Blackhawk squads? useful or no?

**BlueMaxox** · 02-01-10, 04:40 PM

There is a video on Youtube with the black hawk full of engineers and one support. They fly all over the Tampa map dropping mines in front and behind the tanks. Funniest thing I have watched in a long time. The tanks could not get a good shot and no matter what direction the tanks tried to go they would hit a mine. With the support guy in the BH there was of course and endless supply of mines and I can just see how fustrated those tank drivers were.

I will have to find that yotube video

**TheJeep1** · 02-02-10, 04:50 PM

Funny thing.

When I get lucky, while shooting a blackhawk, rarely I am able to just nail the pilot. Then sometimes the rest of the people dont know what the hell happened untill its too late the BH crashes into the ground.

Most maps these things are pretty dam useless unless you make quick short trips and bail out. The high altitude platform really doesnt work too well as you just end up sending your squadmates to their deaths one by one as the land on the earth.

Someone was trying that a while back on wake. My squad wracked up like 30 kills killing the same 5 squad members over and over as they landed and floated down.

**Toker** · 02-02-10, 05:20 PM

It worked pretty well for a few squads I was in recently. One was on Mushtar (I think that name is right) and we just did a full engi squad and we capped like mad.

The other was what you were describing Jeep1. SL hovered far above and we continuously attacked a certain vital flag. It actually worked pretty well and we were able to overwhelm and eventually cap quite a few flags...

I wouldn't rule out this method, since it can be pretty effective...

**hogjowels** · 02-02-10, 06:22 PM

I can remember when the blackhawks were nearly indestructible dual death rays. Just aim the mini's in the general direction of a spawnpoint and rack up kills.

**pseud0nym** · 02-02-10, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by TheJeep1

Funny thing.

When I get lucky, while shooting a blackhawk, rarely I am able to just nail the pilot. Then sometimes the rest of the people dont know what the hell happened untill its too late the BH crashes into the ground.

Most maps these things are pretty dam useless unless you make quick short trips and bail out. The high altitude platform really doesnt work too well as you just end up sending your squadmates to their deaths one by one as the land on the earth.

Someone was trying that a while back on wake. My squad wracked up like 30 kills killing the same 5 squad members over and over as they landed and floated down.

Come join my squad when I am doing heli capping. Just look for "Whelps" in the squad list. I think I can change your mind =). Doesn't always go well, but more times than not we can capture flags ubber fast. (once I get borded of BC2! Shouldn't be long, already have almost all the unlocks.. *sigh*)

As for the high altitude.. if you are going to open your parachute right away, there just ain't nothing I can do to help you. That is what the LO stands for in HALO. You only open up JUST as you are about to hit the gound. They never even see you comming!

**ryanbatc** · 02-03-10, 11:24 AM

I was in a UH60 squad with a dude the other day on Mashtuur and it was incredible. I didnt know the miniguns had been pimped up so much!! PLus the SL was flying epically well, minigun shots were easy as pie.

We had two engineers and ammo guys, the rest on the guns.

Needless to say, it was a success.

**drfroob** · 02-25-10, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by Sgt.TmH

Originally Posted by LewTeNantDan

What are these blackhawks you speak of? Are those the things I hit with my tv missile and magically lose 24 points from it?

Fixed.

LOL, you just made my day.

**rock_lobster** · 02-25-10, 10:05 PM

Pilot = Support class
4 Engineers
1 Spec ops

Just have them drop AT mines out of the back while you hover above moving vehicles....so much fun.

**Sgt.TmH** · 02-25-10, 11:54 PM

Best BHW Crew - Pilot as Support, Gunners as Medics, 3 Engr's wrenching their a$$es off and spamming nades and mines. Almost invincible.

**Tveranger** · 02-26-10, 01:00 AM

Originally Posted by pseud0nym

Originally Posted by TheJeep1

Funny thing.

When I get lucky, while shooting a blackhawk, rarely I am able to just nail the pilot. Then sometimes the rest of the people dont know what the hell happened untill its too late the BH crashes into the ground.

Most maps these things are pretty dam useless unless you make quick short trips and bail out. The high altitude platform really doesnt work too well as you just end up sending your squadmates to their deaths one by one as the land on the earth.

Someone was trying that a while back on wake. My squad wracked up like 30 kills killing the same 5 squad members over and over as they landed and floated down.

Come join my squad when I am doing heli capping. Just look for "Whelps" in the squad list. I think I can change your mind =). Doesn't always go well, but more times than not we can capture flags ubber fast. (once I get borded of BC2! Shouldn't be long, already have almost all the unlocks.. *sigh*)

As for the high altitude.. if you are going to open your parachute right away, there just ain't nothing I can do to help you. That is what the LO stands for in HALO. You only open up JUST as you are about to hit the gound. They never even see you comming!

It's funny you mention that part of pulling the shute at the last possible second. Normally that is exactly the way to go... Normally. But a week or so ago we had just lost refinery on Dragon valley and we were yes jumping from way high up. Well there were 2 APCs on the flag and 2 tanks. I knew that there was no way that I would be able to mine them all safely on the ground so dropping them from the air seemed the better option Me being engee seein this from my forward facing plummet to the ground decided against the low shute pull and instead ended up dropping a hell of a lot of mines right on top of every set of armor. It was lucky as hell and I think I got more kills then my best arty strikes as commander.
Still it is the exception and when everyone else is going low it doesn't hurt for one to shoot from the air.