So... Troop types

Post by **dr-spangle** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:06 pm

How will troop types be managed?

Will there be generic "tank" "plane" "ship" "submarine" etc? or will people be able to chose from a range of different makes and models of tanks, planes etc or will they be able to chose any make and model they like or even make their own?

Post by **Colonel Vilhelm** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:04 pm

I say forces be divided into

LAND
Infantry
Light Armoured Vehicles (IFVs, APCs)
Heavy Armoured Vehicles (Big ol' Tanks)

AIR
Fighters
Bombers
Helicopters

NAVAL
Battleships
Small ships (Destroyers, Frigates)
Submarines
Aircraft Carriers

And then within each we have more detailed specifications allowing some customisability.

Post by **dr-spangle** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:56 pm

I'ld add weapons as missiles, bombs, guns

because some are too stupidly powerful to be used, such as nuclear

Matt Kovac · Post by **Matt Kovac** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:54 pm

I think your forgetting support vehicles...All of the above are nothing if they don't have supply ships, supply planes that sort of thing and of course transports.

Lord_Montague · Post by **Lord_Montague** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:10 pm

Why not just use the NATO symbols?

Post by **Colonel Vilhelm** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:24 pm

Copyright?

Elaborate please.

Lord_Montague · Post by **Lord_Montague** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:55 pm

From what I'm led to believe we're discussing what symbols to use on Ares to denote ships, tanks, planes etc?

Due to the need to streamline communications and all that over a number of different military forces, NATO created a system of symbols so each force wouldnt get mixed up over what was the symbol for a tank regiment in Germany and what was symbol for a tank regiment in Britain etc.

That's what wikipedia says on it.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APP-6A

Post by **dr-spangle** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:56 pm

I suggest we make our own, similar but more exact to types but not too exact