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OK sometimes it feels like it's taking to long for a heli unit to react when it's getting shot at by SAM's. Also happened a few times in my last game where the choice of move when under attack is suspect. For example in my last game the Heli only had to move to any hex on it's left hand side and it would have dropped into a valley out of sight of the attacking unit..but it didn't and choose to go the opposite way which was even higher ground so becoming even more a target for other units aswell.

What kind of heli and what kind of SAM? Heli with radar warning receiver and a SAM with search or fire control radar? Heat seeker SAM and no radar? What movement mode for the heli? Lots of variables...

A helicopter unit has few eyes to visually detect a launch. And a launch can happen beyond visual range. Don't know what, if anything, the AI does with heli movement and AD units. Seems like it the heli would need to spot the AD unit somehow, though.

Agreed that there are many variables and also agree that they need better specific pathing. I am moving this to the request sub-forum. Thanks.

Was an Apache 64.. being fired at by SA 11 I think. Iron I get where your coming from and that many people think there is an issue bu it turns out WAD..but honestly I wouldn't say anything if it didn't actually look wrong. The heli was moving due to be fired on..but moving to an even more dangerous postion when a one hex wide valley was right next to it i went to the higher ground in the opposite direction. Where I'm sure a pilot would have dropped down low into the valley. The missile was coming at them from distance aswell so it wasn't a shot they'd have been unaware of. I'd prob forgive a green recon heli pilot in game doing similar..but not a veteran in an Apache.

We know the AI is not pathing them well in certain cases and they need their own routine for evading/scooting that makes better choices in masking in these situations of radar detection and taking fire (that they see).