Strela is balanced
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Balanced the rus way :)
Russian anti air power is too op. Strela, Tunguska, Pantsir. Its just too good. Especially since direct Nato counterparts (Stinger) can’t even lock modern russian helis. With that contrast mode ingame Strela got a truly super advantage over all others.
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So OP, defeated by a LGB dropped from subsonic attacker. Plenty of nations have LGBs at BR where strela and tunguska are. And they have 0 ways of countering them. Oh and there are also hellfire slingers at those BRs, which can be dealt only by planes.
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The reliability they have in game is annoying. Even if you fly low above a forest after being launched the will track. I’m not sure how well these missile would do against a manoeuvring plane that does aileron rolls. This game tries to add advanced features while also lacking the most basic physics
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Well, i find much harder to lock with the stinger an aluette or a wasp than any of the modern russian helicopters…
I tested the strellas seeker modes with another person a few monthes ago.
The IR will struggle with helis, like all other IR seekers. And it will go for flares.
The optical can lock further out, assuming good weather. However, flying with terrain behind you or low enough, the seeker will fail to lock.
Luckly for the US players, we got the a6e. It countered the strella well. Now, it does it even better with the new agm123
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That would be because of how small they are and their extremely low heat index. But honestly you’re not going to be going up against those much often at ~10.3, and they’re easy to deal with anyway, so I don’t quite get why you’re bringing them up.
Russian helis tend to have IRCCM as well as that one modification, I can’t remember off the top of my head, that reduces the IR signature.
Also the Strela can lock any heli within ~5km, regardless of heat, and there’s practically nothing it can do about it.
You mean IRCM as in IR counter measure, not IR counter countermeasure.
You have platorms with stingers at 9.7 and there you actually see them quite often
Ircm does little to nothing against stinger, it only affects the chaparral and the strela on ir mode
Unless the helicopter is fliying high you wont get a lock with photocontrast .
Some nations like US, Italy and so on might have GBU capable planes dropping even GBU 24 on BRs below 11.0. However Germany’s only GBU jet is at 11.3 BR. (CAS balance it incredibly bad) Almost max Ground BR. And now try to use Tornados with dumb bombs agains Strelas around 10.3 BR. Its impossible.
You have Phantom with AGM-65 and even Hunter on lower BR which outrange both SPAA’s.
Typo, my bad
I’ve seen a heli get locked while hugging the deck, the ground has little to no effect on this missile
Well i also have seen how they cant get a lock, your point?
Also have troubles getting a lock is certain weather conditions, not just against the ground.
UK, France, Italy, US and China have access to LGBs below 11.0(Most of them even 10.3). Germany, US, Israel, Sweden, UK have access to FnF weaponry that can still work outside of strela’s range(though it’s a bit tricky with agm-65H). Not forgetting that some of those have helis at 10.3 with hellfires and thermals.
Japan being obvious outsider here for their reasons. USSR is mostly screwed till mig-27/su-17m4 to outrange SPAAs with planes.
I agree that CAS balance is bad, but there more than enough for most nations(excluding japan ofc) to deal with strela.
Chinese LGB is bad, 2 500kg with low quality thermals, I could barely do 3000 altitude and still spot enemy vehicle normally. A lot of people were previously crying about TY90 being too OP, nobody does anymore, a simple BR change made it from OP to trash. I just feel like as a Chinese main, that BR needs more decompression, like why is tungusk with 10km missile and 30mm guns sits at 10.7, that is no out range at same BR and if GRB BR extends to 12.7 then there could be a lot better balancing between CAS and anti air.
Just use the 250kg ones you can easily drop them from over 10km away,
No IOG + 0 damage, leopards, Abrams Merkavas and even challengers i’ve seen surviving 250kgs. Also the problem is more with the low quality thermals than anything, plus you get no AAM so good luck if there is any enemy planes or even helis in bound. Plus that is 2, not like the 9 of A6E or 6 mavericks.
The gb-250 does have iog… and they do almost the same damage as the gbu 12 which is more than enough.
Most platforms around that br have similar quality thermals, or no thermals at all in some cases.
It is still enough to outrange any sam in this br, specially with the performance of the q5 which can easily climb to 7 or 8 km.