The Better Blackhawk

[glasseye]

The usmc transport helicopter says navy on it so I'm assuming that its actually a Seahawk.

the game says its a blackhawk, its a blackhawk.

[TGL|Badlizzard]

Oh goody I love when people start up the BH vs Seahawk debate, so much fun, and important too.

[BigBadBob]

Oh goody I love when people start up the BH vs Seahawk debate, so much fun, and important too.

Yea. LOL.

It's the same thing, just different paint job, and different name for differnet branch.

[glasseye]

Oh goody I love when people start up the BH vs Seahawk debate, so much fun, and important too.

can you think of any issue in the game more important?
no i didnt think so.

[TGL|Badlizzard]

well, isn't the weapon carried by one of the soldiers not intended for their class, let's spark that one up :)

[glasseye]

thats just semantics.
next thing you will saying that the head wear isnt unbalanced.

[Pentagon_Man]

Wrong in my opinion.

PS why have support? mines disappear after 1 minute if you have more than 5 out so. and like its gonna kil enemy's?
You know its a teamkilling machine those mines, soon the 2 engineers will be banned and we have "Black Hawk down..."

Pilot = Medic
Gunners = Medic
Rest = Engineer

This way nothing but a direct hit from eryx can get the black hack down if the ppl die throug the direct hit.

Need one support so the engineers can nade spam if needed.

[imported_Killa4live]

Need one support so the engineers can nade spam if needed.

Engineers must be immiiate ready for rockets hitting so they dont have to be nade spamming, let the killing be done by the minigun.

ps some guys here said the mec and china heli's need a deathstar gun, what is that?

[imported_Metroshica]

Just wondering, when I'm an engineer in a blackhawk, I can never repair it while flying, how do you do it?

[Donkey]

Just wondering, when I'm an engineer in a blackhawk, I can never repair it while flying, how do you do it?

You need to get into one of the open seats where you can use your wrench...however sometimes this doesnt always work and you might have to switch seats...I belive this is a bug in the game............

[maforduk]

You have to Physically LOOK at part of the blackhawk while trying to repair it.

[Donkey]

Yeah dont just try to repair the air...thought that was pretty common sense material though....I mean thats HOW your repair anything you cant stand next to a tank and look up at the sky or can you.......

[Gerle]

Yes the Navy does use SeaHawks but im pretty sure that due to their size they also use Blackhawks for the Marines since SeaHawks are HUGE.....

Actually a BH and a SH is the same frame, and no different in size. The Marines use CH-53D Sea Stallions, CH-53E Super Sea Stallions, the ever trusty CH-46E Sea Knight and the MV-22 Osprey. No H-60 frame at all, although this does not preclude them from riding in one at times.

Various H-60's

[Donkey]

Yeah your right i was thinking of a different transport helicotopter...the only difference is the special paint the navy uses...

Apprently these are the Marines Helicopters

funny thing none of them are the Navy's SeaHawk

And according to this US Navy's Fact File the Sea Hawk is NOT used by the Marines (however that doesnt mean they wouldn't ever be on one)

In fact from what I can find the only "Hawk" helicopter used by the Marines is the Presidents transport the VH-60N Night Hawk flown by Marine Squadron One and that can be found in this Navy Fact File

To bad BF2 didnt have the Huey and the Super Stallion...that would be "HOT"

[|=Titan=|DaRep]

Yeah to repair in flight, you just have to sit in one of the open jumpseats, whip out your wrench, turn to put your circle on the airframe, and wrench away. Sometimes if you're too close to the edge of the aircraft it won't start repairing, so you need to make sure the circle's ON the craft good.

Also, if you take the MEC helicopter out for a spin and want to do some major damage, try 2 or even 3 (although it screws you out of an engineer altogether) Spec Ops dudes in the back. They face backwards perfectly, and if the pilot VOIPs them to drop and detonate, you can do some highly damaging anti-armor/personnel operations. This is harder to pull off in the Blackhawk because you're throwing them off the side and it's even tougher to gauge where it'll land. It's like carpet bombing in the MEC heli however, and I've had runs where we wasted 10-20 armored vehicles and cars alone, let alone the people.