The First Hunter Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I can tank one MAYBE two missiles in an Akula (and then I have to go fix it), any more and it dies. I've eaten like 7 missiles in the face in my Hunter before it exploded so make of that what you will Been using the hunter since it was released and the max missiles I've eaten were 4 (3 killed it, fourth blew it up)But 7? Hell Avenger rotors stop working after 7 hits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizooord Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 So, Akula, Most of the times i get in as a passenger, i can go into the guns camera but cannot shoot, when stealth mode is off, obviously. wtf is up with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter De Blanc Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I can tank one MAYBE two missiles in an Akula (and then I have to go fix it), any more and it dies. I've eaten like 7 missiles in the face in my Hunter before it exploded so make of that what you will Been using the hunter since it was released and the max missiles I've eaten were 4 (3 killed it, fourth blew it up)But 7? Hell Avenger rotors stop working after 7 hitsPeople insist on overkilling me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FukNRekd Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Those stat bars are, always have been, and always will be complete and utter bullsh*t. The hunter is faster than the Akula, if you've had one chasing you, you can definitively tell. I'm gonna have to respectfully call B.S. on the Hunter being faster than the Akula. Now that I own both I'm more than qualified to lay out some real world test results. Both are fully armored and upgraded with the same handling settings. Both flown out of the hanger at Zancudo. I did 4 different tests in speed and ascending using a timer. Full throttle to target both were within a second with the Akula ahead. The Akula hit the clouds 5 seconds before the Hunter. Partial throttle to keep helis at level height Akula won by 5 seconds and I blew the Hunter up touching down because I was trying to make up time, so the Akula was probably 8 seconds faster. Straight climb from tarmac to ceiling the Akula was 10 seconds faster than the Hunter. Dive from ceiling to water Akula by 1 second. Also of note, the Akula is MUCH more agile than the Hunter. It's tough to 180 the Hunter, the Akula flips on a dime. The Hunter has good points too. The weapons, counter measures and it's ability to touch something with the rotor without instantly flipping on its lid are all better than the Akula. Armor appears equal. Akula has stealth. I will be doing more tests on the speed, but the Aakula ascent is definitely faster than the Hunter and the Hunter is definitely NOT faster than the Akula. Gridl0k 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxBazooka01 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) I will be doing more tests on the speed, but the Akula ascent is definitely faster than the Hunter and the Hunter is definitely NOT faster than the Akula. GhillieMaster's results show that the Hunter is faster in terms of top speed than the Akula. As someone who also owns both I have found that the Hunter is much faster by at least 15 mph. In every chase that I have had against someone in an Akula, my hunter has been faster. Edited February 26, 2018 by MaxBazooka01 Happy Hunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The First Hunter Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I will be doing more tests on the speed, but the Akula ascent is definitely faster than the Hunter and the Hunter is definitely NOT faster than the Akula. GhillieMaster's results show that the Hunter is faster in terms of top speed than the Akula. As someone who also owns both I have found that the Hunter is much faster by at least 15 mph. In every chase that I have had against someone in an Akula, my hunter has been faster. I agree that Hunter is faster but the speed difference definitely isn't as big as the one in Ghillies vid.I feel like the Hunter in the vid was from Hangar but the Akula was from the interaction menu (Hangar gives a noticable speed buff to helis) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FukNRekd Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Both my tests were flown out of the hanger and the Akula won. Everything was equal. I'm guessing one was nerfed or the test was not done with equal settings. Can you point me to the Ghillie video you're referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The First Hunter Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Both my tests were flown out of the hanger and the Akula won. Everything was equal. I'm guessing one was nerfed or the test was not done with equal settings. Can you point me to the Ghillie video you're referring to? Here: Again i doubt Akula's speed is that low. Almost a 40mph difference between Akula and Hunter? That's the like comparing Voltic to Viseris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FukNRekd Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Watched the performance part of the vid and honestly it left me wwanting more. It is absolutely incorrect in that the Hunter is not (that much) faster than the Akula (it was actually slower in my tests). Video is not very detailed and doesn't say how he calc'd MPH, but again, my guess is they either nerfed the Hunter since then or the Akula wasn't upgraded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The First Hunter Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Watched the performance part of the vid and honestly it left me wwanting more. It is absolutely incorrect in that the Hunter is not (that much) faster than the Akula (it was actually slower in my tests). Video is not very detailed and doesn't say how he calc'd MPH, but again, my guess is they either nerfed the Hunter since then or the Akula wasn't upgraded. My guess is neither Akula or Savage were from Hangar. Only the hunter.It's the only explanation i can think of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FukNRekd Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Watched the performance part of the vid and honestly it left me wwanting more. It is absolutely incorrect in that the Hunter is not (that much) faster than the Akula (it was actually slower in my tests). Video is not very detailed and doesn't say how he calc'd MPH, but again, my guess is they either nerfed the Hunter since then or the Akula wasn't upgraded. My guess is neither Akula or Savage were from Hangar. Only the hunter.It's the only explanation i can think of You have both now... would you mind doing a couple of tests for a sanity check? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nido997 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 forgot to post some pics of mine : well , it´s worth it just for the stealth abilities , but I still think that the Hunter is a better Attack helicopter , yeah the Akula is a bit more agile , but sometimes too agile for me ( maybe because of the Race handling ? I may select the Sport one after all ) , and it´s not that " stable" when someone fire an RPG toward it ... but still , it´s on Hunter´s Level anyway and I looove the look of it ! Happy Hunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FukNRekd Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) I like the looks of the Akula too. The hunter on the other hand looks like the illegitimate offspring of a sky crane that forcibly raped a Savage. Hideous looking creature. Edited February 27, 2018 by FukNRekd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sami.y Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Those stat bars are, always have been, and always will be complete and utter bullsh*t. The hunter is faster than the Akula, if you've had one chasing you, you can definitively tell. I'm gonna have to respectfully call B.S. on the Hunter being faster than the Akula. Now that I own both I'm more than qualified to lay out some real world test results. Both are fully armored and upgraded with the same handling settings. Both flown out of the hanger at Zancudo. I did 4 different tests in speed and ascending using a timer. Full throttle to target both were within a second with the Akula ahead. The Akula hit the clouds 5 seconds before the Hunter. Partial throttle to keep helis at level height Akula won by 5 seconds and I blew the Hunter up touching down because I was trying to make up time, so the Akula was probably 8 seconds faster. Straight climb from tarmac to ceiling the Akula was 10 seconds faster than the Hunter. Dive from ceiling to water Akula by 1 second. Also of note, the Akula is MUCH more agile than the Hunter. It's tough to 180 the Hunter, the Akula flips on a dime. The Hunter has good points too. The weapons, counter measures and it's ability to touch something with the rotor without instantly flipping on its lid are all better than the Akula. Armor appears equal. Akula has stealth. I will be doing more tests on the speed, but the Aakula ascent is definitely faster than the Hunter and the Hunter is definitely NOT faster than the Akula. Nope the akula is faster than the hunter, the akula is better than the hunter the most important thing is stealth. Akula: Faster (than all helicopters in gta), has only barrage or locking missiles, strealth mode and under bombs. Hunter: 2th fast helicopter in gta, has counter measures, weapons is barrage and missiles, and under bombs. But the Akula is always better stealth mode is usually. And the design from akula is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin_Japman Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Akula and the Hunter have their uses. Akula is for hit and runs, and the Hunter is for direct combat. I use my Akula only for hunting bounties outside of the city, usually at night. It's harder to see a black helicopter at night when it's off of the radar. The Hunter can be used anytime, any place for all forms of ATG or ATA combat. Mainly because it can dish out twice what it can take. Fatsanchez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadtruck Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 How does stealth work in the Akula for missions like hostile recovery, or transporting cargo for CEO warehouses? Are you still off map? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FukNRekd Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) How does stealth work in the Akula for missions like hostile recovery, or transporting cargo for CEO warehouses? Are you still off map?It's incredible. Yes, still off radar. I sometimes feel like I'm in a solo lobbie using it. BTW, you cannot use it on sell missions, just sourcing. Edited February 27, 2018 by FukNRekd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Rosenthal Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Akula and the Hunter have their uses. Akula is for hit and runs, and the Hunter is for direct combat. I use my Akula only for hunting bounties outside of the city, usually at night. It's harder to see a black helicopter at night when it's off of the radar. The Hunter can be used anytime, any place for all forms of ATG or ATA combat. Mainly because it can dish out twice what it can take. This. They're both great but in different ways. Also, while it can be interesting to compare speed, I personally don't think it's very important, since IMO there's rarely a situation where you actually have to rely on speed to chase another helicopter. I've found that with helicopters you really don't want to be chased at all because then you're a much easier target (because missiles coming from straight behind are pretty much guaranteed hits as they won't have to adjust trajectory as much). If I hear a missile lock on while in my helicopter I usually try and turn around while strafing and instead go towards my aggressor, that way his missiles will miss and I can return fire. Ideally at least, but there are never any guarantees ofc.. Also, with the Akula, if you're chasing someone, you're really much better off just cloaking and then intercepting. However, I can't speak for the Hunter since I haven't flown it nearly enough, but the Akula has got an outstanding speed going from up high down low which can be great for surprise attacks. I'm not very used to the technique though because I still have a tendency to fly low (this thanks to countless hrs with the Buzzard).. I don't know how many times I've underestimated the Akulas ability to dive only to smash into the ground But I'm starting to get the feel for it. IamCourtney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosthands Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 How does stealth work in the Akula for missions like hostile recovery, or transporting cargo for CEO warehouses? Are you still off map? As far as I know, any crates and supplies carried inside the Akula are invisible on the map while in stealth mode. I've found this to be particularly useful for Air Freight, especially with a four-man organisation, since you can quite easily airdrop your carried crate and zoom back to pick up more, or get all four with your passengers carrying them for full invisibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoxerWhite Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Woaw, that would be a good reason to buy this heli for me if this is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FukNRekd Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 However, I can't speak for the Hunter since I haven't flown it nearly enough, but the Akula has got an outstanding speed going from up high down low which can be great for surprise attacks. I'm not very used to the technique though because I still have a tendency to fly low (this thanks to countless hrs with the Buzzard).. I can. I tested it. The hunter and akula drop from the ceiling to the ocean in about 32 seconds. That's pretty damned fast. I've kept up with jets and avengers in this thing. Dr.Rosenthal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FukNRekd Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I will be doing more tests on the speed, but the Akula ascent is definitely faster than the Hunter and the Hunter is definitely NOT faster than the Akula. GhillieMaster's results show that the Hunter is faster in terms of top speed than the Akula. As someone who also owns both I have found that the Hunter is much faster by at least 15 mph. In every chase that I have had against someone in an Akula, my hunter has been faster. I'd love to see someone else do tests on this. Id also love to know how every is calculating mph, considering the akula doesnt show air speed... It's very clear (on Xbox) the akula is as fast or faster than the hunter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Longsack Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Distance/time. If you set a waypoint, the map gives the distance. Travel that distance and record the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FukNRekd Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 The minimap or the pause map? I never noticed a distance on either unless you're in a car and that's following a road, not a straight line. The helis don't have it on the minimap. I'll check it out tonite when I get home. Thanx! Smooth Longsack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The First Hunter Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 The minimap or the pause map? I never noticed a distance on either unless you're in a car and that's following a road, not a straight line. The helis don't have it on the minimap. I'll check it out tonite when I get home. Thanx! Pause Map.The distance is shown beside the blip in the Legends section Cutter De Blanc and Smooth Longsack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FukNRekd Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Thanx. Will look tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plage Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 My shark... Happy Hunter and Flyin_Japman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FukNRekd Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 The minimap or the pause map? I never noticed a distance on either unless you're in a car and that's following a road, not a straight line. The helis don't have it on the minimap. I'll check it out tonite when I get home. Thanx! Pause Map.The distance is shown beside the blip in the Legends section Distance shows in feet. Thanks for the heads up. I did see thus before when I had players highlighted, didn't know it worked with waypoints. Smooth Longsack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Longsack Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 "Distance shows in ft" You can change from imperial to metric in the settings if regionally/mathematically appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridl0k Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Ended up with a nice night scheme Having been playing policeman in it, no Hydras for you, ghosting behind I/E runs to protect them, that sort of thing. And obviously pooping death on tryhards. Happy Hunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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