making things die with s-8 rockets?

[ShuRugal]

So, When the new patch rolled out to fix the problem with HE weapons not doing area damage, I was pretty excited. I thought "Finally, I will be able to use my s-8's to wreck convoys of soft targets!"

 

Only not. Even with the new damage model, the only things i can reliably kill from outside 1km are infantry, unless i'm willing to throw the entire pod at it. With the 130mm rockets, I can reliably kill T-72s and older from up to 3km, and soft targets from 4-6. I have actually come to prefer 130s for dealing with MANPAD threats.

 

When it comes to rockets, I still find myself taking S-13's instead of S-8's.

 

Has anyone else had better luck?

[TurboHog]

2-3 km is good for supression. If I really want to destroy something I fire at 1 km and usually without auto-tracking (tip: declutter your HUD). Come in high to increase accuracy. This way S-8 rockets become really effective, even against armoured vehicles.

 

However, if threats do not allow such a close and steep-dive attack I usually fire rockets in bursts from 2-3km with auto-tracking. Results are indeed somewhat dissapointing but not unrealistic. Splash damage on the S-13's is a bit too high in my opinion.

[Fishbreath]

Notice that the 'default' S-8 rocket (the S-8KOM) throws a HEAT warhead, which has a limited effect on softer targets. The S-8OFP2 seems much more effective against soft targets to me.

[Isegrim]

S-8 OFP2 are far more effective against Hard Targets.

 

But most effective for me are still the 23mm pods.

You can destroy light armored stuff like BTR-80 with it ....you have more salvos the with the S-8 Rockets .....and you have more rounds left for the 30mm 2A42.

[ShuRugal]

yeah, the pods are increasingly what i default to when i know i am going to have lots of targets that i don't want to waste vikhrs on. If I could get my s-8's to fly half as accurately as s-13's, i'd use them a lot more.