Battlefield 2: Modern Combat/In and Out: Difference between revisions

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PP-19 - 15 more shots per clip than its counter parts  

Type-85 - No single shot ability

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* ERYX  

Take cover: Since in most cases it will require more than one hit you will need to stay alive to get that second hit off! First try and hit your enemy when they are looking away from your position. Use the cover around you to hide. Remember to keep an eye on the gunner of the MBT. A smart gunner will keep his eye on the rear of the tank and take you out. Once you get your first shot off take cover again. Remember the tank is powerful and its main shell has splash damage so if it hits a wall directly behind you it can still kill you. Also the .50 cal the gunner is using can slice through tin fences. Even if MBT driver and the gunner miss where the first shot came from they will have a approximate idea of your location. To be safe its best not to take your second shot from the exact position you took your first. Hit and move if possible. Repair: A good commander will drop from time to time supply crates near friendly tanks to repair them. Make sure if you see this to take that out first or anyone repairing the tank before engaging the tank itself. In many cases tanks will buddy up with other armor. In this case a lone AT unit will have a nearly impossible task of destroying them. In this case either call for help and keep them off balance by hitting them randomly in weak spots. Try hitting one unit a couple times if no smoke hit the other sometimes you will find that only one has an engineer present and the other does not. An engineer cannot repair his own tank from the inside.  

Give chase: If a tank driver does not have a way to repair he will retreat quickly if the tank is taking heavy damage. The AT rocket has a long range get good using it and you can get him before he makes it out of the area. If he pulls around a corner give chase and try and predict where he is going so you can get a kill shot before he gets to safety. In many cases he will pull back to a spot where he can make repairs if this is the case try and steal the tank while he is out of it or kill him before he has a chance to enter the tank again. If you see a supply drop going to his position take it out! Now the tank driver is really up the creek. If he deploys smoke on his retreat you will need to learn how to estimate his position and take a blind shot. You may just get lucky.  

# Flames: Tank's about to explode

Attack choppers:: It takes two hits to seriously hurt a attack chopper (and more for the HIND) with a AT rocket but its rare to get one hit let alone two on even a rookie pilot. Your best bet is to take a shot from the rear on an attack chopper, which is very close. At any distance the attack choppers are just to quick to hit. The best use of the AT rocket against choppers is just to scare them out of the area. (this may be a different story in the next patch which will reduce the hit points of all choppers).  

==Assault soldier==

Pilots: Give your gunners an even wider view by rotating to the left and right. Throw in some full spins to check for incoming threats. I don't recommend hovering in the same spot for long as it will get you in trouble fast. However, in order to make your gunners life easier try not to make jerky movements while he is engaging an enemy infantry unit.

====Movement around structures and objects (avoidance, speed, trajectory)====

====Evasive maneuvers for land and air vehicles====

Basic techniques: at this point, you should be comfortable with all types of movement. It should be easy for you to guide the chopper backwards, stop on a dime, do angled rotations and use the terrain to your advantage. What you will now have to learn is the shooting of dumb missiles at different speeds, angles and heights: this is very difficult to explain in writing, so I'm afraid you will have to experiment, although at this stage in the game, you should already have a good idea of how to proceed. Keep practicing these shots at all angles and heights until you can do them without having to make any conscious calculations.  

Structures and Land objects: these shouldn't pose too much of a threat if you are careful and approach them wisely. Take the Essex, for example: if you *must* approach the carrier for any reason, your gunner should take it out several hundred feet prior to your arrival, but if he couldn't, it will be your job to take it out with a few dumb missiles. Try not flying in any straight manner, as this will make it easier to target you and will help the AT and Assault kits take you out depending on your height. AA emplacements are the same, though they're not as dangerous: if you're close enough and have already flared/avoided the AA payload, give your gunner a machine gun or TV shot on it, being mindful to flare up if you're unsuccessful somehow. In this situation, it helps to have an escape route planned.  

Although this should come to the pilot and gunner naturally, the development of this skill (especially in the pilot) can be of tremendous benefit to you and your team.  

Ultimately, your understanding of the multiple factors involved in the current battlefield will enable you to make the most advantageous decision. The previously mentioned, in combination with a proficient gunner, will make you a very powerful ally.  

Now another important thing is to hit and run! You kill a guy once he's going to be pissed and looking for you. Most likely will respawn as a sniper. He even may have seen you right before you put one in him so it's best to hit and move. Pick an area and figure out a rotation of spots to shoot from. Hit move to your second spot hit move to third. Now also if you do find a good spot and you don't want to move for whatever reason remember if you kill someone you have 15 seconds (on ranked servers) once that 15 seconds is up hide. That way when the guy makes his respawn he will be looking for you if you're down and hidden he will A. Think your not in that spot, B. think oh you've moved on, or C. Come stab you. After a few moments you can pop back up and hopefully he has moved on. Remember even if you have the best spot in dice brilliance they decided to add a game feature called UAV, which has the ability to see through even the best hidden spot. So keep on the move or at the very least you'll have artillery falling on your head after a short while.  

Sniping is a subject someone could write a novel about but this is just a simple guide you can find more in-depth guides with everything to bullet drop stuff to leading your target. GOOD LUCK!

"Sniff sniff make it better"  

Using the Shock paddles for good. This is best done from the prone position. Aim the HUD crosshairs at the soldier's body and click the fire button.  

If it doesn't work try again until it is successful. When reviving, you have to think about where the person you are reviving got shot from. If you heard shots from the right and then a call for medic, check the area first and then revive. Many times, you will notice that people will actually throw a grenade at the soldier they have just killed in hopes to kill you as you revive him.  

Most people know that the shock paddles are deadly to enemy soldiers. They can disrupt the heartbeat of a living person and thus kill them. Personally, I don't do this often because I prefer using the knife. The knife is quicker and has virtually no reload time so it seems to be a better choice. However, there are certain situations that may favor the use of the shock paddles. For example, if you have just revived or are headed to revive a soldier and run into an enemy at least one try with the shock paddles is definitely a good defense mechanism. If I don't get him on the first charge I then switch to my primary weapon. Plus it makes people go ooooh shock paddle kill.  

   

Misc:  

When Squad leader try and be medic especially if you are behind enemy lines and a spawn point is not near by. This will allow you to revive your crew but just as importantly be revived. If team mates are near by and you are taken down, have them pick up your kit with the "G" key and this will allow them to revive you and keep the squad rolling.  

[[SUPPORT]]

PRONE- Going prone is the key if you want to kill someone with the machine gun. Going prone increases accuracy with any gun but it is essential with a machine gun. To prone is to pwn.

[[HELICOPTOR PILOTING GUIDE]]

Evasive maneuvers for land and air vehicles:

AA emplacements and vehicles are now your main priority. Before freely entering an area to support the advance of your ground troops, you must first clear it of IGLA and Stinger weapons: this patch has given the 'newbies' a dangerously effective way to deal with air support, so make sure you know their emplacements and occupancy. You should also endeavor to destroy any mobile AA vehicles in any given area, even if unmanned. Prioritize the anti-air weaponry and your flight won't be as stressful.

The TV missile (as it is commonly called) is one of the most powerful weapons in BF2. If utilized correctly it can make tankers hide, APC's flee, and enemy choppers steer clear. The first thing to know as a pilot is where your gunner is looking in his TV view. These screenshots, taken simultaneously, show the relationship of the views between pilot and gunner while using the TV missile.

Pilots: Setting up your gunner for shots on Tanks/APC's/Helicopters/etc. is the most crucial part of piloting an attack chopper in BF2. Determining the skill of your gunner is also a very important part of piloting. Regardless of your gunner's skill, you still need to know how to set him up as best as possible.

Nose Mounted Cannon This is the POV relationship from pilot to gunner. As you can see, the pilot's view is very limited. On the other hand, the gunner has quite a wide ranging view.

Pilots: Give your gunners an even wider view by rotating to the left and right. Throw in some full spins to check for incoming threats. I don't recommend hovering in the same spot for long as it will get you in trouble fast. However, in order to make your gunners life easier try not to make jerky movements while he is engaging an enemy infantry unit.

Attack helicopters: see the combat section.  

Combat concepts (pre-patch 1.2)  

Basic techniques: at this point, you should be comfortable with all types of movement. It should be easy for you to guide the chopper backwards, stop on a dime, do angled rotations and use the terrain to your advantage. What you will now have to learn is the shooting of dumb missiles at different speeds, angles and heights: this is very difficult to explain in writing, so I'm afraid you will have to experiment, although at this stage in the game, you should already have a good idea of how to proceed. Keep practicing these shots at all angles and heights until you can do them without having to make any conscious calculations.  

Structures and Land objects: these shouldn't pose too much of a threat if you are careful and approach them wisely. Take the Essex, for example: if you *must* approach the carrier for any reason, your gunner should take it out several hundred feet prior to your arrival, but if he couldn't, it will be your job to take it out with a few dumb missiles. Try not flying in any straight manner, as this will make it easier to target you and will help the AT and Assault kits take you out depending on your height. AA emplacements are the same, though they're not as dangerous: if you're close enough and have already flared/avoided the AA payload, give your gunner a machine gun or TV shot on it, being mindful to flare up if you're unsuccessful somehow. In this situation, it helps to have an escape route planned.  

Although this should come to the pilot and gunner naturally, the development of this skill (especially in the pilot) can be of tremendous benefit to you and your team.  

Ultimately, your understanding of the multiple factors involved in the current battlefield will enable you to make the most advantageous decision. The previously mentioned, in combination with a proficient gunner, will make you a very powerful ally.  

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