How do you dodge missiles?

[PythonOne]

Just wanted to know some tactics you guys use. I watched ironhand’s tutorials (very useful) and constantly use the tactical break…etc for those radar guided missiles, but how do you guys usually dodge heat-seeking missiles. It doesn’t really give you a warning and I don’t know which direction its coming from, this is also the same for some radar guided missiles. Basically I’m just doing random turns. If it was a 1v1 battle then yea i have some ideas where the missile is coming from but when its like 4v4, the sky is covered with missiles and i don't know which one is coming at me. I try not to use the padlock incoming missile view since I'm preparing to fight online and i know some servers play on the highest realism. Any suggestions?

[GGTharos]

Yes. You only two methods of spotting those are:

Assume you've been fired at when you know an enemy is close enough

LOOK! Your eyes are your #1 sensor!

 

To help dodging heat seekers, you want to be out of afterburner, and your flares should be out before the missile is even fired - you should anticipate.

 

If there's a guy on your tail, and you know he's there but you can't see him, drop flares at regular intervals.

[PythonOne]

What about some missions at night. I don't know who is beside me or what's coming at me.

[GGTharos]

Well you are indeed in trouble then ;)

[Ukr_Alex]

I like to do a 180 and run dropping flares. :P

[SuperKungFu]

don't turn too early though, even if you do a 180, the missile could still hit you if its tracking you from a distance. But interesting idea though, i don't know how to dodge missile at night. I just usually do random turns and pray.

[sp0nge]

Corkscrew movement works pretty well, n turn on smoke n it even looks kewl! ... lol

[3Sqn_Fudd]

I usually pop the canopy and throw my lunch box into the intake of the engine closest to the missile... If its a radar missile it actually goes after the small strips of aluminum that eject out of the back... and if it's a IR missile it's attracted also to the super heated strips.

 

 

 

Nah m8 ... assume that if your opponent can carry r-27et's, they are. plan accordingly...

[graywo1fg]

i try getting a giant mega-phone and yelling at it to "GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME" true story.......i dodged 6 missiles by doing that................ actually i was in a 25t and just flew really low .... .really low

[sp0nge]

lol...It's a true story, it happened to a friend of a friend of mine... :P