiser escorts, a Mammoth should always have a few Mediums and APCs around it (and perhaps a MRLS, where appropriate, or the AGT if on defense), as well as Engineer support. It is simply too big to deal with many threats on its own. A properly supported Mammoth, when used in the right place at the right time, can be absolutely devastating.
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were (the law-abiding) deprived of the use of them." - Thomas Paine
Remember, kids: illiteracy is cool. If you took the time to read this, you are clearly a loser who will never get laid. You've been warned.
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| Medium Tank VS. Mammoth Tank [message #157734] |
Tue, 31 May 2005 14:35 |
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Dave Mason
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Reload time? What's wrong with that? Do you mean reloading ammo? If yes, it's very fast...
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| Medium Tank VS. Mammoth Tank [message #157781] |
Tue, 31 May 2005 17:46 |
flyingfox
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The trouble with that double fire is that it takes longer to change the focus from one target to the next if you have to fire both shots so fast and have a longer reload. I personally find the tank boring like that. battles are more fun with a steady exchange of shots. The Renegade mammoth gives you more control than the renalert one, which I didn't like it much.
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| Medium Tank VS. Mammoth Tank [message #157807] |
Tue, 31 May 2005 19:07 |
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Dave Anderson
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Like I said, it is all a matter of opinion.
David Anderson
Founder, Software Consultant
DCOM Productions
Microsoft Partner (MSP)
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| Also [message #157810] |
Tue, 31 May 2005 20:02 |
Gdiguy45
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Another reason the mammoth tank has a bad reputation, because less experienced players often feel as if the tank is super-powerful since its health is so high. They drive the tanks into dangerous places and often relize they need to retreat when its too late...............................wasted 1500 credits.
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| Re: Medium Tank VS. Mammoth Tank [message #158691 is a reply to message #157191] |
Mon, 06 June 2005 12:27 |
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If it were JUST tanks shooting at you, it would be possible...maybe even easy. APCs can do it, after all, and they have basically the same weapon and top speed (though more maneuverability). What seals a Buggy or Hummer's fate is its armor type...within five seconds of one appearing, every damned 'sniper' on the map is going to be shooting it (not to mention the dedicated anti-vehicle infantry). You would be lucky to make it halfway out into the field and start shooting. Surviving in a Hummer or Buggy isn't a matter of skill, it's a matter of luck and how many enemy sniper-class units are in the field.
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were (the law-abiding) deprived of the use of them." - Thomas Paine
Remember, kids: illiteracy is cool. If you took the time to read this, you are clearly a loser who will never get laid. You've been warned.
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| Re: Medium Tank VS. Mammoth Tank [message #158751 is a reply to message #157191] |
Mon, 06 June 2005 19:53 |
flyingfox
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Wrong, apcs do not have top speed out of all tanks nor more maneuverability. Their maneuverability is quite crap because they always have to turn on the spot before moving. The buggy has highest speed and maneuverability, then the hummvee.
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| Re: Medium Tank VS. Mammoth Tank [message #159817 is a reply to message #157807] |
Tue, 14 June 2005 12:07 |
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| deadfive wrote on Tue, 31 May 2005 21:07 |
Like I said, it is all a matter of opinion.
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So true! cauce any thing can kill a mammy,I use chemical warriors,mammy can't turn fast enuff.
but in a 5 mammy rush can't nothing stop that,you can but its go take half of your base.
for me I crush mammy drivers with the flamer,
with all the small maps I'm the only one here it seems that know a flamer is the best out of all the land vecs.
they small,fast and the armor is great.the maps people play on are to small for tanks really.
Why you shooting tank shells that flamer steady digging in the base, no reload makes it the silent killer of GDI bases 
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| Re: Medium Tank VS. Mammoth Tank [message #159963 is a reply to message #159895] |
Wed, 15 June 2005 06:20 |
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kinghigh1
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you shiting me"The most discreet way would be a Beacon, and the most destructive way would be tanks".tanks ain't got nothing on a flame rush and when you here "Nuclear strike\beacon deployed" every engineer on it. you really deny the flamer, you can't be good at this game i see. 
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