How to aim the Little Bird miniguns in Wardogs
You aim the whole helicopter, not the guns. Knowing where the two streams cross turns spray into hits.
Updated 2026-09-28
Where the rounds go
The AH-6M's guns hang low on the left and right of the fuselage, so the two streams cross at one range and diverge either side of it. ProLosco puts the crossing point at about 30 m, citing the developer's CEO.
| Range | Where to aim (ProLosco, GhostGaming, Hieb) |
|---|---|
| Closer than ~30 m | Below centre. The streams split left and right, so commit to the nearer one and walk it onto the target. |
| About 30 m | Dead centre. |
| Further out | The top-right quadrant of the reticle, just right of the top line. The offset tilts with your bank. |
Watch the tracers and impacts, not the reticle, and correct during the burst rather than before it (GhostGaming, Hieb).
Fly slow to shoot well
ProLosco's rule: above about 100 km/h you lose most of your pitch authority and only yaw steers, so your shots are poor. Below it you have full control. He aims with yaw for the big correction and mouse roll for the fine one, because roll is the more precise of the two. To attack without orbiting: slow down, leave the collective alone, and just yaw and roll onto the target.
Settings that help
- Very low heli mouse sensitivity: pitch 6 to 10% (Hieb 6%, GhostGaming 8%, ProLosco 10%).
- Keep roll on keys as well, for the big turns a low mouse sensitivity cannot make (GhostGaming).
- Anti-aliasing on and particle spawn rate on Medium so tracers and impacts stay visible (Hieb, GhostGaming).
See the keyboard and mouse setup for the full layouts.
The drill
Five ground targets sit along the corridor north of the pad. Lift off, put five rounds into each with the miniguns, and land on the far pad. You have 600 rounds. Each target is a ring 6 m across with a flag on a post; a round inside the ring is a hit and five hits knock it down. Rounds drop with range, so aim a touch high further out using the 200, 400 and 600 m marks under the sight. Slow and steady beats fast: every twitch of the cyclic moves the sight.
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Sources
- ProLosco: WARDOGS - You’re Aiming the Little Bird Wrong | Minigun & Circle Strafe Guide (YouTube, 31k views)
- GhostGaming: The Secret To Aiming Miniguns In WARDOGS ► Important Settings & Sensitivities (YouTube, 107k views)
- Hieb: My WARDOGS Helicopter Controls and Settings + Tips for Early Access (YouTube, 91k views)
- ProLosco: WARDOGS - An Expert Pilot’s Guide to HELICOPTER Controls & Settings (YouTube, 100k views)