v1.4 Stormer

mries · 2016-12-05, 15:50

I think the Stormer missiles are OP against APC's.

On Shija Valley, the Stormer can destroy the Chinese APC (the 25mm) with just two missiles on the front(!) armor.

The missiles are like super ATGM's because of the rate of fire, speed and manual guiding.

Next to that, when a missile is fired towards you in an engagement you'll get a hard time keeping track on the stormer (as an APC gunner) because of the smoke and large explosion visuals blocking your view.

Don't know what others opinions and experiences are? Please discuss.

DogACTUAL · 2016-12-05, 21:14

They are high velocity missiles mate. That's why the devs made them so effective against light armor afaik.

X-Alt · 2016-12-05, 21:52

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Originally Posted by mries

I think the Stormer missiles are OP against APC's.

On Shija Valley, the Stormer can destroy the Chinese APC (the 25mm) with just two missiles on the front(!) armor.

The missiles are like super ATGM's because of the rate of fire, speed and manual guiding.

Next to that, when a missile is fired towards you in an engagement you'll get a hard time keeping track on the stormer (as an APC gunner) because of the smoke and large explosion visuals blocking your view.

Don't know what others opinions and experiences are? Please discuss.

The Starsteak missle should be doing even more damage than it is now. Before you could easily wipe an APC squad in a span of 20 seconds, now with active tracking it's a little bit harder.

On the upside it's definitely more effective against moving INF.

DogACTUAL · 2016-12-05, 22:19

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Originally Posted by X-Alt

The Starsteak missle should be doing even more damage than it is now. Before you could easily wipe an APC squad in a span of 20 seconds, now with active tracking it's a little bit harder.

On the upside it's definitely more effective against moving INF.

Very true, also considering how useless the british APCs are ingame against every OPFOR APC due to there clumsiness and firerate, it is only fair that there is another vehicle that can actually take on those APCs more effectively.

tankninja1 · 2016-12-07, 20:24

Supposedly the darts in the missile are ~1kg moving at ~mach 4 or ~1372 m/s and each dart is 22mm in diameter and made of tungsten and all that is before the bursting charge goes off.

[R-DEV]Mats391 · 2016-12-07, 20:27

Some sources report the Starstreak to have same penetration as TOW. This thing does penetrate a lot. I actually think it is weaker than its r/l counterpart right now.

mries · 2016-12-07, 20:44

Oh wauw, im impressed.

Nothing said...

chrisweb89 · 2016-12-08, 00:01

I havent had a chance to play with it yet, but if it doesn consistently throw balance off then it might need a rebalance. In my head without using it though I think its fine to leave, because if its engaging ground targets its not doing AA and is much more likely to die, so its fair.

X-Alt · 2016-12-08, 00:18

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Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Mats391

Some sources report the Starstreak to have same penetration as TOW. This thing does penetrate a lot. I actually think it is weaker than its r/l counterpart right now.

IMO it's a good idea to buff it some more.

Makes up for the Warrior.

Hunt3r · 2016-12-09, 21:50

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Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Mats391

Some sources report the Starstreak to have same penetration as TOW. This thing does penetrate a lot. I actually think it is weaker than its r/l counterpart right now.

Is there any consideration to "buff" the UK IFVs with the CT40 turret if that actually comes to fruition?

2016-12-05, 15:50	#1
mries Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 452 Netherlands	Stormer I think the Stormer missiles are OP against APC's. On Shija Valley, the Stormer can destroy the Chinese APC (the 25mm) with just two missiles on the front(!) armor. The missiles are like super ATGM's because of the rate of fire, speed and manual guiding. Next to that, when a missile is fired towards you in an engagement you'll get a hard time keeping track on the stormer (as an APC gunner) because of the smoke and large explosion visuals blocking your view. Don't know what others opinions and experiences are? Please discuss.
mries Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 452 Netherlands

2016-12-05, 21:14	#2
DogACTUAL Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 876 Germany	Re: Stormer They are high velocity missiles mate. That's why the devs made them so effective against light armor afaik.
DogACTUAL Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 876 Germany

2016-12-07, 20:24	#5
tankninja1 Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 922 United States of America Location: NOT NYC	Re: Stormer Supposedly the darts in the missile are ~1kg moving at ~mach 4 or ~1372 m/s and each dart is 22mm in diameter and made of tungsten and all that is before the bursting charge goes off.

2016-12-07, 20:27	#6
[R-DEV]Mats391 PR:BF2 Lead Developer Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 7,576 Germany Location: Muenster Blog Entries: 6	Re: Stormer Some sources report the Starstreak to have same penetration as TOW. This thing does penetrate a lot. I actually think it is weaker than its r/l counterpart right now.
	Mineral: TIL that Wire-guided missiles actually use wire

2016-12-07, 20:44	#7
mries Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 452 Netherlands	Re: Stormer Oh wauw, im impressed. Nothing said...
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2016-12-08, 00:01	#8
chrisweb89 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 966 Canada Location: Nova Scotia	Re: Stormer I havent had a chance to play with it yet, but if it doesn consistently throw balance off then it might need a rebalance. In my head without using it though I think its fine to leave, because if its engaging ground targets its not doing AA and is much more likely to die, so its fair.