Grey Ghost, just wondering what automatic flare popping sequence you prefer to program into the Ka-50 dispenser system (frequency, amount, left/right or both, etc). And thanks for the tip about flying into the launched MANPADS threat . . . in some strange way it reminds me of a scene from Hunt For Red October (though not for the same reason).

Agreed. But like me if you where a Longbow2 fanboy..this is the best there is. I miss throwing my pool cue down after watching the news clip then going off to war. But right now BS is all there is so give it a go like i did.

That is all great material but my problem is in still learning this dog gone Ka-50 and its systems those sneaky MANPAD dudes that pop up and drop a SA-16 on me from less than 3 klicks out and the next thing I know I am getting a missle warning from my wingman and a lost tail, rotor head or simply a ball of flame at the same time. Kinda makes it rough on being calm at that point.

MANPADS are evil. Small, very difficult indeed to spot, and quite capable of knocking you down with a near miss. The difference between surviving and crashing in BS is usually down to who sees who first.

This is going to sound obvious, and I don't want it to come across that way, but if you're routinely getting splashed by MANPADS at <3km, you only need to do one thing - take your time near the target area.

If there is an approach that has only open fields between you and your target, use it, because this is BRILLIANT news. Stay about 6-7km out and scan all of it. Even a MANPADS dude will stick out like a sore thumb.

Always have something between you and a potential threat zone; either space (out-range them), terrain, or buildings. Don't be afraid to trundle along at 40-50km/h at 5m height keeping a large office block between you and where you are going. It's better to do this moving towards dense areas (groups of buildings), and nowhere near treelines, because in (and behind) treelines be dragons. You can creep up to it and peek over the top. Chances are, something will shoot at you* if you're in the engagement zone. They can run out of ammo and missiles if they do it enough (at least, they defintely stop shooting after a while), and the AI is trigger happy. You can then pick them off. Don't try and outdraw them - your Vikhrs need guidance, IR sams do not.

That being said, if some evil mission designer has put the little guys down between buildings ('Clear Tkvarcheli' is a great example of truly bastardish unit placement) and you get too close, it's hard to do much but turn and run. Don't sweat it too much. Use your wingies to draw them out.



*Sometimes, they will destroy the building you are hiding behind. In the KA50 pilot's manual, this is known as 'bad'.

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