Master*
Banned
+416|6936|United States
Is it me or do the rockets on the gunship suck at killing infantry, I shoot 10 rockets at one person and the rockets still manage to miss, sometimes the rockets hit and kill infantry, not to mention the splash damage sucks if any. I find it hard to knock down infantry on my own because of this. Anyone else get this when using the gunship?
_-_911_-_180891
Member
+540|6944|Shanghai, ethnicity=German
Aim?
Sambuccashake
Member
+126|7052|Sweden
Yup, you pretty much need a gunner if you're gonna be succesful against infantry.

I find it very very hard to hunt down infantry troops and when I'm doing it the opposing air force pretty get a free ride out their titan to go get me.
l41e
Member
+677|7090

Splash damage = 0, more or less.
loonitic
...is a potty mouth
+286|6976|Valhalla
You need a direct hit to kill inf. But I still think they need a bit more power *thinking of BF2*
Or just run them over that what i do from time to time

Last edited by loonitic (2007-02-16 06:45:44)

Mr.Casual
p-n*|3eergogglz
+136|6951|Minnesota eh
*Thinking of Bf2SF*
w00stafa
Krylov Whore
+35|7000|AK101 Factory
Law of gunships ->
Pilot flies + attempts air engagement (10% possible in doragon due to rubbish missile locks -> which is what i thought thread would be about)
Gunner kills stuff, or just spams tanks with chaingun.

Killing infantry is possible, but due to splash damage it means you have to point your face right at the ground and attempt 1 direct hit or 2/3 very close hits
danCer
teh m0nsta
+314|7157|Germany

loonitic wrote:

Or just run them over that what i do from time to time
Yeah, roadkill FTW always hillarious...
Volatile
Member
+252|7146|Sextupling in Empire

Just run the infantry over, I find this to be effective(and entertaining) if they are on a flat surface and do not have a squad leader drone(they make you explode).

The rockets do suck for killing infantry, i'd say that I kill 50% on my first pass, maybe a little less?
max
Vela Incident
+1,652|7009|NYC / Hamburg

loonitic wrote:

Or just run them over that what i do from time to time
either that or land your ship nearby and use the chaingun
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jord
Member
+2,382|7120|The North, beyond the wall.

max wrote:

loonitic wrote:

Or just run them over that what i do from time to time
either that or land your ship nearby and use the chaingun
Thats what i do.

That or aim the missles,unlike BF2 5 come out either side instead of 1 each.So an example is 5 come out slightly left then 5 come out slightly right.
Jo Barf Creepy
Member
+27|7001

Masterstyle wrote:

Is it me or do the rockets on the gunship suck at killing infantry, I shoot 10 rockets at one person and the rockets still manage to miss, sometimes the rockets hit and kill infantry, not to mention the splash damage sucks if any. I find it hard to knock down infantry on my own because of this. Anyone else get this when using the gunship?
This was done to prevent solo pilots from abusing air support. Unless you have a gunner you should be going after vehicle kills.
danCer
teh m0nsta
+314|7157|Germany

max & jord wrote:

or land your ship nearby and use the chaingun
That's ~lame~. No offense, but if you gotta land the piece of crap you can even be a man and get out and kill him with your normal guns.

Last edited by danCer (2007-02-17 06:09:17)

kylef
Gone
+1,352|6935|N. Ireland
Yeah they do. There were 2 enemies on a roof and I shot 8 rockets and it didn't kill them. I came back and ran them over.
jord
Member
+2,382|7120|The North, beyond the wall.

danCer wrote:

max wrote:

loonitic wrote:

Or just run them over that what i do from time to time
either that or land your ship nearby and use the chaingun
That's ~lame~. No offense, but if you gotta land the piece of crap you can even be a man and get out and kill him with your normal guns.
Whats the point in that when you can just sit in the Gunship and kill him with no danger...?
danCer
teh m0nsta
+314|7157|Germany
well i guess there is no real point but just imagine it.
Master*
Banned
+416|6936|United States

jord wrote:

danCer wrote:

max wrote:


either that or land your ship nearby and use the chaingun
That's ~lame~. No offense, but if you gotta land the piece of crap you can even be a man and get out and kill him with your normal guns.
Whats the point in that when you can just sit in the Gunship and kill him with no danger...?
you can easily get piliumed or killed by a tank, rdx,etc. if you land the gunship like that
jord
Member
+2,382|7120|The North, beyond the wall.

Masterstyle wrote:

jord wrote:

danCer wrote:

That's ~lame~. No offense, but if you gotta land the piece of crap you can even be a man and get out and kill him with your normal guns.
Whats the point in that when you can just sit in the Gunship and kill him with no danger...?
you can easily get piliumed or killed by a tank, rdx,etc. if you land the gunship like that
Well you're doing it wrong,there's lots of ways to do it.

Try putting the shield up before you switch,that tanks care of the first 2.

There's no one right way to do it but you shouldn't be so close/taking so long that the guy can run a few feet switch to RDX put it on you and detonate.

Landing taking out infantry and taking off should all be done inside 10 seconds.

I can do that and i'm not even good at 2142.

Last edited by jord (2007-02-17 08:55:01)

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