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96 pts. 2 years ago

The 2 biggest things to be aware of with the Patrol Helicopter is how it behaves when it is going to rocket and how important shooting the rotors is. With this awareness, you can down the Patrol Helicopter with as little as one mag from an Assault Rifle (if your aim is perfect) in just a couple of rocket passes as a solo player. As a larger group it should be no problem to down the Patrol Helicopter in seconds as long as you shoot out the rotors.

When the Patrol Helicopter rockets it will chose a target then fly away at high speed. On the Patrol Helicopter's return it fires rockets. If you move to the opposite side of the base from where the Patrol Helicopter is rocketing, you'll avoid the splash. This means you can use as small as a 3-4 high stone 3x3 to take the Patrol Helicopter down (possibly smaller, but then you're getting risky)

The rotors have about 1/7th of the health of the main body, and can theoretically be destroyed with 28 rounds from an Assault Rifle, the main body takes 200 rounds. The m249 and the Bolt Action Rifle are both do more damage and are more ammo efficient but the m249 is hard to acquire and the bolt is a little slow, meaning more rockets. Once you do get an m249 it becomes much easier to down the Patrol Helicopter, as the sustained fire can really tear up the rotors.

Also, a tip for not getting wrecked by the machine gun. It fires in bursts. Bait a burst and note where the Patrol Helicopter is moving to, then pop out from cover at a good shooting point for that spot. You'll avoid a lot of bullet damage this way.

Hopefully these tips help, and happy rusting!



