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I have not played harpoon for a few years so I'm not up on some of the new units. I downloaded the demo, very nice and thank you.I'm playing the Philippines scenario,I have 12 Tran MV-22b osprey planes,with a load out of,USMC hvy wpn team. My question is how would I use these planes in this scenario? Do they have any real purpose in this scenario or are they just there for window dressing?

Thanks very much, John

ORIGINAL: jjnotme
Hi
I have not played harpoon for a few years so I'm not up on some of the new units. I downloaded the demo, very nice and thank you.

Welcome back to Harpoon. [:)]

I'm playing the Philippines scenario,I have 12 Tran MV-22b osprey planes,with a load out of,USMC hvy wpn team. My question is how would I use these planes in this scenario? Do they have any real purpose in this scenario or are they just there for window dressing?

In HCE you deliver troops (like this US Marine Corps heavy weapons team aboard your Osprey) to the target just as you would any other ordnance, i.e. 'drop' them on a target just like a bomb. Happy hunting! [8D]

ORIGINAL: jjnotme

I'm playing the Philippines scenario,I have 12 Tran MV-22b osprey planes,with a load out of,USMC hvy wpn team. My question is how would I use these planes in this scenario? Do they have any real purpose in this scenario or are they just there for window dressing?

I think, practically, you will not get to use the marine infantry in this scenario, because the fire support will wipe the floor with the enemy forces before the grunts go in. Or you could send the troops in without fire support. Maybe your Ospreys will get shot down?

From my AAR:

7 h 57 min: All remaining elements of ground force ZX are eliminated with rockets and Hellfires from SuperCobras BF, BJ.

(BO, BP, BQ are Ospreys, each carrying a platoon of Marine infantry.)