Battlefield 1942/Tactics

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Unit strategies

If you are a:

• Assault Class – Find the front line and hold it. Or push.
• Scout Class – Find the front line and snipe at the enemies.
• Anti-Tank Class – Find an enemy tank and shoot it.
• Medic Class – Find the front line and hold it. If you or an ally gets hurt, then heal them.
• Engineer Class – Lay traps for vehicles, repair vehicles, hold your base. Do not attempt to hold the front line.

Vehicle basics

If you are using a:

• LCVP – Get to the beach/island quickly, they are useless for most other things.
• Battleship – Locate the enemy base and bombard it until your troops capture it.
• Aircraft Carrier – Get in an aircraft.
• Fighter plane – Attack other planes to obtain aerial superiority.
• Fighter Bomber – Strafe small infantry positions and bomb vehicles.
• Medium Bomber – Focus on medium-sized targets such as tanks or large clusters of infantry.
• Heavy Bomber – Let loose your bombs on enemy positions and jump out.
• Tanks – Use them on the front line to push the enemy back.
• Missile Launchers – Stay back and fire towards enemy tanks.
• APCs – Stay hidden and drive to one of the enemy’s rear bases.
• Jeeps – Throw in some Explosives, drive it to the front line, aim at the enemy, get out, and detonate.
• Motorcycles with Sidecars – Drive through enemy positions and capture the base they are defending.