Had that happen too me lol, i tend too pilot the Cobra so the gunners can get good shots, which for the most part means hovering with a tiny amount of strafing. Had an RPG fly past me and was, damn that was close. Try too get visual on the shooter (Ctrl+mouse) and than saw another 4 fly at me from the Metal house. 3 missed and 1 hit, finally the first guy had reloaded and hit me. Was rough but looked hella cool!DirtyHarry88 wrote:Haha how true. Just get an RPG squad on the go, 6 RPG's all fired at the same time towards a chopper- a couple are bound to hit.
It's harder for the gunner to hit its target if you circle. If you're high enough (100 units), the gunner can see a lot. All pilot has to do is, pull the map out and check for infantry, and relay them to the gunner.Guerra wrote:Ecko, I recommend instead of hovering, you circle the enemy position, that way you're giving your gunner multiple angles and avoiding hits.
I dunno if it's actually a glitch or an urban myth, doesn't seem to make much difference with me.bosco wrote:When talking about cobras and getting hit... some time ago I was piloting with a gunner and we were flying high (you could barely see details on the ground) and pretty fast, though we got hit by RPGs multiple time. What the f***?
I heard about a glitch to get perfect insurgent accuracy with them, but I didn't know so many people actually use it.
I find circling worse the hovering. Anyhow, RPG gank squads are rare, if i do get clipped i set the bird down back a base. Plus find a gunner that can make up for the circling is 1 in a million.Guerra wrote:Ecko, I recommend instead of hovering, you circle the enemy position, that way you're giving your gunner multiple angles and avoiding hits.
When ya'll speak of circling, do you mean with the nose at the target, or circling broadside? Circling broadside can be difficult to aim as you don't have a full range of motion with the MG and you can't use missiles, but aiming when circling with the nose towards an area isn't to terrible difficult. Also the latter method makes for a smaller profile, so you're harder to hit.Ecko wrote:I find circling worse the hovering. Anyhow, RPG gank squads are rare, if i do get clipped i set the bird down back a base. Plus find a gunner that can make up for the circling is 1 in a million.
well i have never tryed this but it might work 2 strella aas 3 rpg kits and 1 assault kit for ammo maybe stupid but if it works i would call it hunter seeker groups like on red dawnFightOrFlee wrote:I use the SA-7 on Al Basrah alot, and have no problem taking down A-10's and BH, but just recently i've noticed that its neigh on impossible to hit a cobra unless its 10 feet away, still and i fire unlocked.
If i lock on it it only has to swerve a small amount and the rocket just goes on straight, even in ideal conditions slow low and from behind, i've noticed pilots ignoring the lock!
Also if the gunner is strafing the ground the rocket will follow the tracer rounds to the ground!
Tips, discuss, fix plz
