Trainz!

***BlitzPig_Machine*** · December 5th, 2003

I had this idea for a map...it might not be dead on realistic, but I am sure there's somthing similar in reality:

Wouldn't a moveable train be cool? With cars? Maybe that Soviet one with the two T-34 turrets on it? Whatever, it doesn't even have to be armed.

Nice woodland map...could be US/German or German/Sov but with a TRAIN! I was thinking maybe a track that runs around the map in circular pattern with the flags along the way in small villages. The track would run through or near main bases at opposite ends...maybe with canyons and stuff around the map to make it so the train has to go across some bridges and limits mobility for those folks around the map not on the train.

The train itself would be neutral, either side gets it.

And it would have to have a whistle.

I guess you'd need the train, some cars (maybe the flat car with AAA on it)...definitley some box cars to shoot from (spawn points in the train?)...and some way to make it only move on the tracks...I don't know about that...

And if its got Sherman's there needs to be at least three...and a rail yard, prefferably with a tunnel, so I can act out my Kelly's Heroes thing.

~~VeryPissedOffRob~~ · December 5th, 2003

Well take a look under the german vehicles section on the site..... why what's this? Could those be cars to an armored train?!

***Sturmtiger*** · December 5th, 2003

I got the Secret Word *SDK* come on the werent Train Battles in WW2 lol

***Formerly Human*** · December 5th, 2003

Well, it would be a cool feature and a great way to shuttle supplies from a base to a distant flag (like in the Battle of Korsun)

note i do not know if this could be accomplished and still maintain accuracy, BUT it would be a fun feature.

***[SYN] hydraSlav*** · December 6th, 2003

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Originally Posted by VeryPissedOffRob

Well take a look under the german vehicles section on the site..... why what's this? Could those be cars to an armored train?!

OMFG! I did not even check that section. There are like 3 different parts of the train there! Are they gonna move? Can't wait till 0.6

***okiN*** · December 6th, 2003

It's funny how few forum-goers have actually gone through, or even visited the FH main site.

***BlitzPig_Machine*** · December 6th, 2003

WoW! There are cars! Well bully for me then.

It's funny how few forum-goers actually care what Captain Bringdown and the Buzzkillers have to say.

***BlitzPig_Frat*** · December 6th, 2003

Of course there were no train on train battles in WWII. But, trains played a major factor in the war. Especially on the Eastern Front. Any fAnBOi who has been past "I'm cool, I play Bf1942 - WWII for Dummies", and has actually read some personal accounts from soldiers who were actually there..... will know there were armored trains, with t-34 turrets and Panther turrets, for a reason.

Partisan fighters routinely attacked Nazi trains (hence armed rail cars). Russian armies regularly attacked the same trains too (read Tigers in the Mud by Otto Carius - know who he is?) He descibes accounts like three seperate times of disembarking trains with his Tiger under Soviet attack. Rest assured the germans attacked soviet ones too.

Squadmates aside, I think it is a good idea for something differant in the GAME. A lot of posts in a gaming forum don't mean shi*t. Reading a WWII related website centered on a game does not eaither. Know your fuc*ing history before you wan't to flame somebody over a new angle on the same tired bullsh*t. Least' then your kiddie babble with have some substance to it. Unprevoked flaming because you know jack shi* about REAL WWII history discredits yourself, and whatever site allows it....