Javelin??

[Cain]

Can that weapon shoot down choppers and jets??

It only seems to lock onto tanks...

[goldenfooler]

it can lock onto the others things if there is a laser designation(sp?)

[Cain]

Is that some unlock for it, or do I need someone helping me??

[Dead...Again]

The laser designator is a sniper unlock.

[goldenfooler]

have to have a recon helping you. Its a sucky unlock I think. Still hard to kill whatever you are killing. They need to up the damage on it and bring a tank down to 25% health or something with 1 hit.

[SighKoPath]

The laser designator is an unlock for the recon class. I think one of the later unlocks for choppers/jets is a nose-mounted laser designator, too.

That said, the javelin flies too slowly and has too limited of a range to actually catch up to a moving chopper or jet.

[Rand{CLR}]

It is also the last armor unlock, and it works. Frogm was using it and I was shooting down helos with my tank missile.

-Rand

[Dead_And_Gone]

i just unlocked the javelin as well. Limited range, and you have to have a really good look on the armor to get a lock, making you vulnerable, especially at short range. For medium range though, its great. I was shooting armor from a hole in a wall. Stick your barrel/scope out, get lock in 4-5 seconds, let-er-rip, and go hide while it zips to the target. You can shoot straight up as well, and it will hit on the top of the target.

Granted, it doesn't seem to be any more powerful than the RPG, which is a shame. And seems to have fewer rockets than RPG.

Haven't had a sniper teammate yet to paint targets with.

[{CLR} Cobalt]

Well, I know the tank drivers will complain but go google a Javelin demonstration on YouTube. Those things are one shot one kill on any tank.

While one good tank driver can wreak havoc on a location up close, they are very difficult to kill. And I dont subscribe to this shot placement on tanks at all. I've shot many a tank and cant seem to tell any difference in the damage anywhere I hit em. I've shot them right in the ass twice and they just keep going. Didnt even disable them. So as it is now, they have the advantage. Thats why not many people will shoot a javelin. Just too slow, not mobile enough, (have to lock on target) and not enough damage to risk being exposed for the amount of time it takes to lock on. Thats why I stopped using them.

[goldenfooler]

I think the lock on timing in across the board needs to be tweaked a little.
If you have the laser designation you shouldn't need a lock on or it should be much less. Since it is taking 2 people to take down anything.

I have only seen it once or twice in a tank and didn't have the correct setup to use it. On a jet these things would be great.

[Cain]

For me the Javelin sucks for killing tanks...

[goldenfooler]

For me the Javelin sucks for killing tanks...

if someone is repairing the tank it just won't work. The fire rate with lock on is to long. At least with a heli they have to try to land.

[Qicmee]

Single AT infantry guy vs. a capable tank driver with upgraded armor and an engineer to repair? Tough bet.

Tanks are like wholly mammoths; it takes a village (mark it on the map until it's dead).

Laser designators vs. tanks are very nice for rocketeers because they can stay safe behind cover.

Humor - It's never good to hear a Javelin lock-on tone from a squad mate next to you. Estimate your remaining lifetime to be about 5 seconds.

[Schultzy]

Humor - It's never good to hear a Javelin lock-on tone from a squad mate next to you. Estimate your remaining lifetime to be about 5 seconds.

This happened to me the other night. I had half a mind to slaughter him and tea-bag him for being so tactically retarded.

Mind you, only half a mind.

Joking aside, I cannot seem to find a practical use for the Jav. At the limits of it's lock range, it's nice because you don't have to lead the rockets on a moving target... But if you have a stationary target, RPG all the way - being able to fire and take care is far more useful in hardcore. Either way, you're going to need multiple infantry to take down a tank with RPG's.

[FrOgM]

i have one in the nose of my chopper as a perk works great