i watch ur su-25t to learn, but man pads always snipe me almost every time, I have to die 3~5 times every mission, idk what I am doing wrong, is it bec I am too low or I keep attacking whatever I can lock without checking for AA first
It's hard to know what's going on without more information. It sounds like this is a problem for you generally rather than in a specific mission. It's possible to stay high to avoid MANPADs but you'll need to stay at about 4000+ meters AGL and it can be hard to employ the Su-25T's weapons while staying above that altitude. If there are low clouds then it's not even an option. A lot of the time I'll make attack runs at altitudes more like 1500-2000 meters AGL. That gives pretty good visibility while not making it difficult to get locks and employ missiles. The goal then is to find the target as quickly as possible, get a missile off the rail, and maintain as much distance as possible until the missile hits. That means slowing down and starting to turn even before the missile hits. Use the indicators on the Shkval screen to make sure you don't turn too much and lose the lock. Once the missile hits, I'll often turn sharply and dive with the throttle at idle to reduce my IR signature. I'll also put out a few flares in case I did get close enough for some IR missile to get launched at me. Once I've gotten low and built up a little distance from the threat, then I'll bring the engines back up and start climbing to prepare for the next attack. When this goes wrong it's usually because I got too close. That'll generally be because it took me too long to find the targets or I tried to attack multiple targets in one pass. So the easy fix is ... don't do that. Try to find the targets on your Shkval while still outside of max range of your missiles and launch just inside max range. If you can't find them that quickly, turn around, get some distance, and try again. Also don't attempt to attack multiple targets in a single pass until you are confident the anti-air threat is gone. Patience is critical to staying alive in the Su-25T. If you want to post a video I'll gladly take a look and let you know what I see.
