I didn’t say it would work 100% of the time, but it does in fact increase your chances of a hit, if the first one misses and the heli thinks the coast is clear and starts climbing the second missile might get a lock, all your missiles fired in that replay were flying in IOG during the terminal phase.
If you’re just here to complain and scream into the void then be my guest. i’m just trying to help, but if you’re not interested in my help then say that so that i don’t do this in vain.
Im just trying to figure out how to take out the top tier helis.
So far the answer just seems to be “hope for good luck”
If that is the answer, cool.
Im trying to set up for your strat to try but the games are deciding to make that difficult rn. Teams are melting before any cas shows up. One heli spawned so far but it was not a top tier one.
The real answer is honestly: same way you would any other enemy contact in the air. The only real difference is the active IRCM preventing IR missiles from working properly.
I would say that it is easier vs jets since they have to keep moving which allows for a much higher chance of them getting into a position to get hit.
helis are easy prey to jets though. I could switch out my spaa for something to spawn a jet in.
true, reason to not use the IRST when helis are up.
And I have personally never managed to hit a heli with a SAM SPAA other than SACLOS ones. And the heli appeared on the radar for like 5 seconds, I spammed a couple missiles it’s way and nothing.
Moving and hiding a radar vehicle plus 2 more launcher vehicles is practically impossible.
Not if that is the first thing you do. Many players tend to spawn SPAA if they die to an aircraft, that has worked well in the past, but these new multi vehicle SAM systems do not do well when played retaliatory, they are best played preventative. You should already be in the system and have had time to go away from spawn and set up you launchers spread out before a plane even spawns.
its not too hard with the claws. but most maps are not good for the larger ones
Even if you were to constantly first spawn a multivehicle AA to counter LDIRCM helis, not all maps allow for any meaningful setup either by lack of neccesary cover or any cover effective against LDIRCM helis being exposed to ground units (Maginot line being prime example).
I often spawn SPAA after my first tank death in top tier. But many maps have way too open spawns that allow for literally no good placement of vehicles apart from just spreading them as far apart as possible.
Take for example sands of sinai or carpathians. Where do you put your vehicles? I tried hiding them on carpathians and any good spots were out of bounds.
The only map I had any luck with hiding was vargo port on the north spawn.
I think my favorite is when i play the IRST and get Advance to the Rhine.
Yeah urban maps work in this regard quite well. But many many maps are just not feasible. Of the top of my head: Fire arc, Volokolamsk, Mozdok, sands of Sinai, red desert, Tunisia, Fields of Poland/Eastern Europe, Fulda, test site whatever…
Im going to have to put the testing for @Necronomica 's strat on hold for the day. Getting late and the only heli that has popped up so far was an alouette…
damn thats a good idea. I never thought about setting these shortcuts, always used the menu. thx for the tip. BTW i met you in a match not too long ago and u whooped my ass ;-) still mad. kinda