Heavy transport plane.

[gloomy hearth]

A big military transport plane that is capable of delivering two MBTs into battle. Maybe a six engine turboprop for a level of redundancy.

[lilac pilot]

Redundant/unnecessary on the current map. Maybe doable in future maps and updates.

[bright gyro]

Would also be impossibly difficult to fly, let alone land, with turning circles half the maps size

[graceful radish]

It would be for bigger maps

And things like the c-5 are flyable, so why would this be impossible?

[bright gyro]

Until we get a map and airbase big enough to accommodate one it just isnt possible to justify the waste of development

No not really, i mean a C17 id say is doable on the bigger map but what are you going to do with it? Deliver a single MBT?

[tough canyon]

it would make sense if we had some kind of logistics mechanics
like bases running out of supplies and factories producing said supplies
transporting ground units will never be practical in this game besides capturing existing bases

[bright gyro]

If your thinking C5 though, your absolutely not getting that in the game, its just too big

If we did get legitimate logistics maybe but i dont think that follows the pace of the game

Paradrops might work but again i doubt anything larger than a globemaster would ever be added

Carrying 3-4 of the new 6 by 6 would be neat, ill give yall the upvote but im not sure I can see it happening anytime soon

[graceful radish]

https://discord.com/channels/909034158205059082/1281554804031885343 https://discord.com/channels/909034158205059082/1270843084070195211 https://discord.com/channels/909034158205059082/1219249946524647505

[bright gyro]

Trying to think how exactly you could make logisitcs worthwhile
I have considered containers/vehicles that build a FOB and more containers = a bigger more advanced fob that eventually turns into a dirt strip, helipads, and VTOL/Helo spawn

[dusky folio]

Mitch has said there may be a conventional transport with the ability to paradrop vehicles in a future update, so even if it's not in active development it is something the devs have at least thought about

[vernal niche]

what if yall/we made a il-76 kinda plane that paradrops supply and vehicles

[bright gyro]

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just realized i pinged this exact location

[vernal niche]

?

[bright gyro]

its basically the only way i can conceive a transport working is being globemaster or 76 sized

[vernal niche]

well li-76 size tansport plane no vtol

or make a mil mi-8 ish helicopters

for primvia and for bozcol could be a ch-46 or sum

[frozen rune]

You dont saw, but devs early makes version darkreach VTOL bigger and which can deliver smth ground units

[sonic pendant]

that was not the darkreach, instead it was a different support aircraft. still a very old concept

[frozen rune]

Yep, but still interesting and have sense for future bigger map supplying

[graceful radish]

We must have it

[vernal niche]

i rlly dont like the concept of a transport VTOL

[frozen rune]

If we talk about huge aircraft, not for battles, absolutely yes, because same aircrafts type still need much space to seat. Tarantula hard to seat somewhere at angle places, and same aircraft will have many problems with it. And he will huge and that mean - he will be very easy destroyable at the battlefield, that better only for logistics and transport mission far from battlefield.
And at battlefield we have much sense to have vtol to fast land and get up, but same aircraft will be very easy die...

[green idol]

2 modern MBTs need plane with 100+tonns of payload, that's too much)
But fixed wind 50 tonn payload cargo plane with parachute cargo drop system would be a nice thing.

[frozen rune]

Same can carry aircraft which have twice size of darkee. Darkee can carry near 60 tons max

[vernal niche]

take it this way both are ez to kill but if u have a medium transport plane u can air drop more at deep enemy terratories with the amount of flares/chafs and weapons it will be alot easer to attack thru air drop that delivers a large amount of fire power and transport and there is some ways u can make it better like put a small anti missile turret on the top and the bottom of the plane

is it fair now

[frozen rune]

IF you CAN deliver too long. Unfortenately NOBODY give you same possibility

[vernal niche]

i think u hate me

it was an idea

[vernal niche]

the plane

[frozen rune]

Just try to deliver at tarantula smth vehicles to enemy side(without flying around 100km)...

[vernal niche]

I have to Tuch the ground to evade enemy fire

[frozen rune]

What about aircraft type from frontier pilot simulator? Reactive engines. VTOL.
Many cargo. High speed in horizontal flying! And with variable wings. (Balena name if interesting)
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/29589799/e3e795de7744b45dbcbf550f832da7b9ad6d9dbe.jpg
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ssJyFERjgUk/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&rs=AOn4CLA4zJGnOSXsvy_IY6cMNycmgKITGg

[vernal niche]

could be cool just make it less hard to stear

[frozen rune]

If it so huge. We can use similar aircraft like that. OX
https://frontierpilot.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/promo11.jpg

[frozen rune]

But he fast. 900km/h cruise, or sometimes even more than 1M

[vernal niche]

this game needs something that hits the enemy hard with troops and ifv's

[vernal niche]

idea?

[frozen rune]

Not so futuristic. But why not

[graceful radish]

Whaddya mean not so futuristic

[frozen rune]

yeaaaahhha nickey

[sullen stone]

Its good, but its definitely should have ability to paradrop

[frozen rune]

unfortunately, but in game will not exist infantry

[sullen stone]

Well, no matter how much we want them, they are not needed here
it would be hard to even target them and fire at them

[graceful radish]

Unless the tarantula gets 50 cal door gunners to deal with that exact threat

Should I suggest that?

[vernal niche]

u under stand what i mean

[vernal niche]

isnt that what ifv's are for infantry fighting vehicles

[sullen stone]

well yes
but other crafts wont be able to interact with infantry at all
probably just by dump firing or etc

[vernal niche]

Cricket plane

[frozen rune]

Yep. Devs from begining told us, they will not implement infantry, controlled(1-st -3-rd person) ground and naval vehicles.
But not about drones. They dont talk about drones. This need discuss how to bette make them

[sullen stone]

I think best way to get infantry in game at least in some way, if that would be an emplacement unit
Atgm team, mortar team and etc
Or some airfield gun based AA guns, that "requires" infantry in them

but all that can be made without infantry at all
Atgm bunkers or just gun bunkers, mortar pit or something like that
where you wont even would see them

[frozen rune]

Like decorations? Or etc? Maybe. Interesting

[sullen stone]

But honestly, i would like to see something like Globemaster ingame, that can paradrop lets say a bunch of IFV units or some tanks

[sullen stone]

Well, you could "decorate" some emplacements or units with infantry, that would be there just for show
but you can do the same emplacement without visually putting infantry there
anyway, this topic is not about infantry :p

[vernal niche]

i would like to see a Il-76 in the game

[frozen rune]

Nope man. There is will not planes which almost looks like smth real aircraft. That why best way think concept of aircraft for future(2077year)

[sullen stone]

I think size wise and capabilities wise
back gunner lets goooo

[brittle tinsel]

It seems angry lol

[vernal niche]

well well well angy plane

[vernal niche]

when is parachutes added

[vernal niche]

take a close look at the copy of su-57 and realize what u just said

[narrow kayak]

Weird suggestion: Have a gunship variant too

[graceful radish]

Gimme this with JATO

[tacit spade]

i smell a amazon skin when seeing this

[graceful radish]

Wheres me fedex

[vernal niche]

if there was to be one it would have to be a prop plane for reasons

[lilac yarrow]

Unarmed with the right livery the transport plane could double down as a civilian airliner in missions.

[tacit spade]

heres a nice concept for it

[frozen rune]

Awesome!

[graceful radish]

Old clickbait youtube thumbnail, how I've missed you

[hasty sorrel]

not enough sharp angles

[vernal niche]

looks like a bomber

[tacit spade]

the fak

[warm ember]

I will always upvote this

[tacit spade]

i mean like air drops and such? mabye get like medium transport going

[warm ember]

Always more sharp angles

[glad linden]

A more conventional concept (this is significantly bigger than a C-5 Galaxy btw). Can carry two MBTs or a large cargo payload.

[long canyon]

nice

[hasty sorrel]

flyout?

[sand crag]

the urge to stuff those wings full of lift fans

[long canyon]

https://tenor.com/view/mauzymice-mauzy-mauzy-mice-silly-cat-silly-gif-3180431354875692494

[glad linden]

DCS. My own model

[hasty sorrel]

zamn really cool

[median sky]

AA is still kind op in this game,meanwhile revoker and ifrit are going to hunt u down，i dont think a heavy transporter like C5 is tough enough for that
maybe we can use it when we have a much bigger map which we need to send troops to capture neutral base？

[tawny basin]

this is a beautiful aircraft... i want it in game

and i would love to see a truly gargantuan plane in game, especially a B-36 like plane

[gloomy hearth]

Have already suggested a modernized counterrotating turboprop variant of that one too a while back. was considered to op with the automatic laser defense turrets...

[fossil pine]

The most fun VTOL in this game is the starter with boosted engines

[vernal niche]

i get it but it could also be fun if the game had a plane that carries like 4-6 apc's with no problem and is not to complicated to fly

[long canyon]

L.A.P.E.S

[vernal niche]

and what does that stand for?

[dusky folio]

Low altitude parachute extraction system

[vernal niche]

ty

[vernal niche]

M.A.P.E.S-H.A.P.E.S