pyro1588 Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 (edited) I've long been confused as to the Shark's role on the battlefield. To put it simply, I die a lot and seem not to kill very many enemies. I've read a fair bit throughout the forum about this topic and it's given me a bit of insight as to where the Shark should be and what it should be doing. I've had difficulties with the Patrol mission for awhile now. I would always try to hide in the mountains and pop up from behind hills for a quick pot shot with a Vikhr. The problem there is that the Shark's nose pretty much always blocked my view of the target. At any rate, I tried a different approach this time. I assumed that I either have some sort of cover from fast movers or that they simply aren't a threat in the area. With that, I took a more leisurely approach to the mission, sitting at higher altitude further back while I picked off targets until I could get close enough to finish off the relatively-unarmed survivors. It worked like a charm. My question is this: Am I employing the Ka-50 with proper tactics? Am I doing what I "should" be doing here? How well am I doing at this? And to clarify, yes I got a bit cocky towards the end and just screwed around with it. My primary goal was to eliminate threats before attacking the rest. The rocket run wasn't perfect, but it worked fairly well. Oh, and I'm also thinking about joining a squad soon. Any feedback is appreciated =)Patrol.trk Edited November 23, 2010 by pyro1588
ben1101 Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 As someone else eloquently put it: Think of the shark not as a flying tank, but as a flying sniper. What killed me early on was taking too long to break off an attack run, where I simply came to close to the enemy trying to get a hit that the AA tore me to shreds. It helps to really get your mind into the situation and consider that if you die, you really are dead - and then review your tactics from there. Good Luck! i5 4690K, GTX1070, 24GB 1800mhz, HP WMR, Custom FFB helicopter controls.
26-J39 Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 Watched your trk.. You did well.. Your keep a good distance from the convoy at all times, well until the end.. :P Alot of people on the forums will swear by staying low to avoid any threats, which is understandable. The KA-50 doesn't have any RWR so the possibility a SAM has been launched on you without your knowledge is highly probable. What if there are many low altitude threats tho? I think it all comes down to having a basic understanding of the possible threats in the "play" area. If you know there are no high altitude threats then there is no reason not to execute your attack from altitude. Read some books by- Ed Macy, Robert Mason, Hugh Mills Jr, Randy Zahn.. You will see helo combat is not always a low altitude event. Regards to squads, u will probably be best joining a squad in your own country, for ping reasons.. Check out the squad thread: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=34062
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