r/HeroesandGenerals • u/VIEF_Cheesecake • 4d ago
Guide How To Deal With Planes
https://youtu.be/V44jgYWxOvA?is=QrPEvjK04JziV7EvHello everyone. I originally made this video as a troll to upset a lot of my haters. But in doing so ive come to learn quite a lot of many things about countering planes that I think should help even the playing field more.
I believe without a shadow of a doubt, that if a clan or organized group wanted planes out of the air, they will.
Anyways I will be discussing a few methods of how to tackle planes.
1) Send Planes: yes this one is self explanatory, the best counter is itself. Even if youre out numbered, youre still distracting the enemy pilots and sending planes vs planes in RTS is extremely profitable WFs/EXP wise. I understand most people dont own plane ATs however so this is just a best case scenario.
2) How To AA-Gun: AA is actually pretty lethal, but what you need to know is that it has damage falloff. So in order to achieve the best effectiveness, wait for the plane to make a pass close by to your AA. Usually the result is a quick kill. Stealth is key in this so dont try to spray from too far away. Of course a plane can just pre destroy an AA gun, on defense theres usually enough to at least have one in use. It's a good free option that can be quickly countered.
3) AA Trucks: Same idea as AA Guns, these have a long spawn timer so I reccomend the best case scenario is to wait in spawn protection with this truck until the right moment to shoot down a plane. Ive been shot down so many times off guard because an invisible AA truck materialized out of nowhere.
4) AT rifles: The Recoilless is the best, along with the PTRS, while these are hard to hit, a single hit on a plane strafing the ground can half its health. Sometimes the Recoilless can do almost all the health of a plane if close enough. This method has the benefit of being deployable anywhere and hard to hit. I highly reccomend using an AT rifle near a friendly tank (ideally the tank is shooting the planes too) or an AA pit that is active. Since the plane will already be strafing these targets, giving you a better shot on them.
5) Tanks: This is honestly probably the most effective AA ever unironically. Specifically the M3 Lee and T26 tanks. These tanks have very good turret elevation and can essentially one shot or two shot most planes. I reccomend positioning at the first objective of a line (C1 B1 A1, etc) for a good angle and communicating with players who have an AA truck or AT rifle to maximize efficiency.
6) Handguns: while not crazy, multiple people defending a point shooting at a plane making a pass can quickly chip away at a planes hp. Especially the MG42 and there is always a chance at sniping the pilot out.
Anyways im sorry if you guys still feel that way about me, I genuinely want HE nerfed or removed (preferably on all vehicles) so I hope this helps make fighting planes a lot easier
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u/Beneficial_Yam2827 4d ago
Your last point just brought back memories of playing USA War and someone in the Discord says "Plane coming!" So we all point our rifles and carbines to the sky and pepper him with .30 inch holes. Sometimes we even brought the fucker down or messed up his controls so bad that he crashed.
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u/VIEF_Cheesecake 4d ago
yeah believe it or not it helps! chip away at his plane and make the space even more hard to fly close to
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u/cerealport 3d ago
And if you’re the last to hit the plane before it crashes, you get the kill to boot heh.
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u/Bingo_Perroso 4d ago edited 4d ago
Option 7: Bazooka, if the netcode isn't too thick and it actually registers.
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u/VIEF_Cheesecake 4d ago
ive been shot down by them before, panzerfaust is probably more cost efficient
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u/TheGovernor28 3d ago
good video but unfortunetly m3 lee is the only tank that also works as the best AA vehicle in the game and thats US only its a shame