Striker - Revision history

U42773747: this tank ammo was changed in a previous update already, but i didn't have time to update the text. now they also changed rearm dynamics with ammo box, so i just have to rewrite it a bit.

2024-11-20T20:09:27Z

this tank ammo was changed in a previous update already, but i didn't have time to update the text. now they also changed rearm dynamics with ammo box, so i just have to rewrite it a bit.

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U42773747: There were some weird things going on behind the scenes again, so i rewrote some text.

2024-06-28T17:00:57Z

There were some weird things going on behind the scenes again, so i rewrote some text.

U42773747: Tried to find and document all differences from previous striker version. Checked numbers in the entire text to fit current version. Although i tried to write properly, may need some moderation. Won't edit more unless a picture.

2023-08-03T09:08:23Z

Tried to find and document all differences from previous striker version. Checked numbers in the entire text to fit current version. Although i tried to write properly, may need some moderation. Won't edit more unless a picture.

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U42773747: I think this gallery should be sufficient to teach people how to use this thing in it's current state, but i digress.

2023-07-20T20:09:34Z

I think this gallery should be sufficient to teach people how to use this thing in it's current state, but i digress.

U42773747: Striker returns to the semi-useful state, but again most pictures are useless... i will try to explain what i can with words, maybe will drop a picture to replace unrealistic event examples eventually.

2023-07-20T10:36:25Z

Striker returns to the semi-useful state, but again most pictures are useless... i will try to explain what i can with words, maybe will drop a picture to replace unrealistic event examples eventually.

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U44629479: Edits

2023-01-26T11:58:01Z

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U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-01-22T18:11:44Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Updated

2022-05-08T13:50:43Z

‎Ammunition: Updated

U42773747 at 17:10, 23 April 2022

2022-04-23T17:10:31Z

U42773747: The feature that allowed the striker to use the second camera was removed. This means that the tank now only guides with the sniper scope, which also affects AB. I just wonder why they do this, lol. I'll mostly remove now impossible text for now.

2022-04-20T19:57:32Z

The feature that allowed the striker to use the second camera was removed. This means that the tank now only guides with the sniper scope, which also affects AB. I just wonder why they do this, lol. I'll mostly remove now impossible text for now.

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 [[File:Striker on fire.JPG|x200px|thumb|right|Striker always burns in extreme over the top ways, which fills the enemy with joy. In reality, is not as bad as it looks and in some cases fire may go on for about half a minute.]]
-The first thing to notice about the {{PAGENAME}} is a giant missile panel on its back. It has 5 slots, which have missiles loaded in them. If the launcher got penetrated and damaged, it will likely explode the entire rack and torch the vehicle, like a firework; also losing any ATGMs in the rack. It's also possible to fire autocannons or even heavy machine guns at the tubes and damage the missiles stored inside of them to set the {{PAGENAME}} on fire.
+The first thing to notice about the {{PAGENAME}} is a giant missile panel on its back. It has 5 slots, which have missiles loaded in them. If the launcher got penetrated and damaged, it will likely explode the entire rack and torch the vehicle, like a firework; also losing any ATGMs in the rack if the carrier somehow survived the explosion. It's also possible to fire autocannons or even heavy machine guns at the tubes and damage the missiles stored inside of them to set the {{PAGENAME}} on fire.
 The {{PAGENAME}}'s racks are a tall target and its guiding devices are located way below its weapon system and on level with its hull. While the hull itself is mostly hidden from enemy fire, it is practically impossible to fire at long range without exposing the weapon and commander cupola or using third-person view, making it an easy target for HE and patient APFSDS users. In some cases, HEAT can also ricochet off the launcher and damage the hull, resulting in crew knockout.
-Hence, players must try not to get hit in the missile launch area. In case the {{PAGENAME}} gets shot at an empty tube, there is a chance the entire rack won't break in one hit and the vehicle will still be able to fire while having the option to repair it back to 100%. The rack can be fixed much quicker than generally expected, only taking about 3-5 seconds for minor repairs, so it is possible to do even during intense close range combat. In case all of the ATGMs are spent, the launcher and the rear are actually the safest places to be hit as fuel is stored there and will now be empty space.
+Hence, players must try not to get hit in the missile launch area. In case the {{PAGENAME}} gets shot at an empty tube, there is a chance the entire rack won't break in one hit and the vehicle will still be able to fire while having the option to repair it back to 100%. The rack can be fixed much quicker than generally expected from tank weapons, only taking about 3-5 seconds for minor repairs, so it is possible to do even during intense close range combat. In case all of the ATGMs are spent, the launcher and the rear are actually the safest places to be hit as fuel is stored there and will now be empty space.
 The missile launcher itself can sometimes absorb artillery shots, helicopter ATGM or fire from the [[BMP-1]] cannon, protecting the Striker hull, but only if shell did not have opportunity to hit the hull. The missile rack also covers the reserve ammo rack from planes strafing from the sky, so as long as they can't fire inside of the vehicle, the {{PAGENAME}} should be fine.
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 When firing the missiles at medium ranges, it's important to keep in mind the same 'swing' in the missile as the Swingfire - since when they're fired at an upwards angle, the missile will later correct its trajectory downwards and fly wherever the sniper scope was pointed, regardless of Line Of Sight. Due to this, some of the depression and camera placing issues can be compensated by artillery style indirect fire and by manually picked launch angles at close to medium ranges.
-By simply pointing the circle directly on enemy tank in third person view, firing, and patiently waiting until missile leaves LOS of the carrier, Striker operator can launch missile effectively anywhere within 45 degrees in front of the hull, even if the target is behind a wall and is not visible, as long as the missile does not hit the ground during the launch itself and sniper scope can be pointed there (through the obstacle). This means, that the Striker does not have to even reveal itself at all as long as the cover allows for this method of attack. As a side effect, until LOS to the missile is restored it will remain uncontrollable and will just fly where it was told to, so enemy should not be able to find good cover, and preferrably should not be able to leave, or attack will become pointless. Additionally, dead tanks produce perfect cover against "blind" Swingfire, so even a good trap spot can become unusable after a certain amount of people fall for it, especially if enemy is capable of pushing dead tanks and understands what is going on.
+By simply pointing the circle directly on enemy tank in third person view (or, in some cases, pointing the sniper scope directly at the target position behind an obstacle), firing, and patiently waiting until missile leaves LOS of the carrier, Striker operator can launch missiles effectively anywhere within 45 degrees in front of the hull. It doesn't matter if the target is behind a wall and is not visible, as long as the missile does not hit the ground during the launch itself and sniper scope can actually be pointed at it (through the obstacle), because the missile will just continue going forward. This means, that the Striker does not have to even reveal itself at all as long as the cover allows for this method of attack. As a side effect, until LOS to the missile is restored it will remain uncontrollable and will just fly where it was told to and slowly descend, so enemy should not be able to find good cover, and preferrably should not be able to leave, or attack will become pointless. Additionally, dead tanks produce perfect cover against "blind" Swingfire, so even a good trap spot can become unusable after a certain amount of people fall for it, especially if enemy is capable of pushing dead tanks and understands what is going on.
-Sometimes the missiles glitch and instead of going towards the target they suddenly spike upwards at about 95 m mark upon losing control. The reason for this is not known, but it is more likely to happen if carrier's current cover is extremely tall, or the ingame ping is unstable.
+Sometimes the missiles glitch and instead of going towards designated location they suddenly spike upwards at about 95 m mark upon losing control. The reason for this is not known and it often persists through the entire session, but it is more likely to happen if carrier's current cover is extremely tall, or the ingame ping is unstable. In such cases Striker can only utilise indirect fire at close quarters, essentially working as a siege tank or a tiebreaker.
 If direct combat is unavoidable, reverse gearbox and stabiliser allows the Striker to respond to enemy waves coming from one side by presenting it's right side and attacking while driving along the cover to avoid enemy shots at the same time, but it will only work at medium to long ranges as the missiles start to fly in less than optimal ways when their carrier is not stationary (despite having a stabilizer) and may hit the ground.
 In one on one combat at close range the launcher can overwhelm most tanks by firing at them every few seconds. The advantage decreases with more and more tanks entering the fight. The launcher has a hard dead zone of 50 m over even terrain and soft dead zone of around 70 m, therefore it is necessary to pay attention not only to hills themselves, but rocks and backward inclines next to them. if the enemy is closer than 70 m, it's suggested to aim not at the tanks themselves, but rather at the ground between {{PAGENAME}} and them, or to angle the hull downwards on a slope beforehand (so that target is "above" the carrier), as otherwise the missiles will be unable to correct themselves in time. 40 m shot on even elevation is only possible if the missile is fired sideways and even then the hit is not guaranteed.
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 While it might appear that the Striker will reload all five missiles simultaneously after the rack is emptied, it actually reloads one at a time.
-Do note, that the reload process is split into 2 parts: "autoloader" loading a missile, which takes about 4.5 seconds and can be prevented by launching a missile, and missile activation which takes 0.65 to 0.5 seconds. The autoloader reload cannot be sped up, so try to remember about it and let autoloader load the next missile before firing again.
+Do note, that the reload process is split into 2 parts: "autoloader" loading a missile, which takes about 4.5 seconds (5.8 if including the wait before it starts) and can be prevented by launching a missile, and missile activation which takes 0.65 to 0.5 seconds. The ammo rack reload can be made slightly faster by maxing out "reloading" crew skill, but not to a strategically significant degree, so try to remember about it and let autoloader load the next missile before firing again if possible.
-This can lead to an advantage in Arcade battles, as the ammo can be portrayed as limitless since tubes generally reload while guiding the missiles to the target. However, full ammo rearm outside of capture point after spending all missiles in AB takes about 50 seconds, and the missiles cannot be used too recklessly as it still takes at least 5 seconds to reload one launcher.
+This can lead to an advantage in Arcade battles, as the ammo can be portrayed as limitless since tubes generally reload while guiding the missiles to the target. However, full ammo rearm outside of capture point after spending all missiles in AB takes about 50 seconds, and the missiles cannot be used too recklessly as even for ace crew it still takes about 4.8 seconds after firing to reload one launcher.
-While rearming, launchers also instantly reload, which means you can fire at will after rearm sequence is finished. If you are rearming inside of a capture point and have less than 5 missiles, then they get "reloaded" immediately, however, though rearm itself is not interrupted by the Striker firing, it is longer than reload and takes about 8 seconds.
+While rearming, launchers also instantly reload, which means you can fire at will after rearm sequence is finished. If you are rearming inside of a capture point and have less than 5 missiles, then they get "reloaded" immediately, however, though rearm itself is not interrupted by the Striker firing, it is longer than reload and takes about 7 seconds.
 Rearming inside of capture points in AB can also grant more than 1 missile if you start to rearm before using the last missile. This rearms entire ammo pool immediately, but having a steady aim is still required, as it is also generally unsafe to do, as capture points rarely provide any cover by themselves. It's technically possible to endlessly rearm the entire magazine and fire endless hurricanes of ATGMs if only 5 missiles were taken in the ammo distribution UI, but the {{PAGENAME}} is then confined to guarding the capture point it arrives to, and it will only work if the point was captured by allies, which is not guaranteed.
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 '''Overcoming dead zones and other weaknesses of a vehicle:'''
-Since Striker is unable to fight at long range without exposing itself, most enemies will have to be attacked indirectly regardless of range. Mostly this kind of attack is done in third-person view, as using sniper mode is way too dangerous. Sniper mode still can be used to aim over objects or terrain by sending missile into the sky and then very quickly aiming at the enemy tank behind a hill with your crosshairs when missile gets close to them (as to minimize exposure to enemy fire), or by just pointing it at the enemy location if you are sure of it (for example, when enemy is scouted below the carrier at about 100 m range).
+Since Striker is unable to fight at long range without exposing itself, most enemies will have to be attacked indirectly regardless of range. Mostly this kind of attack is done in third-person view, as using sniper mode may cause tunnel vision. Sniper mode still can be used to aim over objects or terrain by sending missile into the sky and then very quickly aiming at the enemy tank behind a hill with your crosshairs when missile gets close to them (as to minimize exposure to enemy fire), or by just pointing it at the enemy location if you are sure of it (for example, when enemy is scouted near the carrier at about 100 m range).
 [[File:CameraAdjustments ATGM (Striker).gif|330x330px|thumb|.Gif picture with exxagarated examples - click on it to see more. Note how reticle is initially aimed in most of these fights - normally operator would be unable to see anything. This kind of performance is rarely ever expected, and is absolutely impossible otherwise. It will still take a lot of work or ammunition to land these kinds of shots if you want to avoid exposing the carrier at all costs.]]
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 * Frontal armour can actually withstand HMG and even some 20 mm cannons; modules placing also improve frontal protection
 * Technically fastest ATGM reload, tied with the [[BMD-4]], but can't reload while attacking, unless on a friendly capture point
 '''Cons:'''

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 If direct combat is unavoidable, reverse gearbox and stabiliser allows the Striker to respond to enemy waves coming from one side by presenting it's right side and attacking while driving along the cover to avoid enemy shots at the same time, but it will only work at medium to long ranges as the missiles start to fly in less than optimal ways when their carrier is not stationary despite having a stabilizer.
-In one on one combat at close range the launcher can overwhelm most tanks by firing at them every few seconds. The advantage decreases with more and more tanks entering the fight. The launcher has a hard dead zone of 50 m over even terrain and soft dead zone of around 100-150 m, therefore it is necessary to pay attention not only to hills themselves, but rocks and backward inclines next to them. if the enemy is closer than 100 m, it's suggested to aim not at the tanks themselves, but at the ground between {{PAGENAME}} and them, or even angle the hull downwards on a slope, as otherwise the missiles will be unable to correct themselves in time.
+In one on one combat at close range the launcher can overwhelm most tanks by firing at them every few seconds. The advantage decreases with more and more tanks entering the fight. The launcher has a hard dead zone of 50 m over even terrain and soft dead zone of around 100 m, therefore it is necessary to pay attention not only to hills themselves, but rocks and backward inclines next to them. if the enemy is closer than 100 m, it's suggested to aim not at the tanks themselves, but rather at the ground between {{PAGENAME}} and them, or to angle the hull downwards on a slope beforehand, as otherwise the missiles will be unable to correct themselves in time.
 The missiles will generally fail to turn horizontally until 150 m mark, but they definitely will do that within default 45 degree launch zone. The more the missile speeds up, the higher is the likelihood of overshooting in a sharp turn. Where necessary, turn the carrier around to ensure that the Swingfire doesn't hit any obstacles on the way to its target.
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 * Highly vulnerable to autocannons, ATGM, air attacks, artillery, ramming, and HE/HESH shells
 * Optics location is a worse aiming set up when compared to [[Swingfire]] ; the top and ammo racks of the Striker must be exposed to correct the ATGMs trajectory; Optics can be targeted with any explosives to instantly destroy the Striker
-* Has a hard dead zone of 50 m in AB and further in RB, difficult to guide missiles at ranges below 100 m due to a guidance dead zone
+* Has a hard dead zone of 50 m in AB and further in RB, can be difficult to guide missiles at ranges below 100 m due to a guidance dead zone
 * ATGM rack is impossible to lower; an impact to the ATGM rack can leave the Striker with no active ammo left
 * Modest ATGMs count can be quickly depleted without trigger discipline; in Arcade battles automatic rearm is available anywhere, but more ATGMs per tank are also often required

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 '''Overpressure mechanics'''
-The {{PAGENAME}} is susceptible to the overpressure mechanics - if shockwaves made by a chemical shell of calibre 105 mm (Almost any NATO medium tank armed with HEAT-FS qualifies) hit the roof, cameras, or the side of this tank, the entirety of the crew is likely to be instantly knocked out. Since the commander optics count as a weak spot for HEAT overpressure damage, it is possible to destroy Striker in ATGM duel by hitting it anywhere.
+The {{PAGENAME}} is susceptible to the overpressure mechanics - if shockwaves made by a chemical shell of calibre 105 mm (Almost any NATO medium tank armed with HEATFS qualifies) hit the roof, cameras, or the side of this tank, the entirety of the crew is likely to be instantly knocked out. Since the commander optics count as a weak spot for HEAT overpressure damage, it is possible to destroy Striker in ATGM duel by hitting it anywhere.
 It is possible to take HEAT shots frontally with the launcher, but it can quickly backfire, should enemy shot land at a bad angle. HE shells in general instantly obliterate {{PAGENAME}}, unless hit the launcher from the back. HESH is less dangerous than HE, but it will likely destroy the crew even without overpressure damage, if explosion reaches the roof. Artillery strike may fail to destroy the tank if it landed somewhere in front of it, but any close side shot has a chance of instantly decimating the crew.
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 | Hull || 25 mm (69°) || 12.7 mm || 12.7 mm || 12.7 mm
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-|Missile launcher|| 50 mm (55°) ||50 mm|| 50 mm (55°) || 0-10 mm
+| Missile launcher|| 50 mm (55°) || 50 mm || 50 mm (55°) || 0-10 mm
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-! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
+| Cupola || 25 mm || 25 mm || 25 mm || 12.7 mm
 |}
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 * Suspension wheels and tracks are 15 mm thick
-* Belly and hull undersides over the tracks are 12.7mm thick
+* Belly and hull undersides over the tracks are 12.7 mm thick
 * Outdoor ammo rack is 50 mm thick everywhere, except hinges that are 10 mm thick.
 * It possible to fire HE inside of the launcher tubes, setting missile inside of it and Striker on fire, but the missile rack will not break.
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 It is important to have a high level of "driving" in crew skills. The non-aced driver will get confused if you try to drive forward or backwards and turn at the same time, especially at gear 1. Until your crew is fully trained, use neutral steering first, only then start moving, or get to gear 4-5 and then turn around. It's also worth noting that even if your driver is maxed out, at ~50 km/h you can only turn a little bit before you start losing your speed, so try to keep moving in a certain direction if trying to reach maximum speed.
-Even under ideal circumstances the {{PAGENAME}} is slower than most light tanks (speeds above 100 km per hour), so unless a group of fast allies are rushing a point with the {{PAGENAME}}, there's no expectation to cap points solo, or get there first.
+Even under ideal circumstances the {{PAGENAME}} is slower than most light tanks (speeds above 100 km per hour), so unless a group of fast allies are rushing a point with the {{PAGENAME}}, there's no expectation to capture points solo, or get there first.
 Improving acceleration with modifications and maintaining map awareness do play a part despite the inability to ''fire'' on move. Besides, the {{PAGENAME}} can still desperately fire a missile and begin moving again while guiding the missile towards an enemy. Using this last resort method allows missiles to be fired while maintaining the best possible 'combat mobility'.
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 [[File:Striker Map VietnamRushC.JPG|x200px|thumb|right|Trade one for eight.]]
-As the right-side team on the "[[Vietnam Hills|Vietnam]]" map, the Striker cannot hope to take hold of the C capture point, as the left-side team has an indefensible advantage over that capture point. Even the idea of it is so unthinkable, that almost nobody checks the river near to town (and even if they do, using both smoke launchers can give enough breathing space to get past them), so the Striker can dash to the river entrance of C cap point, which is exactly the size of the Striker and is also heavily fortified from every direction, to destroy the entire enemy team right there, as it tries to leave C.
+As the right-side team on the "[[Vietnam Hills|Vietnam]]" map, the Striker cannot hope to take hold of the C capture point, as the left-side team has an indefensible advantage over that capture point. Even the idea of it is so unthinkable, that almost nobody checks the river near to town (and even if they do, using both smoke launchers can give enough breathing space to get past them), so the Striker can dash to the river entrance of C capture point, which is exactly the size of the Striker and is also heavily fortified from every direction, to destroy the entire enemy team right there, as it tries to leave C.
 Not only the chances of success are quite high, but the heavily aggravated enemy team will probably come straight at the Striker's position leaving them prey of Striker's teammates sniping in the back.
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 It's best to attack from many directions at the same time, preferably from behind or the left. Even better if the operator didn't see it coming. Sniping and terrain-based flank are working better in arcade battle, since there they only have vision in front of their driver and in direction they point camera at, but at great range, while sneak attacks from any direction are more reliable in realistic battle, though they themselves are much harder to notice in time. Use of thermal scope is recommended in order to find it or its missiles. If you just have numbers on your side, and your team is more or less cooperative, even the Striker can be overwhelmed. A coordinated simultaneous push of 6 tanks can destroy it, albeit at a high cost. Do not attack it one by one - that is exactly what they want, as it gives them time to reload in between shots.
-If it only exposes its missile racks, fire at it, preferably with explosives (HE or ATGM might destroy it outright, HESH and HEAT might hit a weakspot and cause overpressure damage), APFSDS, or 30 mm autocannons with at least 80 mm of penetration. It's also possible to fire into the tubes with all kinds of weapons to damage the missiles directly. Usually, the tubes on your left (their right) fire first and are already empty, so initially aim for the right (their left) to set them on fire. After breaking the weapons, destroy the hull. Keep attacking missile launcher if unable to hit the hull or commander cupola to force it to retreat.
+If it only exposes its missile racks, fire at it, preferably with explosives (HE or ATGM might destroy it outright, HESH and HEAT might hit a weak spot and cause overpressure damage), APFSDS, or 30 mm autocannons with at least 80 mm of penetration. It's also possible to fire into the tubes with all kinds of weapons to damage the missiles directly. Usually, the tubes on your left (their right) fire first and are already empty, so initially aim for the right (their left) to set them on fire. After breaking the weapons, destroy the hull. Keep attacking missile launcher if unable to hit the hull or commander cupola to force it to retreat.
 The front of Striker may be surprisingly resistant to machine gun fire, however, if in possession of high calibre machine guns, move around Striker and penetrate its back or sides with them. If you have autocannons as a coaxial weapon (which are ~23 mm and insufficient to damage launchers), attempt to damage commander's cupola, which has much worse protection. 7.62 mm machine gun does nothing to it even point-blank, so do not use those on it. Fire it at its missiles instead.

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:BAe Swingfire/Ammunition|BAe Swingfire (Striker), BAe Swingfire Mk.2}}
 * Missiles are launched upwards with initial velocity of about 89 m/s

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 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
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-| BAe Swingfire || ATGM || 185 || 4,000 || 27 || 0 || 0.1 || 3,470 || 80° || 82° || 90°
+| BAe Swingfire || ATGM || 185 || 4,000 || 27 || 0 || 0.1 || 4,550 || 80° || 82° || 90°
 |-
-| BAe Swingfire Mk.2 || ATGM || 185 || 4,000 || 27 || 0 || 0.1 || 3,470 || 80° || 82° || 90°
+| BAe Swingfire Mk.2 || ATGM || 185 || 4,000 || 27 || 0 || 0.1 || 4,550 || 80° || 82° || 90°
 |-
 |}

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 ;Counter-tactics
-THe {{PAGENAME}} can be extremely dangerous if it is entrenched in a suitable firing position. If you know for sure that it is ready to unload onto you the moment you leave the cover (or even already thinks of firing into your cover), use artillery strike on it and deploy smokes before going in, otherwise you will just be annihilated by a missile salvo. One of the signs that it is ready to desperately fight back is that the carrier is being angled down and launchers are pointed at you, rather than upwards.
+The {{PAGENAME}} can be extremely dangerous if it is entrenched in a suitable firing position. If you know for sure that it is ready to unload onto you the moment you leave the cover (or even already thinks of firing into your cover), use artillery strike on it and deploy smokes before going in, otherwise you will just be annihilated by a missile salvo. One of the signs that it is ready to desperately fight back is that the carrier is being angled down and launchers are pointed at you, rather than upwards.
 It has problems firing at the opposite side of the same hill if it's too steep. This will not help destroy a Striker, but at least the location is somewhat safe until they found a proper firing angle. It is incapable of firing to the left at all. It is preferable to stay closer than 500 m in case if they do switch scopes, as otherwise Swingfires definitely will turn around and hit you.
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 * Frontal armour can actually withstand HMG and even some 20 mm cannons; modules placing also improve frontal protection
 * Technically fastest ATGM reload, tied with the [[BMD-4]], but can't reload while attacking, unless on a friendly capture point
 '''Cons:'''
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 * Highly vulnerable to autocannons, ATGM, air attacks, artillery, ramming, and HE/HESH shells
 * Optics location is a worse aiming set up when compared to [[Swingfire]] ; the top and ammo racks of the Striker must be exposed to fire the ATGMs precisely; Optics can be targeted with any explosives to instantly destroy the Striker
-* Has a dead zone of 100 m in AB, and even further in RB, unless angled downwards somehow
+* Has a hard dead zone of 100 m in AB, and even further in RB, unless angled downwards somehow, difficult to guide missiles at ranges of 100-220 m due to a guidance dead zone
 * ATGM rack is impossible to lower; an impact to the ATGM rack leaves the Striker with little to no ammo left
 * Modest ATGMs count can be quickly depleted without trigger discipline; in Arcade battles automatic rearm is available anywhere, but more ATGMs per tank are also often required
 * Despite a quick reload, the ATGMs are loaded into the rack one by one; making the Striker vulnerable to multiple enemies after depletion of the rack