I’m finding the stock grind on the AH-64E (France) rather more difficult than previous helicopter, for a number of reasons.
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Weapons- Compeered to the Tigers the AH-64E rockets have 290mm PEN, while the Tigers have 400mm, the 30mm cannon has only 1mm PEN, while the tiger has 26mm PEN. But even worse the Mi-28NM and Ka-52 have 420mm PEN on the rockets and 82mm PEN on the 30mm.
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survivability- The AH-64E doesn’t have very good mobility, atlest compeered to the tiger. While have KA-52 has much better amour and take more damage and keep flying.
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Enemy’s- With the addition of the new SPAA, free SPAA backups and more IFVs and tanks getting air tracking and proxy HE shells. Surviving in Helis has become very difficult, if not impossible. Rocket rushing just aren’t possible, while getting the x4 guided rockets makes you a sitting duck.
Now don’t get me wrong, all of this is good for countering CAS aircraft or helis with FAF missiles, But for stock helis its a nightmare.
Heli PVP isn’t also very viable, People with premiums (mostly KA-50s) will take the enemy ground targets before you get a chance. This means it takes a long time to get XP and in incredibly boring.
It feels like the only viable way to get modifications at this point is to just use GE.