Why is the battlehawk so good?

[StlouisSniper]

I keep reading ton and tons of threads about how the Battlehawk is SOOO much more powerful then the other countries transports. What makes the Battlehawk soo powerful. I have flown in it a couple of times and I have flown in the others as well and I really dont see any difference.

[FM_Echo_One]

More Armour
Better guns /w massive splash DMG
Passengers/Gunners not as exposed

[StlouisSniper]

Is there any proof to back that up, or is that just speculation?

[Cotizi]

what proof do u want? ive gone 130+ points and 0 deaths at times in the bhawk becuase u can load 2 engr a medic a support and a squad leader into it and have a floating fortress of death. witha good pilot you wont die in the round. that should be enough proof. try hitting stuff with those crappy MEC choppers

[imported_Spuddy]

I don't know about armour, but the guns are definately better. It's like a constant stream of bullets from a Blackhawk.

If a Blackhawk appears over the hill you run for cover, if the MEC/Chinese chopper appears over the hill you can just stand there and know they'll probably not be able to hit you.

[The_Misfit]

and the ability to fly them...

flying the MEC transport chopper, aka "The Hoopde" is like flying a blimp. The BH is much faster, more manuverable, etc... And as previous posts go...guns / etc... And I think the passengers are better protected in the BH vs. the others...

[imported_Soda]

The passengers in the back hawk are poorly protected the ones that are not using the miniguns.

But the Mec/China choppers' sides are closed with windows so they have better chance of surving from the sides, but what really sucks for them is their open backside.

No matter, blackhawk is still better.

[Teaves]

But if i simply hose down the the MEC or China transports with any guns, especially the BH mini-guns, then it simply shoots through the skin of the helicopter, open doors or not. I have (often) killed all the occupants with one strafe and the bird just spins upwards out of control.

The BH may have an open passenger bay, but you have to physically shoot into the opening to kill the passengers, just spray and pray towards the others :)

[FM_Echo_One]

The passengers in the back hawk are poorly protected the ones that are not using the miniguns.

But the Mec/China choppers' sides are closed with windows so they have better chance of surving from the sides, but what really sucks for them is their open backside.

No matter, blackhawk is still better.

BH passengers are better protect.

For example, if you're carrying 3 ENG, you can wipe out #4,5 in one shot. But #6 is on the other side so you can still survive with 1 ENG. In the Mec Chopper, 1 nade in the back is GG 3 guys.

If the BH chopper isn't full, you can protect yourself by changing spots (like #4 and #6 are on different sides of the chopper). Minor difference to some, but under fire (even to evade a tank shell), changing sides can keep you alive and therefore keep your chopper alive (if you're an ENG). Unfortunately, in the MEC chopper, there is no option.

[DonLumioni]

Where as the BH's located? I'll have to have a try of them....

[imported_Spuddy]

Where as the BH's located? I'll have to have a try of them....

At the US main base on most maps, or the carrier.

[rombaft]

the blackhawks armor is actualy less strong then the armor of the other teams there transport heli,
BUT, the guns in the blackhawd (miniguns) have superpower, you take APC out in no time, jeeps, etc.... for people you don't have to aim just shoot a bit and you will hit one because the thins fires like 100 bullets a second.
In the other teams there transport heli, there is some lame gun in it, and you can't almost hit an elephant with it because they shoot like 1 bullet a secont.

Also, the blackhawk has a better control, reacts faster and stuff, the other choppers are so lame and slow that even your grandma would turn faster

[[LG]Cataclysm]

More Armour
Better guns /w massive splash DMG
Passengers/Gunners not as exposed

Passengers are more exposed, actually.

And the miniguns have absurdly huge splash damage, it's 7.62mm with the power of 155mm
Also, the BH has like 2 feet of Depleted Uranium Armor, where the MEC and Chinaa helis have Paper Mache. The BH also handles like a Ferrari, and teh MEC/China handles like a comatose parapeligic.

[solodude23]

Yeah ive been shot out of a BH like 3x as many times as any other transport. You are definantly more exposed in a BH.

The guns might be 7.62mm, but in real life they fire at about 2000-3000RPM, where as in BF2 they are 900RPM. IRL they can make nothing of light armor in just a few seconds, but they won't do anything to a tank.

[FM_Echo_One]

Passengers are more exposed, actually.

I don't find it that way at all as I pointed out in a post above.