Here is just my two cents that works repeatedly!
I have found that other than some punkass RAMMING us (because he is pissed that NOBODY can shoot us down) the blackhawk is one hell of a mobile gun platform in the air!
ME: Squad leader and pilot (medic so you can heal your boys if they get nicked by random fire) Also your squad members can repeatedly spawn on you.
2 gunners: support or another medic (resupplies and heals the rest of the troops in the blackhawk while you are gunning)
AT LEAST 2 engineers (if not 3) repairing all the live long day. Most people might get bored of this but if there is another good pilot and he wants to fly I could repair all day and not get a kill (I LOVE teamwork and could care less if we win or lose, it is NOT about stats to me but the team fun I have helping the group instead of myself).
Great to have a spec ops constantly throwing out C4 out the window (the support gunner is resupplying him constantly). Also engineers while not actively repairing can do the same thing by throwing out mines in the same fashion! (<--provided your pilot can put the helo on a dime and be VERY specific to line his boys up) I am sure there are some better helo jockeys but I am in that upper crust that can stop on a dime as well!
I play with my cousin all the time and because he is left handed he prefers to sit in the left gun and have ME do left circles around a flag at a constant altitude and bank angle. ONLY because of hours of practice together can he repeatedly hit targets and KNOWS my flying style do I give him the "first shot", otherwise I will switch to the other sid and give my right side gunner his fair share! AND IF SOMEONE SPOTS THE ENEMY HELOS for me I can see it on the map and line up shots for my gunners better so for gods sake SPOT HELOS AND JETS for your pilots!!!!!!!! This assists ALL pilots like you would not believe!!!!!!!!!!
About the only thing that takes us down is like I mentioned if someone RAMS US (usually out of shear frustration at our success) or an attack helicopter putting repeated rocket hits on target! But with 2 engineers (even better with 3) I can jink out even pretty good pilots in an irregular flight path back to a carrier or some other ground defense to assist in getting him off my tail!
If everyone bails on me then of course I am a sitting duck for Mr. Attack helo but after realizing I can spin on a dime, stop and hover, then take off in an instant most will tend to stay. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE on that hover (and ESPECIALLY SWIVELING FOR YOUR GUNNERS)!
Even better pick a specific spot you want to hover 10 feet off the ground (like over a flag) and come in full heat and keep trying to match decreasing forward movement with altitude and rotor pitch to stop in the shortest distance possible but with full control. When you can fit between buildings and trees, drop off your men for a quick flag capture and then have them all get in in an instant......You are a mobile gun platform that is devastating!!!!!
TEAMWORK TEAMWORK TEAMWORK is the name of the game "I" play....what game do you play?
Bullet_magnet376
OR
Artillery_magnet376
Frankly BOTH of these names appear to fit me well! ha ha ha....
I have found that other than some punkass RAMMING us (because he is pissed that NOBODY can shoot us down) the blackhawk is one hell of a mobile gun platform in the air!
ME: Squad leader and pilot (medic so you can heal your boys if they get nicked by random fire) Also your squad members can repeatedly spawn on you.
2 gunners: support or another medic (resupplies and heals the rest of the troops in the blackhawk while you are gunning)
AT LEAST 2 engineers (if not 3) repairing all the live long day. Most people might get bored of this but if there is another good pilot and he wants to fly I could repair all day and not get a kill (I LOVE teamwork and could care less if we win or lose, it is NOT about stats to me but the team fun I have helping the group instead of myself).
Great to have a spec ops constantly throwing out C4 out the window (the support gunner is resupplying him constantly). Also engineers while not actively repairing can do the same thing by throwing out mines in the same fashion! (<--provided your pilot can put the helo on a dime and be VERY specific to line his boys up) I am sure there are some better helo jockeys but I am in that upper crust that can stop on a dime as well!
I play with my cousin all the time and because he is left handed he prefers to sit in the left gun and have ME do left circles around a flag at a constant altitude and bank angle. ONLY because of hours of practice together can he repeatedly hit targets and KNOWS my flying style do I give him the "first shot", otherwise I will switch to the other sid and give my right side gunner his fair share! AND IF SOMEONE SPOTS THE ENEMY HELOS for me I can see it on the map and line up shots for my gunners better so for gods sake SPOT HELOS AND JETS for your pilots!!!!!!!! This assists ALL pilots like you would not believe!!!!!!!!!!
About the only thing that takes us down is like I mentioned if someone RAMS US (usually out of shear frustration at our success) or an attack helicopter putting repeated rocket hits on target! But with 2 engineers (even better with 3) I can jink out even pretty good pilots in an irregular flight path back to a carrier or some other ground defense to assist in getting him off my tail!
If everyone bails on me then of course I am a sitting duck for Mr. Attack helo but after realizing I can spin on a dime, stop and hover, then take off in an instant most will tend to stay. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE on that hover (and ESPECIALLY SWIVELING FOR YOUR GUNNERS)!
Even better pick a specific spot you want to hover 10 feet off the ground (like over a flag) and come in full heat and keep trying to match decreasing forward movement with altitude and rotor pitch to stop in the shortest distance possible but with full control. When you can fit between buildings and trees, drop off your men for a quick flag capture and then have them all get in in an instant......You are a mobile gun platform that is devastating!!!!!
TEAMWORK TEAMWORK TEAMWORK is the name of the game "I" play....what game do you play?
Bullet_magnet376
OR
Artillery_magnet376
Frankly BOTH of these names appear to fit me well! ha ha ha....