Helicopter enemies?

[Zyhgar The Phoenix]

Are helicopters going to be enemies in this? I saw that an mi-24 was in a trailer flying but idk if that's just for the trailer or Cutscene or so. Or are we gonna see copters just roaming around? (presumably transporting scientists or ward troops)

[StormhawkV]

Considering how dangerous the skies of the zone are probably not. If the helo you saw is the helo I think of that was a scene from the past. There was an assault on the CNPP in one of the previous games where the military used armored vehicles and helicopters.

[Myyrä]

I doubt there are helo enemies, judging by what happened in COP, unless the pilots have a deathwish or they're sent to their deaths for no reason.

[Zyhgar The Phoenix]

https://youtu.be/BB87nZ2Wldg?si=6XC5-8DKnzn8Ca2h&t=46
??? (45 seconds if using steam embed)

[StormhawkV]

Originally posted by Zyhgar The Phoenix:

https://youtu.be/BB87nZ2Wldg?si=6XC5-8DKnzn8Ca2h&t=46
??? (45 seconds if using steam embed)

This looks like it's near the perimeter of the zone where helicopter patrols might make sense. I doubt we'll be fighting helos.

[Zyhgar The Phoenix]

I am asking if we're fighting or just going to see them flying about...
Also like we've seen helicopters functional all the way up to yantar and they have anomaly maps for the choppers and all the stingrays where equipped with anti emission tech so I don't see how that wouldn't move into the future with stalker 2.

[StormhawkV]

Because those didn't help? Operation Fairway was a massive disaster.

[Zyhgar The Phoenix]

Fairway failed cause they were shot down by the monolith.....

[BlueSpark]

Originally posted by Zyhgar The Phoenix:

Fairway failed cause they were shot down by the monolith.....

Nope. At least not all of them. The final reveals once Strelok meets the main group at the laundromat clearly point out that the military didn't know some anomalies changed their positions after emissions, making their maps (which were supposed to ensure a safe flight path to the center of the Zone) useless. I believe you're right in that the Monolith shot down at least one of the choppers, but for the most part, they crashed after hitting anomaly fields in the sky.

[Zyhgar The Phoenix]

Stingray 4 and 5 hit anomalies 2 and 3 probably shot down don't know about 1.
Yet when they evacuated they used choppers with updated maps.
It's also suggested that duga in 2 is still in use and probably is used for anomaly scanning.
So i don't think the anomaly in the sky is a good excuse to not have choppers in this.

[piet11111]

Originally posted by BlueSpark:

Originally posted by Zyhgar The Phoenix:

Fairway failed cause they were shot down by the monolith.....

Nope. At least not all of them. The final reveals once Strelok meets the main group at the laundromat clearly point out that the military didn't know some anomalies changed their positions after emissions, making their maps (which were supposed to ensure a safe flight path to the center of the Zone) useless. I believe you're right in that the Monolith shot down at least one of the choppers, but for the most part, they crashed after hitting anomaly fields in the sky.

Exactly this.

The lesson has been learned so i would expect at least some helicopter activity over the zone especially once Scar gets going on his campaign against Circaa and the ward.
Plus its just way to cool when we get chased by one and we need to hide from it before being able to shoot it down.