| Flying vehicle weapons [message #207233] |
Sun, 09 July 2006 11:02  |
Tibwolf
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Does anybody else use the miniguns on the Apaches and Orcas for everything except buildings? It feels like they do the same amount of damage in the same time frame against vehicles compared to rockets, but they hit faster and leave some room for error. They also have much greater range.
Against infantry, 20 damage per hit seems more useful than trying to splash them to death. I suppose the splash could help in finding SBHs, though
The only reasons that I might use rockets are to attack buildings and to lead my shots to hit a retreating vehicle, and I would usually rather harass infantry and vehicles than take a couple of shots at a building that is bound to be noticed and repaired anyways
So, does anybody else use the minigun on them exclusively, or am I a typical stupid n00b/noob/nub?
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| Re: Flying vehicle weapons [message #207239 is a reply to message #207233] |
Sun, 09 July 2006 12:14  |
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That's pretty much how you should use flying vehicles.. But the guns do more than 20 damage per shot against infantry... I don't know how much damage it does, but 1 headshot instantly kills all basic infantry so they do at least 40 damage per shot. 
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| Re: Flying vehicle weapons [message #207240 is a reply to message #207233] |
Sun, 09 July 2006 12:53 |
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Two good thing about rockets is that, they *do* more damage against vehicles in a same time frame, you only have to make sure you hit it, which may be considerably harder but if a person goes out to repair and has a hotwire/tech repairing, a person can out-repair the chain gun the copter shoots, while the rockets can out-damage the repair gun. Another thing is that rockets lock, and when facing another copter in front of you it may be better to just use your rockets since they do more damage... and with little health it doesn't take much to take another copter down.
In general? The chain gun is probably a lot easier to use and if you aren't that good you might want to keep trying to use it.
and yes, 40 damage per body shot is correct, 200 per headshot
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| Re: Flying vehicle weapons [message #207251 is a reply to message #207233] |
Sun, 09 July 2006 14:23 |
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Every now and again I use the rockets for anti-air work... doesn't work all that often though. Homey used to be ridiculously good at that
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| Re: Flying vehicle weapons [message #209662 is a reply to message #207233] |
Tue, 25 July 2006 04:33 |
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It took roughly 27 seconds to kill the harvy with rockets and it took 35 seconds with the chaingun.
Oderint, dum metuant.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. - Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
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| Re: Flying vehicle weapons [message #209767 is a reply to message #209662] |
Tue, 25 July 2006 19:53 |
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| Sniper_De7 wrote on Tue, 25 July 2006 05:33 |
It took roughly 27 seconds to kill the harvy with rockets and it took 35 seconds with the chaingun.
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He most likely missed a few rockets, as they will crash into the ground if forced to turn at low altitudes.
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| Re: Flying vehicle weapons [message #209772 is a reply to message #207233] |
Tue, 25 July 2006 20:59 |
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why are you telling me this? It's possible he could have missed or he could have just counted the number of seconds wrong or didn't hold down the button. The guy should probably not have said something if he can't manage hitting the harvester with his rockets.
Oderint, dum metuant.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. - Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
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| Re: Flying vehicle weapons [message #210119 is a reply to message #207233] |
Thu, 27 July 2006 23:11 |
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I don't, but I have stories of the harv running me over because I always try to put the C4 on the front...
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| Re: Flying vehicle weapons [message #210624 is a reply to message #207251] |
Mon, 31 July 2006 11:13 |
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| MaidenTy1 wrote on Sun, 09 July 2006 18:23 |
Every now and again I use the rockets for anti-air work... doesn't work all that often though. Homey used to be ridiculously good at that
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The rockets are great for anti-air. All you have to do is keep your reticle right on the other helicopter and the rockets will hope right in. It'll make them run a lot faster than the chaingun ever could.
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