Cobra's Minigun Range

[Hitman.2.5]

That is the compromise to help the helicopter stay up for longer rather that get shot down on an unlucky attack run due to a lucky missile that gets past a flare wave, if you don't like it out smart the spotter and kill him then you wont have to worry for a while... TBH BVR is a skill for this game personally i have had many successful round in the cobra where attacking normally and using BVR and i know many other players that have too most will prefer BVR tactics.