TG_JBRanger

I was on the other night and got into the gunner position on a blackhawk. The pilot really could fly and went back and forth ferrying troops (as one should) and we provided close air support for assaulting team members. It was such a blast. I didn't get that many kills as the pilot had to keep moving for fear of stingers and rpg's but the enemy was so distracted by the sound of that mini-gun buzzing that our troops went in and took the bases quickly. What a blast!! Helping out the team by not getting the most kills but by providing cover fire and a distraction. Awesome!

jex

This is a great tactic to use and one I love to employ. The other day I used this with a team mate. I kept cirling the base and he kept shooting. I think we went round about 10 times before we were brought down. It was one of those AH6 attack helo's that brought us down in the end.

If you get a good pilot he'll maintain a steady turn rate so the gunner can predict his movements, which is all important. Then the gunner can reign down the fire and keep those in base distracted enough for a good assault to be launched.

I can tell you from experience that it's really satisfying, as a pilot, to see your gunner getting kills. I love flying and it is my best skill in the game. I really suck at shooting in this game, and this game alone so I choose to be a pilot instead - bummer though on maps without helo's and I turn up in my pilot gear lol!

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Jex

=Sarc=

It definitely is fun being a gunner with a good pilot. I had the experience once with a public player. He just knew how to fly and we scored a couple of kills but really distracted the enemy. The pilot was even kind enough to tell me he was going to bail.

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TG_JBRanger

Yea, teamwork is where its at whether you are sniping, flying, boating, whatever. This is how the game was meant to be played.