The best unlock if you are a tank-whore is:

2007-02-20 04:46:45

#1

Afrika_18: Member; +26|6984

SAAW. If you are going to be in a tank, you don't need the pilum or anti-tank rockets. This is the most under-rated unlock in the game. It owns gunships and if EA would fix it, it would own transports too. I cruise around in my tank and when a gunship shows up, I pop out for the quick kill. My set-up:

tank-detector thingy (I stick it to the vehicle I'm driving)
loller mines
SAAW

Also, the smg is an awesome emergency weapon.

2007-02-20 04:53:05

#2

loonitic: ...is a potty mouth; +286|6976|Valhalla

I would have gone with the set up of...
AE Defuser
Motion mines
Pilum
For extreme tank whoring

Also just for the record I hate all things AA...

Last edited by loonitic (2007-02-20 04:54:45)

2007-02-20 04:56:00

#3

Fenix14: scout rush kekeke ^___^; +116|6998|Brisbane, Aus

my pilum is my anti air

2007-02-20 05:03:01

#4

Brasso: member; +1,549|7072

Afrika_18 wrote:
tank-detector thingy (I stick it to the vehicle I'm driving)

That's the idea! Always helpful to see a transport above you, or someone in a pod.

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2007-02-20 05:08:54

#5

Sambuccashake: Member; +126|7052|Sweden

And once the infantry sonar from NS are made available you can put one of those on the tank as well making it "impossible" for infantry and vehicles to sneak up on you when you're capping flags/silos.

2007-02-20 05:15:23

#6

Janysc: Member; +59|7125|Norway

loonitic wrote:
I would have gone with the set up of...
AE Defuser
Motion mines
Pilum
For extreme tank whoring

Also just for the record I hate all things AA...

The downside with this is that, if you place lollermines, your enemy can kill you, take your kit, and defuse the mines. End of fun.

2007-02-20 08:54:41

#7

Magius5.0: Member; +106|6823|UMass Amherst

odds are, if you're a good tank driver like me, you typically won't put yourself in a position where you're gonna get your ass handed to you by two, or even three tanks at once (and on occasion, battlewalkers). I hadn't honestly thought about the SAAW until you brought it to light--typically my load-out package was a lot like loonitic

loonitic wrote:
I would have gone with the set up of...
AE Defuser
Motion mines
Pilum

Hmm...I'll have to try this new SAAW configuration on Suez Canal, thats a good map to test this out.

2007-02-20 09:06:38

#8

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7285|Reykjavík, Iceland.

I use the SAAW-86 quite a lot, but I tend to be more successful with a 120mm HE shell.

2007-02-20 09:09:24

#9

jord: Member; +2,382|7120|The North, beyond the wall.

I've got it but i don't like weapons that guide or aim for me.

I'd rather just put my shield up,press F2 and gun anything down.

2007-02-20 09:10:56

#10

Samtheman53: Banned; +346|7137|UK

why the fuck wud u want a piece of shit that never locks on to transport ships and only gunships wen u cus just own them wiv the tank in either 1st or 2nd pos

2007-02-20 09:13:28

#11

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7285|Reykjavík, Iceland.

Samtheman53 wrote:
why the fuck wud u want a piece of shit that never locks on to transport ships and only gunships wen u cus just own them wiv the tank in either 1st or 2nd pos

Could you rewrite that sentence in English please?

2007-02-20 09:18:48

#12

Samtheman53: Banned; +346|7137|UK

PBAsydney wrote:
Samtheman53 wrote:
why the fuck wud u want a piece of shit that never locks on to transport ships and only gunships wen u cus just own them wiv the tank in either 1st or 2nd pos
Could you rewrite that sentence in English please?

Why the fuck would you want a piece of shit like the SAAW which never locks on to transport ships only gunships? When you could just kill the air vehicles with the tank in either the 1st or 2nd position.

2007-02-20 09:20:05

#13

Volatile: Member; +252|7146|Sextupling in Empire

jord wrote:
I've got it but i don't like weapons that guide or aim for me.

I'd rather just put my shield up,press F2 and gun anything down.

Samtheman53 wrote:
why the fuck wud u want a piece of shit that never locks on to transport ships and only gunships wen u cus just own them wiv the tank in either 1st or 2nd pos

A good gunship pilot, like me , will simply climb in altitude directly over your tank(where you can't hit us with the chaingun) and come down right on top of you.

2007-02-20 09:20:33

#14

w00stafa: Krylov Whore; +35|7000|AK101 Factory

TV missile > Tank + Saaw

2007-02-20 09:24:37

#15

jord: Member; +2,382|7120|The North, beyond the wall.

Volatile_Squirrel wrote:
jord wrote:
I've got it but i don't like weapons that guide or aim for me.

I'd rather just put my shield up,press F2 and gun anything down.
Samtheman53 wrote:
why the fuck wud u want a piece of shit that never locks on to transport ships and only gunships wen u cus just own them wiv the tank in either 1st or 2nd pos
A good gunship pilot, like me , will simply climb in altitude directly over your tank(where you can't hit us with the chaingun) and come down right on top of you.

Yeah i'm more into Gunships than tanks,i do that. On the not so rare occasion i do go in the tank,i'll have a Pilum,and i'll stick that UAV for vehicles to it.Then i'll wait for you to attack,bail and Pilum you.

I don't really go in Tanks on air maps though,bit silly.

2007-02-20 12:09:45

#16

psH: Banned; +217|6825|Sydney

Pilum > this thread idea.

2007-02-20 12:21:44

#17

Afrika_18: Member; +26|6984

Doms wrote:
Pilum > this thread idea.

Pilum is not a bad weapon, but IMHO it doesn't warrant the devotion given to it. I use it a lot, but I find for taking out gunships and the occasional transport, it can't compete with the SAAW. Also, it sucks at long range. Easier to use just the stock anti-tank rockets.

2007-02-20 12:24:29

#18

jord: Member; +2,382|7120|The North, beyond the wall.

Afrika_18 wrote:
Doms wrote:
Pilum > this thread idea.
Pilum is not a bad weapon, but IMHO it doesn't warrant the devotion given to it. I use it a lot, but I find for taking out gunships and the occasional transport, it can't compete with the SAAW. Also, it sucks at long range. Easier to use just the stock anti-tank rockets.

It isn't because at long range you're going to have to keep the tank in sights for a while,this gives it a warning tone for a while.So it just end's up with shields up.

With the Pilum just fire were something will be in time.

2007-02-20 12:29:29

#19

mcgid1: Meh...; +129|7158|Austin, TX/San Antonio, TX

Fenix14 wrote:
my pilum is my anti air

Exactly! Real men don't need guided weapons.

Last edited by mcgid1 (2007-02-20 12:29:52)

2007-02-20 13:45:24

#20

Machine_Madness: Madness has now come over me; +20|6878|Brisbane, Australia

haffeysucks wrote:
Afrika_18 wrote:
tank-detector thingy (I stick it to the vehicle I'm driving)
That's the idea! Always helpful to see a transport above you, or someone in a pod.

dont forget to stop those sneaky guys who come up behind you in a car and philm shot you

2007-02-20 14:25:11

#21

zeidmaan: Member; +234|6856|Vienna

I like to tank whore but since I get owned by a Gunship maybe once in 5 rounds I dont see a need for SAAW.
On the other hand I'll get confronted by a Tank at close range atleast 20-30 times in those 5 rounds. Thats when the Pilum shines. You can jump out and fire the pilum for the second hit faster than you can reload the tanks shell.
also Vehicle detector and Defuser. Without a defuser you are a bad tankwhore.

And one tip for you all. If you have a mate with you as a gunner (and you should always have one) get him to be an engineer and you choose assault class. This way he can jump out when neeeded (pilum or defuse mines) and you will have that handy little icon telling you what class every infantrymen is. Its nice to know where engineers and recons are.

2007-02-20 17:28:29

#22

Masques: Black Panzer Party; +184|7164|Eastern PA

Sambuccashake wrote:
And once the infantry sonar from NS are made available you can put one of those on the tank as well making it "impossible" for infantry and vehicles to sneak up on you when you're capping flags/silos.

The range of the infantry sonar is much shorter than the PDS. If you have the Pilium it's pretty easy to stay out of range of detection.

2007-02-20 18:02:05

#23

Tetn1s: Member; +59|7083|Los Angeles

In patch 1.2, Saaw locks unto transports without failing. I use the saaw as anti-infantry,but only sometimes as anti-air

2007-02-20 22:08:27

#24

MrPredictable: Member; +14|7128

mcgid1 wrote:
Fenix14 wrote:
my pilum is my anti air
Exactly! Real men don't need guided weapons.

Guided weapons are for the weak, the warrior race shoots from the hip.

2007-02-20 22:31:32

#25

psH: Banned; +217|6825|Sydney

Afrika_18 wrote:
Doms wrote:
Pilum > this thread idea.
Pilum is not a bad weapon, but IMHO it doesn't warrant the devotion given to it. I use it a lot, but I find for taking out gunships and the occasional transport, it can't compete with the SAAW. Also, it sucks at long range. Easier to use just the stock anti-tank rockets.

Quite frankly, i think the SAAW is a piece of crap, all you can take out is aircraft, and infantry(?) so if you are a tank-whore and you don't do anything else (if you are, then your a retard) then sure its a good unlock, but it takes more than 2 shots to take down an aircraft, in fact i never got a single kill with it.

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