mrvim said:
hello,
why cant drive a german tank driver a russian tank or a russian a german tank? i know that rommel captured a lot of english tanks in africa and used them against his enemy...may be we have more thrilling if a vehicle looks like from the own troop, but it is shooting. the pioneers has one more task: they could destroy the own vehicle to avoid capturing from the enemy soldiers (if the vehicle is behind the frontline)
how the game is played, this makes no sence, as no one woud use abadoned enemy tanks, in the midle of a fight. The fear of own fire, enemy units attacking and no knowlegde about the damage or how the mechanic works (as already pointed by murphy, you need special crews), woud not alow you to do it.
Enemy vehicles, that have been used in large quantities, like the many captured T34, have been only used, after they have been captured and sended back, with a own classification to prevent beeing killed by own units. Using them while the battle was never standart.
Only way, i see, woud be to give right away from the begining of the map the abilty, to use captured vehicles, as the T34/76 with german (black cross) markings for example, that woud make much more sence. There hase been a old costum map based on historical actions, where you had panthers fighting on german and russian side. Was realy fun to play.
Moz said:
I agree with that EXCEPT on half-tracks and clowncars, if you can drive standard you can drive both of these vehicles.
but no one woud ever do that realy in the heat of a battle, couse you will then become a shell magnet, to your own comrades, so just think about, entering a enemy car, just to get pined down by a stuka or own tank unit then ... . The difference is only for the game, there killed people can complain about, so i realy woud not like this ingame