new parachutes

[arjan]

now were using bf2 vanilla parachutes,
but i often see this kind other parachutes on the battlefield (paratroopers and such), the difference: these parachutes will go down quik, and they wont be so manauvreable, i personnaly dont like to see chutes going off at 500 mtrs and they can travel the half of the map

http://http://www.docukit.nl/inhoud/in124-3.jpg

YouTube Video

[Jonny]

They are really out dated aren't they?

I thought they were totally replaced by steerable chutes.

[[R-CON]creepin]

yeah they are but they wud still be used if there's any non SpecOp Parachute landing.

[Sadist_Cain]

Aren't they the buggers that need jump boots or they break your ankles?

[LtSoucy]

I think so but the pilots wear jump boats and does anyone else have a paracute?

[Crusader09]

I think the perfect answer(s) to this would be:

A. "Not a priority as we do not have an Airborne force."
B. "Not a priority because we're not using parachutes right now."
C. "Not a priority."

Although it would be nice to get a map with Airborne troops with the appropriate parachutes soon.

[Morgan]

^ Couldn't think of a third one?

[A_Grounded_Pilot]

Originally Posted by Jonny

They are really out dated aren't they?

I thought they were totally replaced by steerable chutes.

Well, round chutes are sort of steerable. I assume you mean ram-air rectangular parachutes like we have in PR. In that case, nope. Take a look at modern US or Russian ejection seats and you will find round parachutes. Here's a link to a company that makes parachutes fitted to the ACES II ejection seat that is currently in many modern US aircraft, including the F-16, F-15, B-1, B-2, A-10, F-117, and even the F-22. Round chute. Here's a video of a now famous MiG-29 airshow accident circa 1993. Check out the pilot after he punches out. Again, round chute. Even the US Army still uses round chutes for their regular airborne divisions. Rangers may use rectangular chutes, not sure. I can't speak for other services or nations either.

Also, you won't necessarily break your ankles without jump boots under a round canopy. You just have to be trained to land with your ankles together and to roll onto your thigh, hip, and back when you hit the ground. Apparently, most injuries come from people looking down and tensing up as they anticipate the impact. So if you ever find yourself drifting down under a round parachute, find yourself a nice place to land, keep your ankles together, knees bent, and eyes on the horizon!

As far as pilots wearing jump boots, I believe flight boots and jump boots are very different, but I don't have an authoritative source on that one.

To steer this back on topic, I don't think it's going to be a priority for the devs until we have another map where someone is supposed to be paradropping in.

[Jonny]

So it is. I thought they weren't used after someone parachuted into a burning wreck in WWII, unable to avoid it.

Anyway, the mechanics can be implimented by removing the ability to turn and glide, which will only leave the model and mean that they can be used in-game relatively soon, with all the effects that they will have on gameplay like not being able to chose a roof to land on and being split up after the drop.

[Grinch]

US 82nd and 101st Airborne troopers would be awesome. The thing is how could u put them in some woodland map but against what? Who will model C130 to be jump plane.

But idea is das good. Ja!