Air Drone raiding

[evilbaronatreides]

Heres a fun things to do: build a couple of air drones (about 4-5) and speed them over to the enemy's harvesting area. Any carryalls will quickly feel the wrath of the drones, taking any harvesters they may have. Quickly rush out, however, since air drones cant stand anti-aircraft fire all that well. This works well against the computer and suprises most human players (especially those who dont guard their spice fields)

[gunner154]

that doesnt work nowadays. air drones get killed by the enemy's aa mines, adps or other air drones. it's a dogfight out there. but aa mines are much better against ADPs

[nemafakei]

The AI is easily taken out by this strategy; you don't even have to take out the AA drones - leave them in there and they'll be fine.

[evilbaronatreides]

the problem with adp is that they are too slow, they really are only made for guarding

[Ligic_Tha_Master]

Two air drones can easily take out an adp.

[Dunenewt]

1 air drone can take out an adp

[gunner154]

the best way...use an AA Mine!

[Duncan]

i still dont like the air mine

is one time use i prefere adp u airdrone to air cover ::)

[House_Corrino]

Here's a fun way to use an air drone:  Pick up an enemy harvester with an advanced carryall and have the drone blow it away.

[nemafakei]

Or let the enemy pick up the harvester with a normal carryall and have the drone blow both away.

[Duncan]

i prefere that way the enemy lose to expensive units and importants  :P

[House_Corrino]

The air drone is way better than the suicidal AA mine and slow ADP.

[Timenn]

They are the only of the three AA-airborne with speed, and they have the longest range. But attacking an AA mine is suicide...

[Sardauker-Kirov]

And heck they kill your units , when they come in the range of that annoying thing. Good when you play against ordos and Harkonnen.

[House_Corrino]

Just watch out for Sard elites and Devs!

[Dezertfish]

I use them for hit and run, or as distractions for the AA when I send in Ornithopters.  

[Timenn]

I always keep building those AirDrone. Once I met someone online doing that too, and the fight began... It is cool a fight between dozens of AirDrones vs dozen of AirDrones.

[House_Corrino]

Air drones are awesome.

[evilbaronatreides]

indeed they are. They are my favorite air unit.

[House_Corrino]

Ya.  I just wish the gunship was a bomber.  It would put more variety into air units.

[Guest Joshua Stevens]

well i'm a pro oedos guy and while yes the lack brutal strength in vehicles well exept the Kobra and are uselees in the air with the eits but i swear a pc full of sucide guys and man it's a guided deathand missle but thats my opionon

[Terror]

hmm..... ornithopter is my favorite... air drone least.... it just flies in circles.... kinda boring... and i think they're too cheap or too good.... either way.... they're pretty good yeah....

[nemafakei]

It helps if you type in coherent sentences, rather than vague mumblings.

[House_Corrino]

After "translating," I can only agree that air drones are good.

[Virtugon]

I always take the enemy harvester with an AC and put them in my base so that my unist can destroy it  ;D

It works damn good!