ANT Transport

[piolet68654]

ok since most of our ideas latly have focused on NTU's think there should be An eaiseer way
BEHOLD!

http://img2.exs.cx/img2/4156/ANTTRANS.jpg

this aircraft can carry a ant across a continit faster than a loadstar.
for you people ho complain about unfair gamplay, the mre ntu is in ant the slower aircraft moves (or some other weakness)
this aircraft is unarmed the only thing it can carry is an ANT
and yes, i got the idea from the skylift helicopter.
it has very good handling about the same as a liberator
armor is traded for speed there is an afterburner, BUT it uses a LITTLE NTU

[Tiletron|Hyncharas]

Sounds like a good idea.

With this one drawing I should be able to build a vehicle-render of it similar to the Galaxy...

[Earlydawn]

Interesting idea. :)

[7ruth]

Will we call it the PANT?

We have ANTs in our PANTs!

Yea, a while back there was a thread on the official forums that went along those lines :D

[Earlydawn]

I remember that post. I think the poster was halfway serious, too. :D

[Redford Blade]

Umm, I'm afraid I can't see the pic.

[Tiletron|Hyncharas]

I can't see it either, now. The server must be down...

[evregade]

I can still see it.

[Guest]

Powerlift Ant Nominal Transport (pant)?

Planetary ANT Transport (pantt)

[evregade]

Or you could have it so that when an ANT enters a Loadstar the NTUs supercharge the engines causing the Loadstar to be able to fly faster

[piolet68654]

that works too ;)

[myrtar]

please for edit to be resizing image

http://img69.exs.cx/img69/4522/Untitled-168.jpg

[piolet68654]

? HUH?

[Redford Blade]

I'd like to see this aircraft able to carry not just ANTs, but perhaps cargo or passenger pods. Anyone ever watch that old Sci-fi show, Space: Above and Beyond? They had an Interplanetary Personnel Carrier that looked kind of like Piolet's design. I wouldn't want to make the ground transports obsolete, so we'd need to give the design special consideration.

Perhaps it could carry a portable command post pod. The pod would have a small trunk (fully loaded and customized from vehicle pad?), sensor systems (increased detection ability), and maybe a small weapon on the top or side that a person could man from within.

I don't think this vehicle will make the cut if it is only good for ANT runs.

[piolet68654]

yeah likle a little air tight crate with peeps inside
"help! need air, ahhhhhh"

[Redford Blade]

No Air! That would cost too much in shipping and handling.

[evregade]

Oooo what about this!?

MANTS- Mobile ANT Slingshot

Deploy, load up the ant, and then place a heavy kinetic shield around it. Target the base with your map, charge up for 30 seconds, and then launch the ANT to the base. Sure this could be used as a deadly crushing weapon against enemy bases (trebuchets anyone?) :rolleyes:

Alright, ive got my nutty comment in.

[piolet68654]

with added affect of ant bomb

[Redford Blade]

Will the jokes and puns never cease!?!

Any more ideas for stuff the PANT can carry?

[Teyak]

IMO, have this aircraft able to carry what a Galaxy can, and base it on a stripped-down liberator model, maybe have a 12mm nose gun, and remove the bombs and tail gun, but replace those with a small vehicle grapnel/holding dealy,

Although an Afterburner would be very nice.

[Teyak]

(just thought this up, and can't see an edit button, so had to post again)

Letting it only carry what the Galaxy can would both fit well with the relative scaling if a Liberator base was used, plus would save people memorising two lists (all ground vehicles in the lodey isn't rly a list imo) as the Galaxy can only carry specific vehicles, and this would carry the same

[piolet68654]

kind of like a vehicle evacuatin aircraft.
example deliverer is at %37 health calls in a transport it swoops down and takes it to a rearming station i would also like to see a mobile base with ams for spawning weapons and troops + cloak bubble loadstar for rearming vehicles and a support sunderer with repair station and medical

[Redford Blade]

I'd like to see that too, Piolet.

I wouldn't have used a deliverer in the example, as those are too big to be carried in a Gal, which is the cargo space we are basing it on.

An aircraft with these capabilities would be wonderful for undersized squads. One pilot can carry three passengers in a Marauder, while a fifth flies cover. Plus, a decently fast vehicle would be better for ANT runs than the flying target Galaxy.

[evregade]

I made a concept art similar to pilots, however i changed it to use a mini version of the loadstar stasis shield on the bottom, allowing for quick pickup of an ANT. Also i attached a 25mm ball chaingun to the back for protection. Perhaps this could be attached into Air Support, which would be made to 4 certs, as this could be used as a medium gunship (pilot flys over AMS/ tower and tailgunner rips open the targets.

[piolet68654]

can we see it?

[Redford Blade]

That sounds good, but I'd hate to see Air Support become 4 points. Considering that most don't use lodestars, libs, and only use galaxies on occasion, adding something so similar to the lib or gal shouldn't make the cert harder to get. The only reason reaver/mosquito is 4 points is to limit their use. We don't want that to happen to something as rare as air support.