Talk:Scythe/@comment-130.204.118.54-20121216225908/@comment-78.150.101.157-20121217224250

I have no idea what that reference is, but it either means its dead easy to kill a strafing scythe, or it will die horribly. In the first scenario, that's good for me, in the second, I need to rethink my potential strategies.

And, the scythe(s) you blew up was likely piloted by a noob, who doesn't have advanced armour OR flares. ESFs rely on either incredible skill to break the lock which the scythe excels at, advanced armour, or a flare launcher, which is invaluable if you are in the situation where there will be ground targets who arent dead enough to avoid a chance to remove you with a rocket. Also, given that you are TR, you probably find that your ESF (I believe it is a Mosquito) will die just as easily, but the NC are all about absorbing loads of damage. Having said that, hitting an NC fighter with a rocket does reduce them to very low health, it is just their empire specific armour advantage that keeps them airbourne.