I gave up on flying my Mi-24, I went back to playing Italy as ground and only ground.
I was mainly playing 9.3 to help my buddy grind his 9.3 USA, but Russia’s only merely okay helicopter is 8.7
I am sooooo over playing helicopters I’ll just be the guy in the plane who shoots down the helis for free kills
Or you understand at this point that the first important decision to successfully use Helicopter is when to spawn it. And against which nation.
The following applies especially to 12.0 and above:
One reason the KA 52 is so strong is because it has a SPAA backup from Pantsirs. If the Pantsir is near them, it will usually not be attacked by CAP. In addition, Russia likes to have a lot of jets in the air, busy with anything that could be dangerous to you.
Other helicopters cannot pose a threat to it because it has a greater range. (Of course it can surprise you, but with my PARS I have to get 3km closer than it.)
Of course, the tactic also works if you are matched with Russia. Then you even have the ace of the EF2000 up your sleeve in Germany, which can shake up the opposing SPAA and CAP.
If you play against the USA and Russia, keep the helicopter on the ground.
If you play with one of them, you have to assess the situation. If you can get into the helicopter very early, you can get a few kills, but you have to be prepared that the kill report alone will cause the jets to come looking for you in the middle of the game. And then if you hover at medium height, then they’ll get you too.
Sometimes you can consider spawning towards the end of the game. Less SPAA, fewer jets, but also fewer enemy tanks, which are harder to find between the wrecks or even be able to shoot at with FnFs if they are standing next to them.
This happens to me often, so my KDR isn’t great either.
(Which doesn’t really matter to me.)
Well yeah, I don’t spawn in where there’s 5 jets up lol.
And for instance, I’ve been trying to play the Mi-24D.
Which is pretty much and MI-24A with a better chin gun.
Nor does my KDr reflect how I play, but it’s angering when I can only take off to then die… what a fun game 10/10
Hmm. The MI-24D is interesting on the BR 8.7.
I’ve only played it 14 matches, but I quickly realized that it was really useful with the S-24 rockets. Have you tried those?
So far I’ve flown quite low, gained altitude for targeted shots from a distance of 2-3 km with the Falanga and then (of the 19 kills, at least 5) took out enemy SPAA with the S-24.
With a little practice this will definitely get better. However, the style of play is significantly different than with the German helicopters, with which you always play hiding behind the tree lines.
Yes I fly low, and use my ATGMs on spaa. And typically carry 4 S-24s
I straight up took my heli out of my lineup. Downtiers are the only time I can get away with doing anything, although a plane still evens the odds…
The spaa is wickedly strong at 9.3, and the CAPs are just a-holes, looking for free kills
What AAs are clapping you and in what helicopter ?
Gepard, Santal, Ozelot, etc.
Stingers go through ircm and flares like nothing, even after banking and dumping flares
Not to mention the planes who solely kills helicopters, especially right after take off.
but it is
Ka-52’s absolute max range is 10km, but in practice it’s more like 8km.
AH-64’s absolute max range is 8km, but in practice it’s more like 6km.
Vikhirs are much faster and more responsive than hellfires.
Though hellfires do have IOG, Vikhirs are generally better against competent SPAAs.
it’s not. Effective range is what we’re talking about here, not it’s range in a perfect environment.
Those shouldn’t be able to touch you beyond 3km, so you should be fine in plenty of 9.7 helicopters.
Yeah, Pretty much only the Strela can lock helis beyond 3-3.5km the others. why that godforsaken fat hind needed to get within 1.8km before my ozelot could lock n’ send it’s stinger gonna irk me forever
Type 93 and 81 can do it as well.
Brother, the mi-24D is a 8.7…
And it’s ircm barely if at all works, in fact it may work so bad, it gives extra range to those spaa.
Also, no the Ozelot outranges the Falangas of the Mi-24D
Well, 9.7 AA should be able to defend itself against 8.7 helicopter.
Falanga has more than 3km of range.
Check again, stingers out range the Mi-24D.
And the Mi-24D at best can fling a few S-24s and hope that they hit close
Falanga has a 4km range, Stingers aren’t locking you from that far out.
Screen shot both. I couldn’t find my post with previous photos disputing this
Check on wiki, it has a 4km range.