Anyone have any gunship tactics?
I spam with a gunship, and was wondering if anyone else has any spare tips.
I have a few:

When taking off, always gain altitude. This allows you to see any enemy gunships/transports without them seeing you. While higher up in the air, use the Ctrl + mouse to look around. This is EXTREMELY important.

Once in a while, use the F12 key. This is a fly-by mode that lets you see if there is anyone on your 6. To get out of the view, hit the C key.

I use the mouse for regular flying, but if I get in a dogfight I switch to the Arrow keys. I don't have a joystick so I can't help you there.

You can turn a gunship to about a 90 degree angle before it flips over. I usually keep it at about 85 max so it doesn't flip. If you do end up flipping over, just press and hold the W and ^ arrow key or if you have enough altitude you can use W and the down arrow key to do a flip.

Try not to attack a tank head on. A good tank driver will see you and hit you with his big, bad gun. This is expecially true for the A-8 Tiger tank (EU), since it has a 360 degree turret. Also, watch out when flying low and still near a flag. A good engineer will hit you with a Pilum, leaving you with a second to jump out.

If you are getting hit by AA, try to put things between you and the AA. Hills, buildings, etc. If suddenly you get half of your health stolen away, you are getting hit by a SAW. I suggest instantly putting on a shield and putting distance and objects between you and that engineer.


APCs = easy points. They are big and kinda slow, but watch out for that EMP launcher.

Any tank = a little harder to kill. You have to put every single missle on it. Also, the AT missile that the gunner has can only 1 shot tanks in the rear. Otherwise, combine the gunner's missiles with yours.

Walkers = VERY hard to kill. It's armor is very thick, and that AA gun on the top can rip you apart.

Gunships = Depends on the pilot. It doesn't take many missles to kill it, but there are some smart pilots...

Transports = Slow, easy kills. These tend to have 3 or less people on it, but you have to shoot it down very fast to get them all since they will jump at the first instant of damage.

Lastly (that I can remember) a Gunner should try not to use the machine gun when you are behind a gunship. It can alert the enemy gunship that you are behind him.


Hope this guide was a help, srry it was so long :/ .