Advanced ECM Tutorial for Heli Pilots
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You can use ECM either to block locks or to dodge an incoming missile and you can make use of it more often. Complication is not a bad thing if mastering it allows you to do more.
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Thanks guys. I wanted this video to focus on the theory behind the missiles and ECM instead of raw tactics, but it sounds like people want a part 2.
I forgot to give a shout-out to Sloth for volunteering to shoot heat seekers at me and Fields for directing me to the song I used for the video, so give them a pat on the back next time you see them!
I forgot to give a shout-out to Sloth for volunteering to shoot heat seekers at me and Fields for directing me to the song I used for the video, so give them a pat on the back next time you see them!
Stingers & Iglas are able to lock on to air vehicles that fly "below radar". As for the second sentence, it depends. If you're operating around CITVs and SOFLAMs it's smart to ECM prematurely, likewise if you're facing jets w/ heat seekers. But in most other cases, I would simply wait because it allows you to determine where the missile is coming from via the mini-map.Necromancer wrote:Stingers seem to work "below radar" as well, and they always seem to hit.
Also - whats the better tactic? deploy ECM just before the missiles hit, or before being locked on?
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Good thing now expandas is not an enemy airforce standar member now :p
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good so put that in a vid too.dan1mall wrote:Below radar only applies to air vehicles. A chopper wont be able to lock an enemy chopper below radar, but any nearby stingers on the ground will be able to.Necromancer wrote:Stingers seem to work "below radar" as well, and they always seem to hit.
Also - whats the better tactic? deploy ECM just before the missiles hit, or before being locked on?
And using ECM before vs using ECM after is debateable. If you use ECM after the missile is fired, then if you move theres a fairly large chance the missile is going to hit regardless, unless you are flying low near the ground/past buildings. If you use ECM before the missile gets fired then it sometimes will bug and you wont be able to stop the firing of the missile at all.
Both have their pro's and con's. If you're hovering a while away just hovering still, then using ECM after is almost always better. If you're on the move then you'll have to think about your position, movement, speed, and distance to the missile source.
nice work panda, but the real problem for most today is stingers.
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The method for dodging stingers or heatseekers is basically the same. You just have to ensure that ECM is active when the missile reaches you. Whether you avoid the missile by making it hit the ground or by hovering in the middle of it's circle radius is up to you.
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Great work SLOTH!!
lol, really good vid Pandas, really good selection of song.
lol, really good vid Pandas, really good selection of song.