sullen gazelle
We already have PTS at Norman. Thing is cool. And challenging. But also cool.
We don't have really anything similar to it off at sea aside from the Lemon Drop missions for Ultralights- and even then, it's like PTS where you drop a taget from above, onto a stationary ground piece.
So Naval Military missions could be a nice way to diversify the PTS abilities of other aircraft with naval capabilities! So here is my list of ideas for forms of Naval PTS:
One idea ccould focus on anything from giving aircraft with rocket installations the ability to fire them at a target at sea (which could be a designated bullseye-styled target, or an static military vessel used for testing).
Another could be similar to the format of search and rescue missions- from a designated airport like Eisenhardt AFB, within a super short time take off and fly to random coordinate on the map, to search and destroy a small destroyer or submarine with a limited number of bombs and/or torps/charges. For bombs, it coul be similar to PTS where you need to maintain a certain airspeed (could be less stringent), while for torps/charges (if those get added as add-ons), you need to go below a certain airspeed, perhaps nearing the aircraft's stall speed, even.
And last idea- being the most ridiculous one- Utilize the Lun-Class' ability to carry missiles, for missile launch tests! This one, format-wise, would be the most similar to PTS we have, though. Have the player, above a certain airspeed, fly out to a nearby practice target, to then launch its missiles. One catch: you would need to be flying directly forward towards the target, but also launch the missile at an ideal distance from the target (I was thinking a number between 3-5 kms). The job description could give you that number, so you could then plan out at what exact point on the map you should fire the projectiles.
Obviously, this is alot. But perhaps this could be considered in the long future!
uneven dagger
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