Helicopters are too strong

[Ophy]

Not in that they do too much damage, but they're near-impossible to shoot out of the sky with RPGs. Infantry needs some kind of way to deal with them. Lock-on RPGs like a Stinger, please?

[ImKrazyK]

Which RPG are you using? There's several variants, and each one does different things.

[Ophy]

None of them seem to lock-on to anything. Without that it's just about impossible to hit helicopters out of the sky... Doesn't matter what I shoot if I can't hit.

[SVaughan]

Originally posted by Ophy:

Not in that they do too much damage, but they're near-impossible to shoot out of the sky with RPGs. Infantry needs some kind of way to deal with them. Lock-on RPGs like a Javelin, please?

You mean a Stinger? Javelin is Anti-Tank, unless a lock is provided by a Laser Designator.

[Ophy]

Originally posted by SVaughan:

Originally posted by Ophy:

Not in that they do too much damage, but they're near-impossible to shoot out of the sky with RPGs. Infantry needs some kind of way to deal with them. Lock-on RPGs like a Javelin, please?

You mean a Stinger? Javelin is Anti-Tank, unless a lock is provided by a Laser Designator.

My bad, I did mean something like a Stinger. Something to make helicopters hittable with a rocket.

[ImKrazyK]

Originally posted by Ophy:

None of them seem to lock-on to anything. Without that it's just about impossible to hit helicopters out of the sky... Doesn't matter what I shoot if I can't hit.

RPG's don't have a lock-on feature, not even in real life.

I'm asking what variant of the RPG are you using to try and attack vehicles with because some are specifically made to shoot and damage vehicles, with others are made for anti-infantry while others just make a splash in the dirt.

[SVaughan]

Originally posted by Ophy:

Originally posted by SVaughan:

You mean a Stinger? Javelin is Anti-Tank, unless a lock is provided by a Laser Designator.

My bad, I did mean something like a Stinger. Something to make helicopters hittable with a rocket.

I'd have to recheck the official wikia, but I think more launchers are on the drawing board.

[Ophy]

Originally posted by ImKrazyK:

Originally posted by Ophy:

None of them seem to lock-on to anything. Without that it's just about impossible to hit helicopters out of the sky... Doesn't matter what I shoot if I can't hit.

RPG's don't have a lock-on feature, not even in real life.

I'm asking what variant of the RPG are you using to try and attack vehicles with because some are specifically made to shoot and damage vehicles, with others are made for anti-infantry while others just make a splash in the dirt.

Not an RPG, then. A Stinger, MANPADS, whatever. Hell, an AA gun would be fine. Every lobby I get into just has skies full of helicopters, they seem to me to not have enough counters.

[topdog864]

Honestly never had a problem with it, once you fly alot of helicopters/ride in them you will realize how vulnerable they can be.

[mothlover666]

really easy to shoot down / shoot out the pilot

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Originally posted by Ophy:

Originally posted by SVaughan:

You mean a Stinger? Javelin is Anti-Tank, unless a lock is provided by a Laser Designator.

My bad, I did mean something like a Stinger. Something to make helicopters hittable with a rocket.

Theyr hittable. You just need to be patience or terack the rocket.. or snipe the pilot like I do XD

[Ophy]

Call it a skill issue or whatever, but I've literally never hit one with a RPG, and even hitting their hull with a sniper is a long shot (pun intended). There should be something better. If they were that vulnerable, the sky wouldn't be full of them all game every time.

[Alaskan bigfoot]

I think ive killed like 5 helis with tandem RPG's, and more with regular RPG rockets.
Dont shoot at a heli moving full speed, wait until they get lower to move troops and take them out, also small arms fire from like 10 people will kill a heli pretty quick.
I believe there was mention at some point of them adding things like AA trucks in the future but im not sure where i had seen it, that would be fine but honestly helicopters are really not a problem in their current state.

[Ophy]

Originally posted by Alaskan bigfoot:

I think ive killed like 5 helis with tandem RPG's, and more with regular RPG rockets.
Dont shoot at a heli moving full speed, wait until they get lower to move troops and take them out, also small arms fire from like 10 people will kill a heli pretty quick.
I believe there was mention at some point of them adding things like AA trucks in the future but im not sure where i had seen it, that would be fine but honestly helicopters are really not a problem in their current state.

Agree to disagree, I guess. Again, if they were this weak, they wouldn't be omnipresent mowing down infantry.

[ImKrazyK]

Originally posted by Ophy:

Originally posted by Alaskan bigfoot:

I think ive killed like 5 helis with tandem RPG's, and more with regular RPG rockets.
Dont shoot at a heli moving full speed, wait until they get lower to move troops and take them out, also small arms fire from like 10 people will kill a heli pretty quick.
I believe there was mention at some point of them adding things like AA trucks in the future but im not sure where i had seen it, that would be fine but honestly helicopters are really not a problem in their current state.

Agree to disagree, I guess. Again, if they were this weak, they wouldn't be omnipresent mowing down infantry.

They used to be cardboard before the Dev's increased their health.

As of right now though, if you get a full squad or two, unloading on the heli with normal weapons, you can take it down pretty quickly. Plus you can also shoot people off the rope, out of the gunner seats and the pilot seats.

[nebjamni]

Originally posted by topdog864:

Honestly never had a problem with it, once you fly alot of helicopters/ride in them you will realize how vulnerable they can be.

+1 they are flying coffin. I shoot them, and fly them. They need rework.