Tips for M2 Strela attack?

[PawlaczGMD]

I'm struggling with this part. I could do it if there was better cover around, i.e. pop up from cover, but the terrain is pretty flat. The strela is spotting me and firing at least 1 or 2 shots during my attack. I have to evade, which spoils my shots, and I still have to roll the dice on the flares.

What is the best way to attack this? I was trying to fly as low as possible, and pop up to end in a 30-45 degree dive, but that is giving the strela too much time. I could do it this way if I had perfect execution and a bit of luck, but maybe there is an easier way? It takes an hour to get to that point.

Edited May 5 by PawlaczGMD

[Reflected]

There are some hills tgat are enough to cover your attack. Pop up at the last moment, not too high. 

[PawlaczGMD]

On 5/4/2025 at 9:34 PM, Reflected said:

There are some hills tgat are enough to cover your attack. Pop up at the last moment, not too high. 

I set up a practice mission in that exact spot and figured out a way to do it. 

I did notice something that bothered me with the damage though. Unless I fire from really close, like dangerously close to not pulling out, the gun doesn't penetrate the SA-9. On some tries I checked the mission log, and multiple hits were logged, but no damage was done. Isn't the SAPHEI ammo supposed to have a decent armor penetration? I checked and SA-9 only has up to 0.55 inch armor. I also tested the HEI-T ammo, and it seems to work better, with more frequent damaging hits. Just wondering, I would have expected the opposite... I have a sneaking suspicion that the SAP rounds don't do damage to the target, or at least worse than the HEI ones.