Akula Discussion Thread

[Piro]

I would prefer it to have both lock on and freeaim missiles.

Ok so here's the thing - I don't know if that was a glitch and I was just lucky or something but I had both lock on and free aim missiles in Akula before I fully upgraded my heli.

 

I don't know if thats related in any way but I lost free-aim after upgrading my turret guns.

[Rabid Vulpix]

I love this helicopter but it's become the new Oppressor, but more deadly. So many players going off the map, bombing players, then sneaking away before they even respawn. I know because I do it, they do it, everyone does it. Good luck trying to fly around in a stunt plane or do any kind of business work without sudden missles and bombs flying at you out of nowhere.

 

Dam is it fun to fly though

 

Nah, don't stain the Akula's name as the next Oppressor.

It's tactical advantage really makes things easy yes, but it does take some skill & intelligence to use properly.

 

The "New Oppressor" title is deservingly held by the Deluxo with it's PV status, no tactical premise other than flying right at someone, & it's 20k insurance premium.

Edited February 4, 2018 by Foreverpast

[smartergaming]

I finally got around to buying the Akula...

 

It is unique in that it offers stealth mode capability that allows you to sneak around the map, reduce wanted stars.

It has bombs - meh, who cares.

It has unlimited rockets, but, they are the old style ones like on the Buzzard/Savage, not the new, better Vigilante/Deluxo rockets.

It is big like the Hunter/Savage, which means it is harder to find landing spots than with a Buzzard.

It is a personal vehicle, but, it is not in the Assistant's Pegasus menu and cannot spawn like the CEO Buzzard.

 

It is VERY expensive... Trade price is $2,785,000 or $3,704,050 Buy Now Price... I added $809,375 in upgrades (no livery, no expensive respray) for a total price of $3,594,375 or $4,513,425 ... that is $1,844,375 to $2,763,425 more than a Buzzard at full price of $1,750,000 (the Buzzard goes on sale for 25% to 50% off on a regular basis. so $2.2 mil to $3.6 mil more??? Ouch, that is hard to justify).

 

This is clearly a Rockstar grab for more Shark Card sales.... While I would not say buyer beware, I am not sure that stealth and bombs, offset the huge expense, the larger size and the clumsiness of the Akula. This is not something I would recommend as a must buy for most people as they will be better served with a Buzzard for price, ease of spawning and small size. But, if you have the money and want to sneak around in a public lobby... it is not a bad bird.

 

 

 

 

[FukNRekd]

I finally got around to buying the Akula...

 

It is unique in that it offers stealth mode capability that allows you to sneak around the map, reduce wanted stars.

It has bombs - meh, who cares.

It has unlimited rockets, but, they are the old style ones like on the Buzzard/Savage, not the new, better Vigilante/Deluxo rockets.

It is big like the Hunter/Savage, which means it is harder to find landing spots than with a Buzzard.

It is a personal vehicle, but, it is not in the Assistant's Pegasus menu and cannot spawn like the CEO Buzzard.

 

It is VERY expensive... Trade price is $2,785,000 or $3,704,050 Buy Now Price... I added $809,375 in upgrades (no livery, no expensive respray) for a total price of $3,594,375 or $4,513,425 ... that is $1,844,375 to $2,763,425 more than a Buzzard at full price of $1,750,000 (the Buzzard goes on sale for 25% to 50% off on a regular basis. so $2.2 mil to $3.6 mil more??? Ouch, that is hard to justify).

 

This is clearly a Rockstar grab for more Shark Card sales.... While I would not say buyer beware, I am not sure that stealth and bombs, offset the huge expense, the larger size and the clumsiness of the Akula. This is not something I would recommend as a must buy for most people as they will be better served with a Buzzard for price, ease of spawning and small size. But, if you have the money and want to sneak around in a public lobby... it is not a bad bird.

 

 

 

It's been more than worth the money for me. Its not "just" a toy. I've used it for VIP, I/E and MC work. It will have paid for itself in another week or 2. I can do most of my work in crowded lobbies now (except I/E sales, I only do those in <10 player lobbies). It's faster than any other heli.

 

As for the cool factor? Oh hell yes! Seeing people instantly veer off the road when I swoop past them, watching them spin in circles looking to see WTF that was, collecting bounties (and now sharing some or all of the bounty with the poor sap that usually doesn't know what hit them), griefing griefers.

 

Yea, sure, call it a fish grab by C*, call it unnecessary, say the buzzard is better. Don't care. Not everyone can utilize everything to their fullest extent. Or in some cases even a fraction of their extent.

 

Oh, and if you've really flown it you would know it is not clumsy.

 

"smarter"gaming, LOL @ irony

Edited February 6, 2018 by FukNRekd

[The First Hunter]

 

I finally got around to buying the Akula...

 

It is unique in that it offers stealth mode capability that allows you to sneak around the map, reduce wanted stars.

It has bombs - meh, who cares.

It has unlimited rockets, but, they are the old style ones like on the Buzzard/Savage, not the new, better Vigilante/Deluxo rockets.

It is big like the Hunter/Savage, which means it is harder to find landing spots than with a Buzzard.

It is a personal vehicle, but, it is not in the Assistant's Pegasus menu and cannot spawn like the CEO Buzzard.

 

It is VERY expensive... Trade price is $2,785,000 or $3,704,050 Buy Now Price... I added $809,375 in upgrades (no livery, no expensive respray) for a total price of $3,594,375 or $4,513,425 ... that is $1,844,375 to $2,763,425 more than a Buzzard at full price of $1,750,000 (the Buzzard goes on sale for 25% to 50% off on a regular basis. so $2.2 mil to $3.6 mil more??? Ouch, that is hard to justify).

 

This is clearly a Rockstar grab for more Shark Card sales.... While I would not say buyer beware, I am not sure that stealth and bombs, offset the huge expense, the larger size and the clumsiness of the Akula. This is not something I would recommend as a must buy for most people as they will be better served with a Buzzard for price, ease of spawning and small size. But, if you have the money and want to sneak around in a public lobby... it is not a bad bird.

 

 

 

It's been more than worth the money for me (I bought it on sale, almost always do). I still would buy it for full price now, knowing what I know. It's not a "just" a toy. I've used it for VIP, I/E and MC work. It will have paid for itself in another week. I can do most of my work in crowded lobbies now (except I/E sales, I only do those in <10 player lobbies). It's faster than any other heli.

 

As for the cool factor? Oh hell yes! Seeing people instantly veer off the road when I swoop past them, watching them spin in circles looking to see WTF that was, collecting bounties (and now sharing some or all of the bounty with the poor sap that usually doesn't know what hit them), griefing griefers.

 

Yea, sure, call it a fish grab by C*, call it unnecessary, say the buzzard is better. Don't care. Not everyone can utilize everything to their fullest extent. Or in some cases even a fraction of their extent.

 

Oh, and if you've really flown it you would know it is not clumsy.

 

"smarter"gaming, LOL @ irony

Akula on sale?

[MARTIANS]

I finally got around to buying the Akula...

 

It is unique in that it offers stealth mode capability that allows you to sneak around the map, reduce wanted stars.

It has bombs - meh, who cares.

It has unlimited rockets, but, they are the old style ones like on the Buzzard/Savage, not the new, better Vigilante/Deluxo rockets.

It is big like the Hunter/Savage, which means it is harder to find landing spots than with a Buzzard.

It is a personal vehicle, but, it is not in the Assistant's Pegasus menu and cannot spawn like the CEO Buzzard.

 

It is VERY expensive... Trade price is $2,785,000 or $3,704,050 Buy Now Price... I added $809,375 in upgrades (no livery, no expensive respray) for a total price of $3,594,375 or $4,513,425 ... that is $1,844,375 to $2,763,425 more than a Buzzard at full price of $1,750,000 (the Buzzard goes on sale for 25% to 50% off on a regular basis. so $2.2 mil to $3.6 mil more??? Ouch, that is hard to justify).

 

This is clearly a Rockstar grab for more Shark Card sales.... While I would not say buyer beware, I am not sure that stealth and bombs, offset the huge expense, the larger size and the clumsiness of the Akula. This is not something I would recommend as a must buy for most people as they will be better served with a Buzzard for price, ease of spawning and small size. But, if you have the money and want to sneak around in a public lobby... it is not a bad bird.

 

 

 

Sure, it's expensive, but pretty damn worth it.

 

Clumsy? Only proves you haven't mastered it or flown it very much. As the previous poster said, it is nowhere near clumsy. It is in fact MORE agile than the Buzzard. Of course its size and the radius of the rotors is sometimes a challenge compared to the Buzzard, but the Akula can perform a wide variety of manoeuvres that the Buzzard can only dream of. Keep flying and you'll discover what a swift shark it truly is. On top of all the advantages it has the Akula is a dream to fly and outperforms pretty much all choppers in the game. It is only slightly slower than the Hunter, but much more agile.

[FukNRekd]

 

I finally got around to buying the Akula...

 

It is unique in that it offers stealth mode capability that allows you to sneak around the map, reduce wanted stars.

It has bombs - meh, who cares.

It has unlimited rockets, but, they are the old style ones like on the Buzzard/Savage, not the new, better Vigilante/Deluxo rockets.

It is big like the Hunter/Savage, which means it is harder to find landing spots than with a Buzzard.

It is a personal vehicle, but, it is not in the Assistant's Pegasus menu and cannot spawn like the CEO Buzzard.

 

It is VERY expensive... Trade price is $2,785,000 or $3,704,050 Buy Now Price... I added $809,375 in upgrades (no livery, no expensive respray) for a total price of $3,594,375 or $4,513,425 ... that is $1,844,375 to $2,763,425 more than a Buzzard at full price of $1,750,000 (the Buzzard goes on sale for 25% to 50% off on a regular basis. so $2.2 mil to $3.6 mil more??? Ouch, that is hard to justify).

 

This is clearly a Rockstar grab for more Shark Card sales.... While I would not say buyer beware, I am not sure that stealth and bombs, offset the huge expense, the larger size and the clumsiness of the Akula. This is not something I would recommend as a must buy for most people as they will be better served with a Buzzard for price, ease of spawning and small size. But, if you have the money and want to sneak around in a public lobby... it is not a bad bird.

 

 

 

Sure, it's expensive, but pretty damn worth it.

 

Clumsy? Only proves you haven't mastered it or flown it very much. As the previous poster said, it is nowhere near clumsy. It is in fact MORE agile than the Buzzard. Of course its size and the radius of the rotors is sometimes a challenge compared to the Buzzard, but the Akula can perform a wide variety of manoeuvres that the Buzzard can only dream of. Keep flying and you'll discover what a swift shark it truly is. On top of all the advantages it has the Akula is a dream to fly and outperforms pretty much all choppers in the game. It is only slightly slower than the Hunter, but much more agile.

stock the akula is faster than every other heli. I have ems4 engine upgrade which I'm assuming is similar to hunter. I will try a side by side test as soon as I can find someone with ems4 on their hunter.

[FukNRekd]

Akula on sale?

I sit corrected. I think it was the reduced price i was thinking about. The sale was when I moved from zancudo to farmhouse, they were both bought about the same time.

[Smooth Longsack]

The hunter is about 20mph faster at top speed. The hunter is faster than most of the planes.

Edited February 6, 2018 by Smooth Longsack

[FukNRekd]

The hunter is about 20mph faster at top speed. The hunter is faster than most of the planes.

Not according to the stats on SC.

[Black-Dragon96]

I will try a side by side test as soon as I can find someone with ems4 on their hunter.

What system are you on?

[FukNRekd]

Xbox

[Smooth Longsack]

 

The hunter is about 20mph faster at top speed. The hunter is faster than most of the planes.

Not according to the stats on SC.

I may be thinking of a missile speed stat I saw and am wrong about the top speed difference.

[ExtremeTorque]

[IceDree]

Guys, check out this article about the inspiration for the Akula, the Comanche.

 

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/18108/veteran-aerospace-reporters-old-file-cabinet-is-full-of-2000s-military-treasure

[Shadowfennekin]

I love this helicopter but it's become the new Oppressor, but more deadly. So many players going off the map, bombing players, then sneaking away before they even respawn. I know because I do it, they do it, everyone does it. Good luck trying to fly around in a stunt plane or do any kind of business work without sudden missles and bombs flying at you out of nowhere.

 

Dam is it fun to fly though

 

Far from it

I've only seen two Akula

And only one was actually a tryhard, constantly stealth moding. He managed to blow up one of my crates, me and my associate were using Deluxos... and he ended up paying to replace both of them! One survived cause my associate EWO'd.... pretty smart actually for that scenario, and we used the CEO Armored Baller to get the last mile.

 

And I found another just today, it was another dick. An associate got to the thieves and stupidly decided to shoot BOTH thieves even though he'd already picked up a crate. The guy in the Akula didn't target him and his Kamacho... who actually ended up making it. No, he shot down my Deluxo before I even reached it. Paid 20k and then blew up the crate.... but I quickly got him with my explosive sniper. Then left that session to join Data Breach somebody in that same session invited me to, I know when it's smart to leave.

 

The Akula is a very rare tool. I use it a lot when I want to mess with people who are being douche bags or were a dick to my crate collecting, but I barely see it being used by other people. And I'm in FR a lot.

The Oppressor is still the top tool, and I don't think that is ever going to change unless they remove it off the MC insta-summon.

[SqualidCoyote]

I find it a bit glitchy trying to switch into stealth and back. My impressive swoops on unsuspecting prey ripe for a kill are a lot less impressive when I stay stuck in stealth mode and have to fly away feeling sheepish.

[FukNRekd]

 

I love this helicopter but it's become the new Oppressor, but more deadly. So many players going off the map, bombing players, then sneaking away before they even respawn. I know because I do it, they do it, everyone does it. Good luck trying to fly around in a stunt plane or do any kind of business work without sudden missles and bombs flying at you out of nowhere.

 

Dam is it fun to fly though

Far from it

I've only seen two Akula

And only one was actually a tryhard, constantly stealth moding. He managed to blow up one of my crates, me and my associate were using Deluxos... and he ended up paying to replace both of them! One survived cause my associate EWO'd.... pretty smart actually for that scenario, and we used the CEO Armored Baller to get the last mile.

 

And I found another just today, it was another dick. An associate got to the thieves and stupidly decided to shoot BOTH thieves even though he'd already picked up a crate. The guy in the Akula didn't target him and his Kamacho... who actually ended up making it. No, he shot down my Deluxo before I even reached it. Paid 20k and then blew up the crate.... but I quickly got him with my explosive sniper. Then left that session to join Data Breach somebody in that same session invited me to, I know when it's smart to leave.

 

The Akula is a very rare tool. I use it a lot when I want to mess with people who are being douche bags or were a dick to my crate collecting, but I barely see it being used by other people. And I'm in FR a lot.

The Oppressor is still the top tool, and I don't think that is ever going to change unless they remove it off the MC insta-summon.

I've been in mine every day for a week and 9nly ever saw 2 more.

 

Well, I'm assuming they were akulas. And I never really saw them.

 

But a missile look and me dead in about 2 seconds from 3 missiles makes a fairly good case for an akula, since I've been in the givers seat in that scenario dozens of times.

[Happy Hunter]

 

 

The hunter is about 20mph faster at top speed. The hunter is faster than most of the planes.

Not according to the stats on SC.

I may be thinking of a missile speed stat I saw and am wrong about the top speed difference.

 

I'm 99% sure you're right actually. The Hunter is faster - once you get it out of the hangar it can go around 190mph-ish, which is pretty crazy for a helicopter in this game; barely slower than the real thing.

 

But all this comparing the Akula to the Hunter is missing the point of it. Stealth mode alone is its big strength, and it's a really huge one. I'm primarily a Hunter-fanboy/helicopter, but this is an incredible thing. With the Hunter, people spamming ghost org are still problematic - you have to assume they're going for a jet, etc. With this though, you can always last longer off radar than them.

 

I've just come off a big Akula rampage. It was in a session packed with tryhards, really showcased its strengths.

[Snoopbr]

Akula missiles are just awful against moving vehicles. Well, R* had to balance something and they chose the missiles.

[The First Hunter]

Akula missiles are just awful against moving vehicles. Well, R* had to balance something and they chose the missiles.

That's all aircraft missiles for ya

[FukNRekd]

FYI...

 

[Smooth Longsack]

FYI...

 

 

 

These stat bars have never meant anything. We just had the actual hunter confirm it is faster.

[Nyamber]

FYI...

 

Those stat bars are, always have been, and always will be complete and utter bullsh*t.

[FukNRekd]

Is that true for other vehicles too?

[Cutter De Blanc]

I attacked a Tank in my Akula, but they got me once with the cannon, so I activated stealth and landed real quick, then flew back to the hangar

I guess they thought they shot me down or something

[MARTIANS]

I attacked a Tank in my Akula, but they got me once with the cannon, so I activated stealth and landed real quick, then flew back to the hangar

I guess they thought they shot me down or something

I know it can happen to get hit by a tank, but simply stay out of range = dead tank.

Akula missiles are just awful against moving vehicles. Well, R* had to balance something and they chose the missiles.

They're perfectly fine. It's all about position. Get behind low, but not too close. Send 5-6 missiles and boom dead, unless it's an armoured vehicle.

[Brutal Trout]

The hunter is faster than the Akula, if you've had one chasing you, you can definitively tell.

I read some posts above that it's another cash grab from R* and I could not disagree more. If you want to move crates/cargo/stuff, this is your best investment.

I own the 2 versions (homing and barrage) for both my characters, that's how much I love the thing.

Edited February 9, 2018 by Brutal Trout

[Ghosthands]

They're perfectly fine. It's all about position. Get behind low, but not too close. Send 5-6 missiles and boom dead, unless it's an armoured vehicle.

This. Do enough Headhunters in a Buzzard and you realise that heli missiles regularly fail to pull up enough to hit a speeding vehicle rather than the ground behind it. The solution is to make sure the missile's flight path is as horizontal as possible, i.e. position yourself as close to ground level as possible when you fire.

 

Given the Akula's nimbleness and unlimited missile spam, even armoured targets rarely stand a chance when you do that, especially if they don't see you coming (which, naturally, should always be the case with the Akula). Their only hope to survive in that case is sharp turns, which missiles will usually overshoot, or cover.

 

Re: tanks, even a Khanjali can be easily obliterated if you drop down low behind it, unnoticed, and start pumping out missiles.

[Happy Hunter]