Battlefield 3 Poll: Best way to shoot down aircraft

Calling on Battlefield veterans to improve the play of the community. Share your experience shooting down aircraft to help new players.

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[LethalFrag]

Thank you all for the awesome responses, look forward to hearing some more and getting on the field to test them out!

[FriezaReturns00001]

@LethalFrag here is a thought: do they have a manualy guided AT Rocket launcher like they do in BFBC2? Because if you are shooting down a helicopter ,lean the reticle to the left and the right end of the screen and you should be able to destroy it, I have seen it happen in BFBC2 montages.. it take practice though

[LethalFrag]

@FriezaReturns00001 Very cool, I haven't fully unlocked everything for Engineer yet so I am not sure, but will know very soon.

[devilsrfun]

wow - theres a speed button on this video- you sound so funny on x2 speed

[LoremasterTsurugi]

best way is with another aircraft, and using the chaingun or with javelins / guided missiles when a recon placed his laser is nice, and your doing a good job waiting for the flares and then locking again :D

Peeps need to level up and unlock the cool stuff, lasers will be used a lot soon enough hehe.

[TopButtonBritishGuy]

The FIM-92 stinger is and extremely effective weapon against aircraft. Use the missile's wisely and at perfect timing though as it takes a long time for the missile to lock on again, when locking on to an aircraft wait till the lock on is confirmed ( a constant ringing ) before firing the missile wait about 10-15 seconds to see if the pilot launches flares just after these flares have been deployed is the perfect time to re-lock on and fire! If the pilot has not launched flares fire then.

[cod4gta4]

@WyoDarkWolf Yeah, thats really nice, and the feeling you get when you fucking hit the cockpit HAHA!

[cod4gta4]

I shot many jets and helicopters with a MBT (T90 or M1 Abrams) :)

[TheLifeofBrian123]

One of the best known ways which I have discovered over my years as a Battlefield engineer it that when using a heat seeking missile,once flairs have been popped by the oposing aircraft the the missile wont hit the aircraft (of coarse) so,to ovoid this if a missile is very close to the aircraft,i.e. attack helicopters face to face,if the missile(s) are very close to the aircraft when flares are popped it will be too late,the missile will hit the aircraft.

Any futher questions,message me,Brian:)

[Tankema123]

every single time i fire by myself as fast as i can they let off flares, both helicopters and planes

[Zyriahh]

The BEST way is: 1 player is a Recon with the SOFLAM which can laser-designate vehicles. Some other People have Javelin and its game over for the aircraft.

[chrisdude69]

Use squad explosive perk, and equip stingers. Work as a team, always run round the battlefield together, 1 person locks on to the aircraft and fires, making the aircraft fire its flares. Get ure squad member to lock on again str8 after and guarantee a vehicle disable/destory.

[SERGEANTC738]

In the jet, heat seeker/chaingun combo. Lock on, fire missiles and follow up with chaingun in the tail of your enemy. Also, spot spot spot! If youre on the ground and running to an area and you see a enemy jet, spot it for the jet fighters! Help your team!

[snikliwnhoj]

@LoremasterTsurugi yup to make them sharp turns, but im saying like when they have theres on it can effect how much you turn with them and effect the aim from my experiences, but good advice, im not a huge guided missle fan tho, the heat seekers or missle pods are near and dear to my heart personally lol

[LoremasterTsurugi]

@snikliwnhoj dont use afterburners while turning, use break then you can make sharper turns ;)

throttle, break & turn, throttle out the turn! thats the fastest sharp turn!

And I personally use the chaingun on jets, since that doesn't warn them I'm behind their ass shooting them down. Using the guided missiles as secondary too shoot down the tanks / trucks / etc :D