jex

I think it is.

Embalmer and I tried the low flying, full speed drop off last night and it works! No need to stop now just get low (terrain permitting of course) and jump out. Watch out though as when you jump you usually end up 100M further away from where you pressed the exit-vehicle button. Your pilot should be the one to say when as he is in control of the chopper.

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Riyker

Now that's great!

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What's the training manual say for that kind of insertion?

Jump, drop, roll!!!

jex

PRAY!!!

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Mot73

This is a gooood game!

Excellent points by all.

I can hear it now over TS....chopper flying in....dust coming up.... Pilot yells... GO GO GO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Team exits takes up their respective LOS and awaits orders from the TL!! OOOOOOOO

Sounds like a movie Hmmm someone should make one

leejo

When flying a helo with the miniguns, keep threats on your 10 or 2 to give your gunners an angle to hit the threat. The guns can't point directly forward and it's hard to see them there from the gunner positions anyway.

WWraven

Well if we now don't even have to land that chopper, has anyone tested if u could get your people to land on top of the bunkers themselves to take it from the roof down, and if u have, did take lots of trial and error to time in right?

WWraven

Oh and on the landing, just remember airborne school, keep your feet and knees together, head at 90 degrees from the direction of the fall and roll. I think someone should ask nova for a quick rope insertion method for the blackhawk, that would be hellacool if they could pull that off, get near the target, pilot hovers above, ropes down, team out, drop the ropes, and fly away guns blazing! Sounds like Ranger s#$t there, HOOAH!

leejo

I fiddled with this a bit earlier today and it works like a champ. A little bird with rockets and a stinger-equiped passenger can make a dent in the other side's ability to ferry troops, etc.

Mirfee

Cool!

I was thinking that this should be SOP for *any* chopper flight. Another thought I had for copilot-as-defender would be that he is also responsible for manning flares. The pilot has enough on their plate just flying that to have to juggle another keypress when going evasive could diminsh their ability to fly effectively. If the copilot has a Stinger armed and is watchful for both airborne threats and Stinger launches, this flying duo could probably survive a bit longer.

Sidenote... I was just imagining a Blackhawk loaded with troops, all armed with Stingers. Can you imagine what it would look like to an enemy chopper pilot when a Blackhawk suddenly unleashes an entire volley of 6 or more Stingers?!?! Dodge *that* Mr. Rebel!

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TG_Bear

Or how about a little bird with riflemen and AT4s on the benches. It becomes one nasy ass anti vehicle platform.

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leejo

Hmmm. Ima start a new thread.

jex

You can land on bunkers but it's not worth it as you become a centrepoint for enemy fire. Also the flagpole will kill the chopper. You might be able to get on the top quickly though with practice. The fly low jump off method seems to be buggy. When you jump you seem to end up 100m from the point at which you jumped from.

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H-Hour

We've had success with the method the last couple nights. Bear walked us all through it a couple times on an empty server and then last night we used a fast insertion to overwhelm the enemy's last base and win the map. Just stay under 15m off the ground and everyone can pile out quickly while you're still moving.

Opus

Yup--the slower choppers work better for this, but it does work. In a few seconds a base defended by 1 or 2 ppl suddenly has over a half-dozen troops to deal with, with very little warning. We're definitely on to something here. It's demanding on the pilots, but practice does pay off, as last night proved.