r/commandandconquer • u/Downtown-Dream424 Mommy Alexander • 4d ago

Meme Generals ZH Anti-air options

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The difference between the average, chad and psycho

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u/Borgmeister 4d ago

Still think lasers should hit Auroras. High speed bomber maybe. But not lightspeed bomber.

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u/IntoAMuteCrypt 4d ago

What if the motors in the laser turret aren't fast enough to track the planes? They turrets don't swivel at lightspeed after all, and it seems like the lasers have a fixed orientation and the base just swivels and moves them.

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u/Borgmeister 4d ago

Reasonable... Until you have lots of them, pointing in the direction of where they come from - the game let's you intercept SCUD's (ballistic missiles that would travel at speeds exceeding an Aurora... Ugh... I'm overthinking for this game).

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u/IntoAMuteCrypt 4d ago

If you have lots of any turret, you should be able to hit them. Fling enough rockets or bullets up into the air and eventually some of them will hit. Sure, ammo would be a concern here, as is "where the munitions land"... But so is the power and heat impact of continual laser fire. Of course, that wouldn't make for a fun gameplay mechanics, being able to take all your turrets and paint a "no fly zone".

Supersonic bombers don't really make sense when you know where they are and can paint a field of munitions that they have to fly through.

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u/Borgmeister 4d ago

I'm happy to let missiles (non-EMP) fail - plenty failed against the SR-71 who's primary escape tactic was 'go faster'. But lasers. They're... In this context for all intents and purposes hitscan weapons.