I stopped using helicoptors since my first prestige. I only use user controlled killsteaks now and I am very successful with them. I usually run pred, reaper, AC-130(Which I have over 1000 kills with).  I usually get 1-3 kills with my pred, 3-7 kills with my reaper, and 5-10 kills with my AC-130. Calling in the helicoptors, I am lucky to get 1-2 kills with them because of the blind eye users. At least with with the reaper and AC-130, I can kill the blind eyers after they shoot thier rocket at me.

Like I have said before, kill streaks rule this game .About 1/3 of my kills are Killstreak kills which is pretty sad of this game. In BO, I think only like 1/4 of my kills were from streaks.

If you are going to run assauly, I suggest not using the choppers. I still think the pavelow should have been a 10 streak. 

I use predator missile, chopper, overwatch. Never usually have a problem with them and honestly, when they do get shot down, i don't even mind. if it got me kills then yay for me, if not then oh well. But i also mainly play domination and if the situation presents itself, i'd rather keep on going from 9 to 25 for the nuke lol

My SAM Turret took out an AC130 in a matter of ten seconds. It was pretty funny.

Of course their is a point.

They have the best offensive KS to choose from. Also a major KS like AC-130's, Osprey Gunner's, and Juggernauts make for quite the distraction. Most people want it taken out quick so while the whole enemy team is distracted even for 10 seconds you got the rest or your team doing an objective.

Or you can be like me and just run Hardline Pro and only UAV. Every 2 consecutive kills you get a UAV and I've had it going where I kept a almost constant UAV up and half the time in turns in to a AUAV, because 3 UAV's going on the same team at once makes the map show as if their is a AUAV.

Not as many people are running Assassin then they used to and even if half the other team is, most the time the half that's not is hanging out or running with the people who are running Assassin. So it works good enough.

You will be surprised how much better your team does when you just spam that UAV. People an complain all they want but if their is a mini-map their Ill use it and Ill try and make my team get an advantage if I can.

TL;DR

Yes, run Hardline Pro with only UAV selected so you get a UAV every 2 kills and spam it. Once you get 3 in the air at once it makes an AUAV.

Think of the assault package as a way to have a greater presence and to keep the enemy on their toes.

In essense, any of the lethal streaks let you work in two places at the same time. If you have a sentry or IMS guarding one flag, you can more easily afford to work on capturing another. Likewise the helicopters force the enemy to keep their heads down and otherwise distract them. Apart from the stealth bomber, support simply can't do the same. And specialists never could.

Granted, there are ways the enemy can get around this. Blind eye, SAM sites, stinger missiles, etc. But it still helps to be proactive and to force them to waste their customization just to keep a level playing field.

i switched from specialist to assault today using predator, air strike and attack helicopter, your right they are easy to shoot down but you gotta agree that they are also easy to get. and seen as you only need to get to your predator what almost always gets you to your hinde. and if not you have your air strike to get you there you can get all your killstreaks 3 or 4 times a game. so you can end up with anything between between 7 to 12+ kills a game just from these killstreaks it makes using the attack helicopter worth it in my opinion.

Ya, letting the game play for you against Christmas noobs.

Because more than half of the time when someone uses an Assault Killstreak...