Your Orbital Strike Questions answered!

[Revolver]

Alrighty, since I've seen so many ppl ask how it works, etc, I figure I'll tell it from my own experience. I'm a CR4, and so I can. Orbital strikes are no where near as easy as you think they are. Heres what you gotta do.
1) Get CR4
2) Whip out your CUD and press Fire
3) Select "4. Orbital Strike" from the list. Then it goes into map view. here's where it gets tricky.

You're presented with what looks like an SoI centered on you. that "SoI" is how far you can do the Orbital Strike in. meaning the CR4 has to be a half-an-So's length away from the target at most. Also, getting it to be accurate is no easy task, since your zoom level is forced at a rather zoomed-out level, and it's locked. cant zoom in. It's like Shrinking a dartboard, and still trying to hit the bullseye. Once you've got your spot, you click "upload coordinates" Then you'll exit the map. A blue/red/purple beam will mark the spot on your map. This beam is visible by everyone, so it's a good idea to get it over with quick, as it's easy to avoid if detected. Then, all you have to do is clock fire on your CUD again. (if you put the CUD away after you upload coordinates, you'll have to start over again). And the final countdown will start. once it hits 0, the strike will fall out of the sky and deliver massive damage to an area around the target. the "kill zone" is about the size of an AMS's cloak bubble. if you're within that area when it hits, you're dead, regardless. So, you must say, how powerful is it? well, it can 1-shot an AMS, the toughest vehicle in the game to kill. Is that good enough? Thought so. And don't think you have any hope if you're in the kill zone. You're dead. Even a MAX with full stats doesn't stand a chance.

Hope it helps.