bobitybob:

Five tech three choppers should be able to stand toe to toe with 8 gauss, or else they are useles.

No one ever gets to tech 3, and imo the BC is best at tech 1 with constant harassing, since he doesn't need locusts and vamps (because he has brutes for building dmg and as a soft-counter to air).

So choppers should be viable at tech 1 vs. flamers and spartans imo (like ghosts are).