http://battlefield.wikia.com/wiki/SOFLAM
Its a laser marker that can mark any land or air vehicle within range. Then people on your team with launchers or guided missiles can lock on said targets and take them out.
Does it even work with stealth on? I have given up trying to lock onto anything that takes to the sky. AA Mobile or the planes and helis get ignored(run from)
Remember that a Soflam is a Line Of Sight (LOS) tool to acquire the target and lock, meaning stealth does not help 1 bit. Once the Javelin or guided shell has been fired, it uses internal mechanics to steer it to the tank/chopper/jet. Javelin against tanks is normally a fire and forget scenario. The missile will use a pop up attack to hit the tank from top.If the pilots are good then they tend to get overpowering on the battlefield hence why soflam is so important. But it would seem most teams are oky with a chopper hovering and raping everyone.
So i have the solution to them nab choppers. I call on all snipers to carry soflams. If you see the pro pilots soflam that big boy and ill come and gladly javelin his proness from the air. They can do what they want as soon as that javelin locks its over.
Or the other solution is just to shoot him with the main gun of a mbt.
Yes, shots to the rear of the tank should damage it more!Jip but for some stupid reason it takes 2 Javelins to take out a tank. If im locked by something while driving a tank i get to the closest building and drive into it.
Buzz, you da chopper legend!im still working on a way to effectively counter the javelin, 60% there, almost found a way to dodge them javelins![]()
Doesnt work Og. Even Jets trying to fly miles away. I shot a jet last week and proceeded to capture a point and kill 4 other guys and all of a sudden you killed whoever with Javeling. Loled all the way.
BTW Og have i ever told you i hate playing against you. Oh and Plassie also.![]()
Plassie has FPS in his blood i tell you!
playing against skilled players is always fun for me though, you get a sense that you end up working harder for the kill
I have indeed dodged the Javelins one or twice, something to do with the timing of the ECM jammer, yet sill im not sure HOW i am able to do it yet, trial and error i guess....
Them Hacks. LOL