Missiles

[Unseelie]

I disagree with the idea that missiles are a fire and forget weapon. Yes, if you launch them from the right point, against someone who doesn't know how to dodge them, they will likely hit. And I'm noticing an awful lot of people, particularly in the BAF (the leader of whom, btw, is an avid advocate of gun only loadouts, because missiles are 'cheap') who simply do not know how to dodge missiles (or mines, for that matter) People learn very early on how to dodge guns, to some extent, but don't learn to dodge missiles, probably because of this attitude that missiles are cheap. Missiles can be avoided, they can be blown up with guns, they can be blown up in the user's face, and its not at all that more complicated than dodging guns or minis. Theres a trick to it, just like there's a trick to dropping mines, and launching missiles, and avoiding fire, and turning..and its really a rather basic trick. If your defense as a fighterpilot lacks any of those basic tricks, you're going to be at a disadvantage, because you are simply not a well rounded pilot.


I am continually told two alternating things: Missiles are cheap, by those people who don't understand how I've beaten them, and then, by a slightly more practiced and discerning crowd, that the timing and placement of my missiles is superb...I usually hit the first sort ten times for every one hit on the second.

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