Heli Attack 3/Weapon strategies

Strategies to use weapons

Name	Strategy
Machine Gun	Make sure to get the extra 25 bullets associated with a hyper jump when possible. You can get these by killing anything, rather than just a heli. Using the Black Hole Generator will get you a lot of these spare bullets. Attack ground enemies with this weapon more than usual.
Akimbo Mac10's	Use when you're in a particularly tight spot with an enemy and need it gone fast.
Chain Gun	Don't try using this on a ground enemy; you should use the slower firearms for this. Instead, use this preferably only on Big Guns, and it is a great weapon to use if you need new weapons or health fast.
Shotgun	Take out mainly ground enemies with this one if possible. It takes a while to destroy a heli with this one, so do not use if your time powers are low.
Double Shotgun	Because of the large spread, you should use this only on Big Guns. You can also shoot this weapon at an angle such that some bullets hit a ground enemy. This weapon takes a while to reload and to destroy, so use even more caution when using this weapon for extended periods.
Sniper Rifle	It is actually more difficult than you might think to use this against a ground enemy. With bullets flying everywhere, this is not a game in which you want to spend aiming at things too long. Use one of the adjacent weapons to take out ground enemies, and watch your time powers.
Grenade Launcher	This weapon has been maligned a lot in HA2, but in fact each cartridge can dispatch 3 helis, which is above average. You also can remove 3 helis in HA3 with this package. But this is an incredibly versatile weapon. It works endlessly against ground enemies and helis alike. It might even destroy a ground enemy anyways after missing it earlier.
RPG	Don't try this directly on ground troops unless you have lots of open space and can aim downwards. On the other hand, this works great when you can and whenever you can shoot a heli low enough to cause recoil on a ground unit, as it tracks straight and is very reliable in its delivery.
Rocket Launcher	This is usable against ground enemies, but the grenade launchers are better suited for the job. Instead, knock out the helis and you might transfer recoil to ground troops.
Seeker Launcher	This weapon is less versatile, since typically they will seek out small enemies. However, they are more suited to this job since they will never miss stationary items. If you can switch to the Drunken Launcher directly afterwards, you can give a devastating punch.
DrunkenLauncher	Don't underestimate this weapon. Two perfect hits will leave a heli within death's fingertip. Since no large-volume weapons are directly nearby in the running, either use three shots and hope for the remaining rockets to hit the next heli, or use something else to start and finish off the heli with two shots.
Guided Launcher	The Guided Launcher would work great against low troops except that it requires extra concentration to reach its target. Against troops who fire extra shots, this is simply not a luxury that can be afforded most of the time. Usually you will want to use this against ground troops that are far away, or to use as a recoil shot.
ShotgunRockets	This has the good attributes of both of its components with little of the bad. Use it on the helis and try to aim for recoil.
Flak Cannon	This weapon should not be used near ground troops, as it is very powerful against helis but not against the ground enemies. It can take them out, but at anywhere other than close range, it is difficult to shoot. Try to use this in a hyperjump while aiming downwards, such that a ground troop may take a hit that doesn't find its way to the heli.
Goo Gun	Kills ground troops with abandon, and it works great on the helis as well. A near miss may also end up destroying a ground troop anyway. This is a better weapon than you might think.
Spark Plug	Another weapon better suited to ground scouting due to its high volume to damage ratio. However, the shot can be spread between a heli and a ground troop on occasion.
Flame Thrower	Be careful with where you aim this weapon, as the ability to destroy multiple helis with one pack is the sign of any good HA2 or HA3 player. Ground enemies have no chance, and it's not worth the risk of trying to aim at close range. Shoot from a high perch, a high jump, or both, and try to shoot across instead of up.
Bladerang	Try to shoot at a 30 degree angle south of west or east. Typically, you should be able to destroy in two shots, but occasionally if you pull it off correctly, you will knock them out in one.
Laser Rifle	This is agreeably accurate with fast damage, and can be used anywhere. Remember to shoot across on all lasers if possible.
Auto Laser Rifle	This is less accurate, so should be used more in contests of raw speed than tactical duels with the helis.
Shotgun Lasers	This can kill in three shots if shot from the side, and can be done frequently due to the fast reload of the hyper jump. You can easily shoot through a ground troop as well as a heli. This weapon is dynamite during TriDamage.
Rail Gun	This is fast to shoot, but extended use should not be attempted without lots of wiggle room, and you should resort to the lasers if trouble brews.
Anytime	This weapon is the sign of a true expert. It should be shot from the side at an angle similar to the Bladerang, but slightly closer to the equator. It could kill in one shot if so equipped. Unlike in HA2, reload times reset when you move weapons, so DO NOT USE THIS WEAPON if you do not have a plan to outrun helis. But if you have Invulnerability, empty this out, please.
Air Strike	Doesn't do much against helis, but it will purge ground enemies very fast, and it can get a lot of machine gun ammo if you jump at the right time, especially if you can jump directly towards the heli and finish it off with a heavy-duty weapon.
Taser	Not much to this one, other than grab and hold tight. TimeDistort works better with this than most weapons (TimeBreak is typically the best power to use otherwise), as while you are dodging bullets, the heli still gets shocked.
Soundwave	This is probably the best and most useful weapon in the entire Heli Attack saga. Flamethrower may be able to do more damage eventually, but anybody can master Soundwave fast. Shoot from the side and since it can go through walls, you can take out enemies as well. Typically, 5 or 6 helis can be destroyed with one pack of Soundwave. If you have TriDamage..I won't even go there. The point: Helicopter pilots don't like bass solos. But you should.
A-Bomb Launcher	These are slow, so either jump up and blow the heli into the Stone Age as in HA2, or fire the bomb from a fairly low level and hope for the fallout to annihilate a ground enemy. You can, in addition, shoot at a ground enemy instead and heavily damage a heli to get more out of one shot, but opportunities for this are rare.
Black Hole Generator	Just jump and suck them into the abyss. Wait until there is a full complement of ground enemies before you fire this, because then you can get the maximum Machine Gun. Because of the machine gun ammo you can get out of this, the net destruction can extend well past what you suck in initially. Try to use this weapon above any other when you get surrounded by bullets, as all that will be sucked up as well. The most important rule: DO NOT hold onto the BHG for very long. If you get another, you have to reload the thing! Try dodging shots for 19 seconds with limited TimeBreak. It's very tough.