Blackhawk squads? useful or no?

**nihilanth311** · 02-26-10, 07:29 AM

If your side of the map is empty and you need to cap some flags quick, harder to do it better than bhawk. If you're talking assaulting a flag with coordinated enemies - if you can't take the flag on foot, you aren't going to take it leaking one guy at a time.

**DoubleFISTIN** · 02-26-10, 02:27 PM

I think it is a great idea if your SM remember to get in the chopper before the arty arrives. It takes talent and a committed squad to make it work right. And for those 500' halo drops, tell your SM to wait until everybody spawns in the chopper and jump all at once. Just try not to land on each other. I don't consider it stat padding for each individual in the squad has a role to fill benefitting your entire team.

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http://www.texasteamplayers.com/index.php?topic=35511.0

**deathgodusmc** · 02-27-10, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by Sgt.TmH

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

Not even close to invincible. I dont care if you fill the whole thing with engineers. You pull up to a flag with two at guys that can aim you'll be running for the hills smoking. It's been done many times over.

Funniest shot i've ever had was as a sniper on oman. We had all the flags so the other team was spawning carrier. I was laying on a hill with a 50 and got off the luckiest shot. Took the pilot out and it crashed before anyone got out. Wish i could do that at will.

But blackhawk verses AT is a lose situation for the blackhawk everytime.

**ryanbatc** · 02-27-10, 10:43 AM

Two engy's, and two on guns, a ammo and medic, you can use the guns with pinpoint accuracy, and the guys not on guns can always jump out and cap. I forgot who was flying but one day on Mushtar city the SL was flying and it was insane... those guns do a lot of damage, plus he flew that thing like a Cobra.

**LPunit** · 02-27-10, 01:37 PM

I find a lot of times when the other team has a helicopter squad, they lost more often than win, as when they are on my time, our teams loses more than wins. I think helicopter squads suck, and I never go in them.

The problem is, that on maps like, they are plenty of cars, and sometimes plenty of armor. A squad convey can move almost the same speed to cap flags they are next too, faster if the helicopter has to drop attidude to pick up the squad members.

Another problem, most squads are dumb, and drop one at a time, and if one person or armor at the flag, they just fly down to their deaths, and don't cap the flag. On top of that, since they die easy, very hurtful, as one death is one ticket lost.

Another problem, they get a flag, and fly away. They don't wait to defend, don't move to intercept an oncoming squad or armor convey. They fly away, and usually lose the flag in a few seconds.

Throwing mines and grenades and C4 out may work in theory, but no. If they fly low enough to do that, everyone car, armor, and AT soldier is going to shoot it, and it will die.

Some people swear by helicopter squads, but I think they are horrible, as well as extremely boring, rather stare at a chalk board. Get on the ground, grab armor and conquer, (OR stay and defend). Paratroopers are the first ones in, BUT you need a solid ground force behind them to maintain.