Muzzlehead

Well so far as Lock On is concerned I have learned (thanks to your spirited advice) that height is the key. When I attack at altitudes above 7000m my success is much better and basically the ground targets are screwed (helios included) but if I try a NOE strike ... I'm nothing but a ball of fire. Now I can swarm the ground once all the AA is gone but you never know if another will arrive or setup in a few minutes

again thanks for all the info.... but as for the last ... I was in a USMC combat unit back in the early 90's and never have I heard of a guard rotation of 15 minutes... let alone in combat... my experince was (in combat) guard duty (op and such) was longer not shorter... thus we were on alert guarding for 2-3 hours with little if any sleep.... but that was my experince in Korea and the Gulf... maybe it differs elsewhere

thanks Guys... makes me feel somewhat better... sounds like the KA 50/52 is a tough bird to face off with in the A10... I thought I just sucked to no end... not that I don't...;)

Hi all, I'm returning to the fold after 18+ months away...I just picked up FC and have been warming back up flying A2G missions on and offline. My question is how do you all defend/engage against the Ka-50/52. I'm constantly shot down before I can even find the little buggers. Any advice appreciated