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Nimise wrote:I personally love how slow the MEC HAT is, makes it really easy to shoot down choppers.

Nimise wrote:I personally love how slow the MEC HAT is, makes it really easy to shoot down choppers.

FusionGames wrote:The Eryx isn't laser guided right? How can u use it?

FusionGames wrote:The Eryx isn't laser guided right? How can u use it?

FusionGames wrote:Thanks, that's new for me...

I have to read the manual again i think.

Maybe i could destroy the apc even when it moved away (i couldn't because of the eryx lowness, but i didn't hold the attack button)

05grottim wrote:yh thats the problem with them is that you can shoot down a chopper with them. I'm no expert but i dont think AT missiles are used to shoot down choppers.

FM 3-22.32 "M41 Improved Target Acquisition System (for TOW ATGM)," JULY 2005, HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY wrote:4-11. HELICOPTER ENGAGEMENT
Enemy armor is the primary threat to friendly ground forces employed in forward areas. The primary mission of the ITAS is the destruction of these tanks at the greatest possible range. However, ITAS gunners can also successfully engage attacking enemy helicopters, which are a significant threat to ground forces. Engaging helicopters with the ITAS should be considered primarily as a means of self-defense. ITAS crews should not consider helicopters as a routine target of opportunity, but should leave them to conventional ADA assets when possible. Launch warning receiver technology available worldwide makes engagement of rotary-wing aircraft potentially a dangerous action.
a.
ITAS positions are selected to cover armor avenues of approach, but these long-range fields of fire also facilitate the engagement of aircraft. The section leader’s, squad leader’s, and crew’s observation from these positions can provide the early warning required to successfully engage aircraft.
b.
The engagement of attacking helicopters should be done by ITAS sections, not individual weapon systems. ITAS sections should automatically engage helicopters that are attacking their positions. If one squad in a section is being attacked by a helicopter, the other squad should engage the helicopter while the first squad seeks cover. ITAS crews and sections should be trained to automatically respond to helicopter attacks in this manner.

FIELD MANUAL 3-22.1" BRADLEY GUNNERY," NOVEMBER 2003, HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY wrote:c. Beyond 1,700 meters, the 25-mm uses too much ammunition for each kill. Thus, the crew uses the TOW weapon system against stationary, slow moving (up to 50 MPH) aerial targets between 1,700 and 2,000 meters. Nevertheless, the gunner should use the TOW against helicopters only when necessary.

FM 3-22.37 "JAVELIN—CLOSE COMBAT MISSILE SYSTEM, MEDIUM," March 2008, HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY wrote:Hovering Helicopter
4-97. To ensure an effective engagement, select the direct attack mode only.
Frontal Target
4-98. Adjust the track gates so that they surround only the nose of the fuselage (Figure 4-27). Any appendages (such as armaments, wings, rotor, and so forth) should be ignored.

4-99. Adjust the track gates to surround the passenger/engine compartment or main body (for those helicopters without a passenger compartment) (Figure 4-98]. Any appendages—such as the cockpit, tail boom, rotor, and so forth—are ignored.