Most effective anti air

[Mattcarnes]

Whats the most effective anti air system for removing hydras

[jeremy813]

Heavy Sniper MK2 with explosive rounds. I've taken down several jets since last Tuesday with this method.

[H x R G]

I've enjoyed using my APC

[Furry_Monkey]

I've killed every Hydra I've seen this weekend (apart from one who crashed), and not been killed by any.

 

Pegassi Oppressor FTW!

Edited June 19, 2017 by Furry_Monkey

[III-Ari-III]

They are being nullified as of now.. opressors and apcs are the new kings haha.. but anyways, sniper explosive ammo is the best way, its just 2 shots.

[Florpus]

Oppressor and APC are both a force to be reckoned with, even against a Hydra. The Heavy Sniper MK II with explosive rounds is also pretty deadly.

Edited June 19, 2017 by Starkoji

[Jayfab]

I love my explosive ammo. I am totally a defensive player but as soon as I see attacking jets I take them out like I wanna take out flies that pester you with their noise. Too often had I been slaughtered by jets out of the blue or after they were sneaking behind me for a while like a sadist. Every taken down jet makes me recover from that.

[BillyBiker]

How would you handle a Hydra attacking with a vertical dive?

[Gray-Hand]

Move so that the jet has to come down at an angle. Easy to do with the new vehicles.

 

Jets can really only pull off a vertical divebomb a stationary or really slow moving target.

[Gridl0k]

How would you handle a Hydra attacking with a vertical dive?

 

An Oppressor doing a vertical climb.

[Mattcarnes]

They are being nullified as of now.. opressors and apcs are the new kings haha.. but anyways, sniper explosive ammo is the best way, its just 2 shots.

Cool but I'm that console gamer who's aiming is heavy auto aim while pointing up to eventually headshot

[REXX]

 

How would you handle a Hydra attacking with a vertical dive?

An Oppressor doing a vertical climb.

F*ckin' nailed it!

[Emu War]

 

How would you handle a Hydra attacking with a vertical dive?

An Oppressor doing a vertical climb.

Only if you're both inverted.

[Gaffa]

 

 

How would you handle a Hydra attacking with a vertical dive?

An Oppressor doing a vertical climb.

Only if you're both inverted.

 

 

Yeeeh.

 

[CreepyUncleLester]

 

They are being nullified as of now.. opressors and apcs are the new kings haha.. but anyways, sniper explosive ammo is the best way, its just 2 shots.

Cool but I'm that console gamer who's aiming is heavy auto aim while pointing up to eventually headshot There is no auto aim on heavy sniper on consoles so your argument is invalid

[The Wandering Hunter]

a hydra, landed on maze bank then pull out that m2 he sniper

Edited June 20, 2017 by The Sole Survivor

[BlackMilk]

Divebombing jets are annoying but not unbeatable. For one, you can keep moving and use cover. Fighting out in the open desert is a bad idea whereas the city with its high rises give you a better chance. I would say you'd need a friend to take down a pilot like that effectively but with everyone getting into the new toys, you can bet your butt that any jet flying into the city in a populated session is going to attract a lot of (for them) unwanted attention. Just hung around in public sessions with a friend yesterday and saw plenty of Oppressor bikes, APC's and Tampa's. And I was personally constantly ready with my explosive rifle with thermal sight.

 

Everyone is at risk in a public session, but most of the time if you're in a jet and you want to take out one person you won't be able to protect yourself from players in different locations that will assault you at various angles and degrees. Coming straight down in the middle of town means someone several streets away on a building can shoot you. Doing anything but divebombing into players puts you at great risk of getting shot at too.

 

I'm not going to be cocky and predict no jet will ever kill me again, but I'll be surprised if (for any seasoned player) that becomes a regular thing now. Jet pilots may want to consider joining the ground crowd or getting one of those new bikes. Plenty annoying, small targets that are hard to hit in free aim and deadly as hell.

 

EDIT: And then ofcourse tolerate the "Do you think Oppressor bikes are too OP?" threads replacing the Lazer/Hydra threads.

Edited June 20, 2017 by BlackMilk

[BigStickMama]

Hydra's are dead.

 

Best defense against the Oppressor is..

 

Aim assist lobbies -> go on foot, wait for them to get close, shoot with Combat MG MkII

Free aim lobbies -> Explosive rounds

[BillyBiker]

Move so that the jet has to come down at an angle. Easy to do with the new vehicles.

 

Jets can really only pull off a vertical divebomb a stationary or really slow moving target.

 

This is patently untrue. Jets can shift direction from vertical. They kind of have to or they hit the ground

 

How would you handle a Hydra attacking with a vertical dive?

 

An Oppressor doing a vertical climb.

 

I have an Oppressor. This could work. The fire window would be very brief, and the rider should hope they don't run out of thrust and lose vertical momentum, but yes - it is possible. And risky.

[Geisterfaust]

Jumping roofs with Opressor and shooting explosive sniper.

[Gridl0k]

I have an Oppressor. This could work. The fire window would be very brief, and the rider should hope they don't run out of thrust and lose vertical momentum, but yes - it is possible. And risky.

 

When you run out of vertical momentum you pivot to face the retreating jet, if it still exists.

[Smooth Longsack]

Edited June 20, 2017 by Smooth Longsack