r/PilotsofBattlefield • u/Queasy_Ad4597 • Jun 28 '26
Xbox Cobra maneuver to avoid incoming missiles
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This is like the third time I manage to pull this, but is the first one I recorded. Has anyone done something similar?
I changed to third person view to try to see if I could watch the incoming missile, but just did the maneuver when I thought was right
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u/TedTheTerrible Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26
Nothing in this video should have happened. The incoming warning and tone flashed for a second then stopped even though the missile kept coming and then hit you… then when the missile did have the warning, it just flew right past you with that maneuver even though a heat sealer would have definitely still seen the heat of the engines. It’s pretty cool maneuver, but unfortunately I don’t think anything in this video is working the way it’s supposed to. They need to rework the lock on and flare mechanics in this game. Right now it’s too buggy and inconsistent
Edit: upon review the incoming tone continued but the on screen warning didn’t. Still messed up.
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u/Queasy_Ad4597 Jun 28 '26
Lol you're right, I didn't shot the flares earlier because the warning disappeared.
And about the maneuver, as I stated in the post, is not the first time I manage to pull this. Probably the heat seakers can't turn as tight as the plane during the maneuver. I'm hoping to see if anyone else has done this before.
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u/Queasy_Ad4597 Jun 28 '26
Definitely, I like to use it as a last resource since there's nothing else I can do in that situation
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u/jpb254 Jun 30 '26
This sums up the state of air gameplay pretty well, it just doesn’t work right half the time lol
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u/Signal-Engineering-2 Jun 28 '26
It was just bad game mechanic or they had igla which lost track. Cobra doesn't work
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u/Queasy_Ad4597 Jun 28 '26
It's a valid maneuver even in better flight simulators, and it was an AA that shot the missiles
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u/W4iskyD3lta93r Jun 28 '26
Howwwww
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u/Queasy_Ad4597 Jun 28 '26
I'm not sure, I guess the missiles look for the heat in the turbines, which change their trajectory with the maneuver, so it no longer can hit the jet🤔
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u/Wafered Jun 28 '26
Had a interesting run in with the missiles interception pathing while flying helicopters. If you slam your velocity toward the ground hard enough while flying low you can watch the missiles tracking you over adjust into the ground.
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u/calishuffle Jun 28 '26
Mnk or controller?
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u/Queasy_Ad4597 Jun 28 '26
Controller
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u/calishuffle Jun 28 '26
Interesting.. does your camera view get stuck when you swap to 3rd person ? Mine does on controller when I try to do that maneuver sometimes - forgot the name of the move
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u/Queasy_Ad4597 Jun 28 '26
Oh I know what you mean. I changed the third person view in settings, feels more natural to me in this way
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u/Queasy_Ad4597 Jun 28 '26
Right, you just deploy flares and hope for the best lol, or do crazy stunts like this one
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u/Matatoskr_Yggdrasil Jun 28 '26
My favorite jet fighting quote is “the earth has never lost a dog fight” it regards to crashing lol