# Game instability: attack planes! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 24, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/game-instability-attack-planes/259368 "2021-01-24T17:05:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Forkbeard84](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/forkbeard84/32/101986_2.png) [@Forkbeard84](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Forkbeard84)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/game-instability-attack-planes/259368/41 "2021-01-30T14:47:00Z")
> [@ronybaloney](#): > > > [@Forkbeard84](#): > > > > > [@ronybaloney](#): > > > > > > I loooove shooting down planes. Some nights that’s all I care to do, regardless of k/d or score. It’s fun! 😛 > > > > > > I never could get the hang of AA rockets though. > > > > I don’t think you’re alone in your feelings about the aa rocket. I often feel like I’m the only one talking about how good they are. Maybe my love for the aa rocket is because I spent so much time with a heavy tank trying to shoot down planes. I was always taking potshots’s at planes with the Canon. It is a one shot kill but you have to hit them directly so I got pretty good at leading them with the canon and picking the moment to fire. I ended up shooting down a lot of planes with the tank canon. > > > > During my time as a heavy tanker, the tank hunter attack plane was my worst nemesis. There was basically nothing I could do about a good tank hunter attack plane. I could occasionally shoot them down with my Canon but they usually ended up destroying me. A good tank hunter attack plan could basically destroy me off the field to where I didn’t want to spawn a tank anymore. I started thinking about a way to get revenge. I am a terrible pilot so that was not an option for me. So I ended up trying aa rockets. When a tank hunter attack plane pestered me so bad and destroyed my tank a couple of times, I would respawn as assault with aa rockets and try to get them. > > > > When I started using the aa rockets I was amazed to find out that they explode in general proximity to the plane and they were much, much easier than the heavy tank canon to hit with. You don’t need a direct hit, you just need to get kind of close. But you needed to score more than one hit to bring the plane down. Anyways maybe I’m just an odd duck with my love for the aa rocket. I don’t see that many players using them or hear many people even talking about them as a plane counter but they sure do seem useful to me. > > Thanks for the breakdown Forkbeard! > > I just have to lol about you shooting down airplanes in the tank because I have tried so many freaking times to do that and I just can’t do it! I swear I lead them just right and it misses every time. I’d even say it seems to go right through the plane. The only time I’ve ever downed a plane in a tank was by a total freak accident. I Wasn’t even aiming at a plane but a low flyer came buzzing by and flew right into my shot! lol. What a surprise. At the time, I didn’t even know it was possible to shoot airplanes with the cannon, but since I know it is possible, I keep trying and failing…ugh! Guess I’ll keep at it. > I’ll also give AA rockets another try. Next time I play Monte Grappa, I’ll give it a go. I’ll let you know how it goes. > > One thing about reading these forums is it makes me realize what a clown I am at this game. I’m probably the worst player here but I love this game so I don’t really care. I’m just a BF1 fool. 🙂 > > Glad you guys are around to learn from. Rony I can tell just by your attitude that you’re a good player and I would love to play in your squad anytime. I have not looked at your stats and don’t care to or need to. I can just tell by your attitude, your love for the game and how long you played and the stuff you post that you’re a good player. Regarding the tank shooting down planes, maybe its sensitivity settings and stuff like that because I’ve messed around a lot with sensitivity settings. I’m always playing with soldier sensitivity zoom sensitivity vehicle sensitivity and vehicle field of view and I usually use the heavy assault tank Canon which is maybe a little different from some of the other tank cannons. The Assault Truck for instance is terrible at shooting down planes. Oh and one trick for aiming is find a spot in the sky where the plane is going to be, let your aim settle there a bit, anticipate when the plane will be there and then fire your canon to meet the plane at that spot. Also the closer they are, they fill the sky more and are much easier to hit. Bombers are so slow they are the easiest to practice shooting down. And when a plane is coming at you head on, it gives you a lot of time and requires less movement to line up your shot. This aiming technique is how I use the aa rockets too. Anyway good luck if you ever do try again, the nice thing about trying to shoot down planes with tanks is you can do it on your own time, spawn a tank then sit back and have fun taking potshots at planes [Previous page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/game-instability-attack-planes/259368.md?page=2)