The Complete Guide to the Stinger!, How to effectively use all the great aspects of the stinger Options

[aimfire69]

The Stinger can be a very effective weapon when used correctly. This guide will explain some tips and tricks that I have discovered as I have shot down many Planes and Helicopters. After you have mastered it you can shoot down aircraft decently quick and you may even be accused of hacking. No worries though, remember that even if you are reported, if you are innocent: G1 will know the truth and you will be ok.

General Stinger Tips and Tricks:

• As you probably know can be locked on to any (enemy) aircraft by holding shift when the craft is in the scope (right click). However: you may not know that it can stay locked on to that craft at all times even through walls and objects as long as you follow it continuously in the scope. This feature is best used for general tracking and waiting for the perfect shot. I recommend spotting the enemy in the sight when they cannot see you and holding shift until the locking gauge is about %90 full or very close to locked. Until the weapon has a lock, the enemy pilot's lock warning is not going off. This gives you time to get ready for the perfect shot. The experienced pilot will evade or retreat when a lock warning is displayed.
• The firing rate of the stinger is pretty ridiculous and can even give the pilot time to spot you and take you out. However, there is a trick to it that you may already know that can occasionally be very helpful. Right after your character fires the stinger your scope will disappear and he will begin reloading, the trick is to right click immediately after the scope disappears and establish a new lock as quick as you can. Hold your click down and as soon as the heavy is done reloading he will fire. This will allow you to accomplish a firing rate of about 1 every 4 seconds or so.
• For all you amateurs out there: THE STINGER IS NOT AN ANTI-PERSONEL WEAPON! I feel silly writing this cause most of you reading this you probably know already. But I still laugh when in enter a CQC room and see a guy wielding a stinger around. Ironically though I was killed just the other day by one, but I hardly had even one bar.
• For the most part, the best way to hunt any aircraft would be under cover of some sort. One of the best things you can do for yourself is to try to fire it without the enemy knowing where you are. It is also wise to position yourself near an ammo station whenever possible. Being that you can only carry three missiles. As I mentioned earlier, a lock on can be maintained through walls; so being under cover can hide you and give you a chance for that perfect shot at the craft.
• I highly recommend headphones or ear buds. While the explosions and gunfire may sound sweet on your huge speakers with a subwoofer, headphones will allow you track a lot better without seeing the craft being that War Rock supports stereo sound. More about this point later. If you prefer your speakers more power to you, it’s just a suggestion.
• In order to obtain maximum range, turn your world model to high under the graphics settings in the options menu if you don’t already. You will need to switch to custom if you need the others on a different level. This will enable you to see as far as possible. Turn any and all sharers off, because frankly, they are pointless and have the potential to slow your performance. If you have a lower end computer and/or have trouble running War Rock smoothly; Turn everything to low except for world model. It is best to have textures on at least medium because this will give you the ability to see through some gridded surfaces such as fences or grates (Also good for spotting snipers on Paragona). 16 bit color is hardly different from 32 bit and is easier for your system to process.
• Being that the weapon locks on, it is possible to curve your shot slightly. This is good for around corners or over short walls. When the target is spotted behind such an object, aim over or around the object as much as the scope permits. There is a distance factor in it to but you will get the hang of that easily.

[dshunter]

Kudos for a pretty awesome guide. Nice structure and a lot of useful information. I've played a lot with the Stinger in the past and bought it again recently, making extensive use of it. This way I found out most of these points the hard way (trial and error ).
However, I find that for a supposedly "complete" guide, not discussing the possibility of non-locked shots is a serious no-go. I've been deliberately hunting MD500s on Parona and Pargona East lately, and honestly, if the pilot is somewhat skilled, the chance to hit them with a locked missile is pretty much less than 20%. I've shot down many a chopper by hiding in a building and waiting for them to approach - then, when they're close enough, you can (using your tip of sound-tracking) quickly pop a non-locked shot out of a window or door.
It takes a lot of practice to become good at leading the chopper, but if you invest the time in learning this, your chances of hitting them are way higher than with lock-on (I'd estimate mine at about 50-60%, depending on distance).

[NeonBlaze]

Nice guide mate Congratz you made a great job

[m4xeth]

Nice guide mate Congratz you made a great job

great guide but stinger is only good against beginners as a good experienced pilot can dodge multiple stingers with ease

[buggyball]

the stinger is the only reliable portable anti-jet weapon, even though you won't hit a experienced jetfighter with it (small wavelike flights, wingtipping or other weird dodgetactics are employed by them). you can hit experienced jetfighters with other jets (suicide most likely)or you can launch a barrage of turret/ground vehicle AA missiles at it (quantity does matter since they might stop dodging after the 1st missile or forget the last couple, anyway even if you do this you're probably dead soon after) in some cases you can use a gatlinggun or barret but thats rare.

as it comes to helicopters the stinger is a great weapon deu to its ability to fire "no-lock" the first missile will literally come out of nowhere for pilots. it does require a lot of practice to get decent at this.(both for "engagement range and accuracy") using this tactic in conjunction with a second rocket (RPG/PZF) and its possible to "1-hit-KO" a MD500. very usefull if they hang still on a repairpad. or are within easy range. this trick doesn't work so well on other heli's though.

fire from below any heli is weak straight under it, if the pilot is inexperienced he'll crash into the ground, if he's experienced you'll get the 1st shot free..then run for cover. (for MD this would be double rocket time)

the stinger works in my oppinion best in conjunction with other anti-air weapons (even though most are not meant for anti-air) to reduce its slow fire and easy to dodge weakness, weapons like M134,barret,AW50f,RPG,PZF and M2 mounted machinguns and various vehicles and stationary AA defences, especially versus heli's.

[colossal]

Pretty good guide, i would just add a couple more tip of where to go and take out the enemy.

[Gtshorty]

Pretty good guide, i would just add a couple more tip of where to go and take out the enemy.

Yeah you should include things like, "Don't stand in the open and use the Stinger".

[balla]

Too many words hurt my eyes

[SmellyDigits]

Important factor of good stinger-ing is the no-lock shots.

Carpmans video is a good starting point http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxoVF3E6avk