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Smoke is great for neutralizing the threat. More than once, by popping smoke grenades (hit the TAB key) and
backing up/turning or moving behind some cover, I have avoided taking a hit. Once, doing just that, I heard the
missile whissshh past my tank. The folks who designed SB didn't miss a trick when it came to immersion...
ATGMs don't fly very fast, relatively. You can even see them coming, they look like yellow spots that seem to
drift towards you. If you have the time, if the target is sufficiently distant and you've seen it launch, you might
get a shot off with the main gun. If you miss you can still pop smoke (hit TAB), and turn/back up/otherwise get
out of the way. Smoke generators on your tank (SHIFT TAB) can also be helpful. Striking a tree branch will
usually detonate an ATGM, so ducking behind even thin foliage can save your life.
It's possible too that the ATGM may miss even if you didn't hit. If the ATGM is the guided kind then a hit or
close miss will kill/suppress the gunner guiding the missile, causing it to miss. Spraying where you saw a
launch with machine gun fire is also helpful. Infantry typically use the unguided types of ATGMs, but
suppressing them/killing them prevents them from getting off more than that shot. This really works - infantry
shoot ATGMs from the kneeling position, so spray those brave souls with coax fire and they'll fall flat even if
they aren't hit. Once I was touch-me close to an APC and some dismounts. I sprayed them with the co-ax as
the TC thundered away with the fifty. When it was over they were dead and I wasn't. I hadn't even been
scratched.
I don't recommend getting that close. Something bad will happen and it will probably happen to you. On the
other hand, it happens, and if you're quick on the trigger you can do unto them before they can return the favor.
Artillery also works nicely against the ATGM threat. HE, Smoke, and ICM can either suppress the other guy or
block his LOS to you, maybe both. If he can't see you he probably can't hit you. If you're heading into uncertain
ground, divide your platoon. Assign at least one tank to watch over the rest, the better to spot anyone who
might get frisky with ATGMs. There are tutorial missions and some training missions, that go into overwatch in
some detail. Play them, learn from them.
ATGMs are everywhere. They can kill you, but they can be dealt with. They are deadly, but the units firing them
are fragile. They are much more vulnerable to artillery and gunfire. Smoke will block LOS. Remember what to
do, when to do it, and you just might save your electronic life.
Good luck and good hunting.
1. Installation 2. Finding online games 3. Tactics 4. Sharpening your skills 5. Goodies 6. Etiquette 7. Credits