BF2S Forums anyone use the SAAW (AA unlock for engi)?

It will take out gunhips in two shots.. and thats what it can fire before reloading.. It will hit if you stay locked on..

If you're in a poistion to unlock it with your next unlock then you can field unlock it and try it out before you waste your precious credit.

Try it out first, but I'm pretty sure you'll decide it's crap and go for something else. That said, who knows what might get "fixed" with the next patch.

I can tell you this for free, SAAW AA's will follow a gunship damn near across an entire map (knows off experience)

I never use it.... takes more then 2 hit to get a transport, that means they have the time to run away before you can hit them. And it puts you in such desavantage for the other aspect of the game. I can do more damage with the pilum.

its an awsome weapon, great for taking the gunships out, best to use it like you would a sniper rifle, find youself a nice high advantage point from witch you can see the hole map front and back, wait for the lock on and then wait again for the shilds to go up, folow for about 5 secs then let rip, another hint try and only fire when the chopper is in a straight line as deveation from its main course can miss, always folow the chopper even after you have fired

It´s a pain in the ass, if you´re piloting a gunship. A real pain. But using it as field unlock does the deal, use your credit on something more worthy.
It is buggy concerning transports, as it locks on to about 2 outta 10. At best. Same bug as with the stationary AA´s.
Fact is, you´re way better off using the standard rocketlaunchers or the Pilum, cause you can do way more damage with those baby´s.
I think it´s kinda like the Clark shotgun. A fun weapon, which can annoy the crap out of a lot of your victims, but in the long run, you won´t rack up much points with it, nor will you do enough of an impact on the field to ensure the victory of your team.
Even the additional +1 grenade unlock comes more in handy than the SAAW, especially because all maps (except for darn Suez Canal) are well stocked with stationary AA turrets.

Last edited by Sisco10 (2007-01-23 10:53:02)

the stock guns are better as AA if u ask me even tho they are AT

I like using it, as a field unlock only... Same as most weapons, I guess.  The thing that really pisses me off about it is that it sometimes penetrates the shields on the gunship, which I feel is a major bug.  Sadly, it never seems to benefit me when I'm using the SAAW, but it often kills me when I'm the one being shot at, even when I have my shields active.  Usually, I keep it so I have the opportunity to turn my shields on a second after I hear the lock-on tone, and then I run away and hide somewhere while my shields regenerate.  Sometimes I take one missile, and it drops me down to 50 health, but I can survive.  It just seems so unfair and unbalanced that a dork hanging out on the ground can kill a gunship 300m in the air with one volley.

.:ronin:.|Patton wrote:

The thing is a beast, when your transport whoring and a gunship is following you, just tell your pilot to put him on the side your on and you can shoot him down from your transport lol

I did that on Suez Canal once. A transport loaded with a bunch of supports, engineers, and one assault is a deathmachine for the enemy team.

Unless those who fly the gunship know what they are doing you might not need worry about it. This is the last unlock I'm gonna lock up so havn't seen much use for it.

=PXRr=Drenar[Rabid Light Post]Some_Random_Guy

I win. 

Also, I hardly ever use the SAAW 86...maybe its time I started whoring it on a tight Titan game with tons of transports taking off, its worth a try.  If only the missiles locked on more often...damn bugs.

a good SAAW user is the bane of any gunship pilot's existence.

It is good to be in a tank and have the SAAW equipped as gunships eat through tanks very quickly. Hop out and put two SAAW missiles into them and have the last laugh.