Battlefield 2 USS Essex AA Gun Turrets...dreaming?

gunner · 1 Aug 2006 at 15:33

I thought i say someone using the forward AA gun turret last night (by the radar etc), whenever I have tried it to get into it, it doesn't work. Like its a dummy or just for show. But last night I swear i saw someone using it... Is this possible or was I dreaming? :confused:

If so how do you get into it. I can use the rear one by the deck no problem.

Reppyboyo · 1 Aug 2006 at 15:47

Its possible, I cant remember how you get in though.

Arsey · 1 Aug 2006 at 16:12

yeh you just go upto it and press E dont you?

gunner · 1 Aug 2006 at 16:19

Thats how i would have thought it works as the rear gun turret just down from the flight deck works like that. But the other turret i just kept pressing E and ... nothing happens. Its odd.

Andr3w · 1 Aug 2006 at 16:22

can you get a screenshot of the one you mean?

Final8y · 1 Aug 2006 at 16:28

gunner said:
Thats how i would have thought it works as the rear gun turret just down from the flight deck works like that. But the other turret i just kept pressing E and ... nothing happens. Its odd.

If its anything like being in a vehicle then you may need to use the FKeys to change posi.

gunner · 1 Aug 2006 at 16:39

Andr3w said:
can you get a screenshot of the one you mean?

Sorry i dont have a screenshot. But I am talking about the one towards the bow of the ship, raise up slightly. I have NO problem getting into the rear one, climb down the ladder walk 2 steps and press E. The other one I jump about and stuff pressing E wildly and... nothing?

Roduga · 1 Aug 2006 at 16:44

Aren't the 2 ones on the side of the ship the same one? As in, 1 missile and 1 cannon?

Killerkebab · 1 Aug 2006 at 17:35

There are two AA emplacements on the carrier. One at the very end which is easy to get to, and one near the UAV van at the other end.

To get into the one near the UAV van, simply press the usual button when standing next to the missile launchers. I don't think it works near the chainguns. That being said, it might be the other way around.

TheOtherOption · 1 Aug 2006 at 17:53

The second one most certainly does work - as numberous times i've killed aircraft with it and they've been completely bamboozled as they just blew the other one sky high

I just go up the ladder to the UAV and then up the other ladder near that and walk forward and jump over the railing and 'into' the radar dome thingy ontop of the minigun

gunner · 1 Aug 2006 at 21:10

Brilliant!! Thanks guys I didn't think I was going mad. And I definately saw machine gun fire coming from that turret. Nobody ever seems to use it? Thanks again!

killer_uk · 1 Aug 2006 at 22:07

gunner said:
Brilliant!! Thanks guys I didn't think I was going mad. And I definately saw machine gun fire coming from that turret. Nobody ever seems to use it? Thanks again!

I think thats because no one knows how to use it properly

At least thats the case whenever I've been on a server. They just sit in it failing to shoot anything down and out team can't even get off the carrier because of the enemy jets (provided they are a good team).