Why are there no door guns on the Lynx?

[[R-DEV]Rhino]

Originally Posted by Dr2B Rudd

TOW varient has been taken out of service according to a PM I have from a lynx pilot.

that's correct. Since the Apache dose such a good job in the attack chopper role, there was little reason to keep the Lynx in that role as well so all attack versions of the Lynx have been converted back into utility role (by basically just removing the TOWs )

[Dobson]

Originally Posted by qaiex

Does that mean we're getting maps where the lynx is used?

Dont get your hopes up mate! Yeh realy dev's when are we going to get a map with the lynx in? Other than 32 player Quinling (I think it has it). Also why was it removed of AlBasrah

[Rudd]

Also why was it removed of AlBasrah

view distance was too small, which was leading to soundbugs.

[[R-CON]Tim270]

Originally Posted by Dobson

Dont get your hopes up mate! Yeh realy dev's when are we going to get a map with the lynx in? Other than 32 player Quinling (I think it has it). Also why was it removed of AlBasrah

Fairly sure it was to stop the sound bug occurring as the view distance is too small, causing you to hear a chopper flying that actually is not at that location on the map.

[Dobson]

I cant renember ever having sound bugs on there =S. Only on maps like Baracuda. So we will never see a heli on Al Basra again?

[j45h89]

Originally Posted by Dobson

I cant renember ever having sound bugs on there =S. Only on maps like Baracuda. So we will never see a heli on Al Basra again?

Unless the sound bug/ view distance problem is sorted probably mot, while we are on the subject of door guns, the merlin should be fitted with gpmg's as in RL when they are on operational deployment and the huey should have door guns, in fact the only picture's i could find of a hydra huey had door guns as well as hydra rocket pods.

[Rudd]

the Merlin is going to be reimported/exported or whatever the term is in order to fix its lag issues, so we'll have to see how that goes

[Dobson]

Originally Posted by Dr2B Rudd

the Merlin is going to be reimported/exported or whatever the term is in order to fix its lag issues, so we'll have to see how that goes

Well if we dont get guns maybe the door could be returned to its former glory

[rangedReCon]

I miss the old merlin backramp coolness

[Sgt.Heine]

they shuld have them in UH-1s also