Maj.Reaper

Yes they need to fix a few bugs with the system because various weapons such as the Strela and Stinger can lock onto infantry, tanks, cars and buildings. They should only be able to locate and lock onto aircraft etc such as the AA weapons in Bf2, thou that games got more serious issues than Arma. It just ruins a players day when someone who is a commander in a vehicle or is a squad leader or using a Strela/Stinger can see you hidden in a bush 1000m away when you thought you were safe. You may as well have a big flourescent orange jack on with a red arrow above your head saying "I AM HERE, SHOOT ME".

Sounds great will look forward to seeing the video and the script. I am not after poor quality AA such as the crap that passess as AA missiles in Bf2 as thats totally rubbish but just feel that the pilots need some form of defensive system as Strelas lock on automaticlly, no warning, not target aquisition timer, and thou they take only half the armour off they normally knock the tail or main rotors to hell and cause the pilot to crash. The other sad part of this is, is that because the pilot crashes it is classified as Friendly Fire kill by the pilot so he looses score and the AA user is not credited with the kill.

External views are off and it was not this ability i was refering to please re-read the post or play the game from the command position in a tank or as an officer before posting your comments

Will the aircraft such as the Cobra etc be supplied with flares or chaff in the final release as it seems this item was missed of the German version i am currently playing and so one well placed shot from any AA weapon means the demise of the craft it is fired at. If so will this counter measures system be automatic or pilot launched and will it give off an audible lock on warning? I am personally not a pilot but feel it unfair to those that are, i am not after the random unreliable AA system in BF2 at the moment but some form of defense is required. If the Counter measures are added will the spaces taken by the Strela be reduced as at this time 2 rockets plus launcher=no primary weapon for personal defense.

Its has come to mine and several other peoples attention of a possible multiplayer exploit in regards to the command/squad leader recticule. This issue is also present from the Strela or Stinger launchers and from any of the commander positions within vehicles. The problem is that these recticules allow you to see the enemy hidden behind hills, in heavy cover such as bushes and from a fair distance away in the tests i have tried i can pickout enemy targets from over 2000m away. Will this problem be fixed in the 505 version as to me it is a major flaw in the game and gives an unfair advantage to certain players within the game to the point it is like using a form of wallhack. It would be nice to see this ability removed or the ability to turn it off server side as at the moment it makes the game very unrealistic in my eyes.