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Tasko Pal
Heron Corporation
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Posted - 2008.01.27 17:04:00 -
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While I'm thinking stealth bombers here, it should apply to many other situations. As I understand it, if I fired cruise missiles and I cloak or warp off before the missile hits, it will fail to explode. Is this common to all missiles or just to the "guided missiles" category which cruise missiles are part of? For example, suppose instead I had fired FoF cruise missiles or maybe torpedoes. Would they also fail to detonate under the same situation?
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Scrubologist
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Posted - 2008.01.28 16:44:00 -
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If you fire and recloak in a Stealth Bomber, your missle will continue in a straight line. That is, it is no longer a guided missle. It won't detonate.
That is why ECM/target jamming skills are so important when you fly Stealth Bombers. Uncloaking, targeting, jamming, and launching gives you a chance to stay uncloaked. This allows your missles to be guided to the target.
Jamming skills are the most important aspect of flying a Stealth Bomber. You target and jam your opponent -- you can hit him; he can't hit you.
Be careful, though. Most experienced PvP'ers will instantly try to close the range to you if they decide they want to fight. Or, they'll run away.
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Car Wars
The Coalition Of Buccaneers
Mercenary Services
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Posted - 2008.01.28 16:49:00 -
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after cloaking you have about 10 seconds of flight time to use. To be on the safe side 9 seconds. Calculate the range you can still hit a target by your missile speed x 9 sec = engagement range. Normally around 30-40km in a stealth bomber.
Uncloak, sensor boost, lock, sensor damp, fire, cloak. Tada, you have mastered the art of being really annoying 
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Tasko Pal
Heron Corporation
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Posted - 2008.01.31 03:36:00 -
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Thanks for the advice. I still have some of the old questions left. But this has been very helpful.
Ok, so is this specific to stealth bombers or would any cloaking missile boat have the same problem with guided missiles? Second, if you're using unguided missiles (torpodoes, for example), do they still work, if you cloak? Finally, how about FoF missiles? Can I fire some FoF cruises and have them work even if I cloak? Thank you.
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