[AlexGTAGamer]

I voted for the Annihilator because I am sick and tired of f***ing noobs thinking that they are the kings of the game because they can constantly kill me or other players in their fancy Buzzards. I always hide inside buildings away from their rocket fire and from time to time I may go out and try to shoot them down or just wait for them to get bored and go away.

[JasonAW]

Annihilator. With the buzzard, the cockpit is more open so it is easier to get kill. Plus I hate buzzards on multiplayer.

[Brown Streak]

Gonna have to go with the annihilator. It gets the job done quick and easy. That's all I need from a helicopter.

But the Buzzard isn't a joke and sometimes it takes one to destroy one.

[Synaesthesia]

Would have to be the annihilator helicopter for me.
It was nice to have that bit of freedom when you were on the ground, which is something you do not get with the buzzards as people seem content on vapourising everything that moves.

[shiek]

Sorry but im in love the buzzard easy to use IMO , because i am a nooby XD they should make a Fighter Jet w/e you call it would be sick dropping a nuke over the city XD

[BuzzBeerCompany]

Learned to fly, and fly away. Get chased, only to have chaser hit building that i practiced to manuver around in the original GTA4 Annihilator AKA the Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk. The addition of the exploding bullets, is ammo from the Gods, way better at taking out a moving car or stationary, I could really do without the hesitation its guns gets, like they need cooling off time. I have had 100's of shots lined up only to have the guns wanting a time out at that moment. Its also faster than the Buzzard. On the other hand the Buzzard AKA Hughes 500MD OH-6 Cayuse has guns that don't quit, and unguided rockets. That i have gotten better at, either after making my own Free Mode with heavy traffic I will take it out and put veiw on 2nd away from setting and try to tip aircraft and look down the rocket rail and aim for something. I have been lucky with my shots as well. I hit a player on a buoy, while moving with only one rocket shot fired. Practice on normal traffic, take a few machine gun shots at almost any car and that car will take off running, chase it down and destroy it without pissing anyone off. The 500MD is more manuverable, it is its only chance at getting away from a pissed off Blackhawk looking to flame your tail. All i try to do is be sporting enough to wait until my prey is in a vehicle before i take my shots. I have found that if being chased by a Buzzard keep driving balls to the wall and u have less of a chance at getting hit by a rocket, which is worse that a couple of bullets.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UH-60_Black_Hawk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_500MD

[XTREME0235]

To be honest with you, i am not one for the Buzzard (500MD) and for one reason, it's handling is overall ridiculous. I know it's a game but it's handling is nothing like it's real life counterpart in my opinion. Where as the Uh-60 Blackhawk has a smooth paced handling line, that contributes to such things like pitch movement and acceleration.

If you are flying at full speed in the 500MD and you want to turn around and back the other way, that's what it can be good for and that would have to be it's advantage. On the other hand, when i get myself into a dogfight with someone using the Buzzard, it's accuracy is pretty much 100% but turning the nose of the helicopter is to quick and therefore makes the helicopter move all over the place if you don't know what you are doing (not implying i can't fly)

As oppose to the Blackhawk, it's movements are smooth but takes more time to make a sharp turn in a hurry, but it does give you the odd opportunity to tail whip someone if your lucky.

All in all i have said this before, but i prefer the Annihilator (UH-60L Blackhawk)

I also favor the following helicopters in the GTA IV saga.

(AW) AugustaWestland 139 - Swift (Introduced in TBoGT)
http://www.agustawestland.com/news/weststa...its-first-aw139

This beauty has a very similar handling feel to it like that of the Annihilator, it's smooth movements with the 6-axis control makes for a very smooth fly in the sky in Liberty City.

Sikorsky S-64F Skycrane - Liberty Skylift (Introduced in TBoGT)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-64_Skycrane

This beauty and also some what of a mammoth of a helicopter is also a very pleasant aircraft to fly in Liberty City, despite not being able to obtain it easily without going through a few methods, size and sluggish speed, it is a good helicopter that i would recommend flying some time for the fun of it.

XTREME0235.

This post has been edited by XTREME0235 on Saturday, Dec 4 2010, 09:28

[toni cinpriani]

I'm for annihilator just because it's faster, takes more skill with shooting (vanilla) and it looks cooler.

[GTAspotter]

I've taken to guarding the helicopter pads in my annihilator to stop anyone from getting into the air, this way it erases the problem of buzzard spammers, and if someone wants a helicopter for flying around in or something else they can go get a maverick, if someone is sad enough to want to spam rockets but i'm stopping them they can go to fishmarket and get one, but even then they will be dealt with swiftly, hopefully making FM and more player friendly place to be once again

[Drujba_Dreptatii]

Buzzard in black. 2 gatling guns and thows sweet rockets, are you kiding me, love it.

This post has been edited by Drujba_Dreptatii on Sunday, Dec 5 2010, 14:00

[TommyMufc-Champs]

Buzzard for me. I love the gold one.

[Ferddy987]

The Buzzard is over-rated for me. I can't even kill one officer let alone on trying to destroy an Police Helicopter.

The Annihilator is the way to go. I only like the DLC version since the vanilla Annihilator is too weak.

[CryptReaperDorian]

@BuzzBeerCompany: I know the tail on the Buzzard is that of an OH-6 Cayuse, but I think the Buzzard is mostly based off the AH-6 Little Bird (which is the attack variant of the MH-6 Little Bird).

[BGModder]

QUOTE (Chaise @ Mar 28 2010, 01:47)

Buzzard all the way, its got 2 miniguns and missiles on it, and if you hold "x" and "a" it shoots both at same time which equals ownage Annihilator is cool an all, but doesn't stand a chance against a buzzard.

Pretty much this.

Swift is gangsta though

[Racerboymorgan]

I really don't see how people find buzzards fun, I mean what's fun about spawn killing while rocket spamming in the airport car park. But it is funny when they blow themselves up

[The_Anti-tragedy]

I prefer the Anihilator with the explosive bullets as the bullets are way more accurate as when you're in the Buzzard, the actual effectiveness of the missiles is 1/5 of its size.

[hugh750]

QUOTE (mincemate003 @ Saturday, Mar 27 2010, 23:30)

So, yeah, forgive me if this has already been done... while the Buzzard does have nice rockets and (from what I noticed) better durability, I think the Annihilator is better. Its explosive bullets are very helpful for taking out cars (like an explosive SMG, instead of a faster rocket launcher like the Buzzard), and I think it also looks a lot better (and its faster). Apparently the only way to get an Annihilator is to get to 100% and look around police helipads, so I have to use the cheat whenever I want one...

i prefer the annihilator because it's easier to control on pc keyboard, but the buzzard does do more damage though.

[RockStarNiko]

I prefer Buzzard.
In GTA IV the Annihilator is underpowered and should have had the weapons arsenal the Buzzard from TBOGT had.
I have no clue why we went from Hunter to Annihilator?

[hugh750]

QUOTE (RockStarNiko @ Sunday, Sep 2 2012, 13:25)

I prefer Buzzard. In GTA IV the Annihilator is underpowered and should have had the weapons arsenal the Buzzard from TBOGT had. I have no clue why we went from Hunter to Annihilator?

the Annihilator has plenty of firepower

[FranticFatality]

Annihilator is more fun to use, in my opinion.