Now you’re again talking non sense.
Again, if you die to the vikhr missile, this is due to wrong technique. Not because the missile is overpowered in a way that it is unavoidable.
Vikhrs, just by grace of proximity fuze, are already better than any other ATGM found at top tier helicopters when it comes to fighting aerial targets.
On top of that, Vikhrs are SACLOS, so even if the target gets below 25m altitude to disable the proxy fuze, they can score direct hit kill.
SACLOS guidance allows ka pilots to lead the missile when compared to PARS and Spikes, increasing chance of hit.
SACLOS guidance also allows them to bypass IR countermeasures that can defeat IR missiles.
When compared to Hellfires, Spikes and PARS missiles, they dont fly with arc trajectory but flat line of sight trajectory. That makes them more reliable in hitting aerial targets when compared to other top tier heli ATGMs, and are unaffected by height, position of target or direction they move.
On top of that, they have better speed than any NATO helicoter atgm.
All of the aforementioned factors make vikhrs superior choice when engaging enemy helicopters by wide margin, and they are still able to deal with aircrafts in headon, at close range they are able to deal with aircrafts in rear aspect and with little bit of skill they can deal even with aircrafts in side aspect.
They also outrange most of IR missiles by the grace of being ATGMs and they dont need IR lock to fire.
If they were only anti-aircraft missile with HE warhead, they would be one of the best choices aviable to helicopters for air to air combat.
But on top of all those aforementioned positives, they are anti tank missile with tandem heat warhead and enough penetration to get through any NATO side armor, without need to switch between fuze or type of missile or mode.
Frankly, not calling them such and thinking hellfires, pars, hots and spikes are anywhere close to them regarding air to air performance is geniune sign of massive skill issue.
By all of this Im not saying they cant be defeated. I fly Ka-50, Tiger UHT and had more than enough opportunities to try out Apaches with hellfires.
I know how to deal with them.
But it would be lie to say that they are NOT above the rest of ATGMs in terms of air to air combat.
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Completely fine. That is how it is in real life.
They’re not saclos they’re laser beam riding.
PARS and Spikes will lead by using their own guidance logic so you don’t need to lead them, just like the QN502CDD.
This is like saying that aim-54a is op because it has a long range, its fast and it can attack from anywhere. Except any skilled player knows how to counter it in a jet.
First issue already. Having to shoot from side. You don’t have this downside with missiles like the hellfire
Which makes these missiles WAY easier to intercept with anti air and then way easier to kill the helicopter launching them because you are already guiding missiles towards their position.
And thats completely fine because it is within their real specs.
Don’t forget the british apache has starstreaks and can spawn with them which can kill every spaa before they can target it. Much overpowered? Also has possibility to work against side armor of tanks… If it was fixed it could kill jets with ease.
The only issue i see is apache not having historical loadouts with advanced hellfires and some guidance logic issues with pars and spikes. Its not ‘‘vikhr op’’ its ‘‘add hellfire longbow’’ and ‘‘fix F/F missiles’’
Earlier they said that hellfire longbow is op but it can be limited by game mechanics just as any other missile.
Which platform can guide up to 2 or 3 missiles at the same time to the same spot? In my experience is really hard to counter a 50/52 that is aiming at you, because usually the missiles come as salvos.
your logic makes no sense, “because A and B are not working as intended C must be in conclusion not overpowered”.
Apaches can guide 16 hellfires at the same time
Ofcourse its hard, but not impossible. Back in the heli pvp days i used to face ka-50’s all day and manage to kill them anyway. You can absolutely dodge the missiles with a helicopter if you know how to.
The fact is ka-50 is almost fully correctly powered, while Apaches etc are underpowered.
Something being underpowered does not automatically make something else over powered.