Hints | Weapon attachments Battlefield Hardline Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Keep your vehicle in a good condition
In Battlefield Hardline, everyone can deal damage to the helicopter. Any weapon can be used for that, also vehicle-mounted machine guns. If the endurance of the helicopter drops to 40 points, maneuverability drops and sometimes flames appear, which makes the vehicle lose even more points, with time.
This should be avoided, because this involves the necessity to land and repair the vehicle. This is why, if there are 50 points left, you should fly to a safety, where the vehicle regenerates automatically. If the place is safe enough, you can repair the vehicle yourself, or let the gunner do that.
Faster take off
Sometimes, when you are flying by yourself, you need to land and repair the chopper. It is then very important to return to the battlefield, as quickly as possible. There is a trick, thanks to which you can start faster. All you need to do is press the F3 key (on PC) to change your position in the cockpit, and return to the pilot's seat with the F1 key. Then, you will take much shorter to take off.
Shooting in bursts
Continuous fire is disadvantageous, both for the pilot and the gunner. You lose much less time while you are shooting in bursts. The breaks between the individual bursts are shorter than the break to cool down the gun. You can use that time on correcting the setting of the optics.
Backward flight
A very important maneuver that needs to be learned by every beginner pilot is the backward flight. To do it, you simply need to pitch the nose of the helicopter up. In itself, this is not too difficult, but you need to keep an eye on the altimeter and be aware of the ground behind you. Thanks to this maneuver, you can return to your base faster, than when you turn the machine, which is frequently done by beginner players.
Keep the repair tool on you!
If you are going to flight a chopper, either as the pilot or the gunner, always have the repair tool on you. Without it, your flight may end quickly, because you will be unable to do anything, if the vehicle is damaged to the level of 40 points. Apart from that, you receive points for repairing the machine, if there is an ally with you.
Recognizing helicopter icons
In Battlefield Hardline, apart from attack helicopters, there also are Transport Helicopters. The icons that appear on the minimap, after they have been marked, are similar.
The easiest way to tell the difference between them is by the tail. It is much smaller, in the case of the attack helicopter.