Armor combat guide
Note: this guide is really just to help you fight properly in armor and in no way help you improve your armor whoring skill.
Introduction
Armor is one of the main elements in winning the war, whether in history or in modern warfare. The future has accepted that armor is still one of the main driving forces of winning the war. Hence this guide is just to help you how to use this powerful weapon efficiently.
Your rides:
APC
This vehicle comes equipped with an automatic gun and an EMP grenade on the driver seat, a grenade launcher that fires a burst of 3 grenades in the gunner seat and the passenger seat only has an automatic gun and the ability launch itself out of the vehicle. Not really suitable for armor to armor combat.
Tanks
Range has become a primary concern since the some of the maps you will be playing is huge. So the tanks have traded their side cannon for a scope for long range sniping, the gunner seat still have their trusty old (or you can say a more refined) automatic gun against infantries. However, a newer tank design has being put in place to pit against traditional tank design (which will be covered later).
Battle Walkers
A new vehicle with weapons equivalent to that of the attack helicopter, the protection of a tank and the movement of an infantry. This vehicle has an added advantage of being higher than other vehicle, which allows them to see more, even in low terrain. Even though it has being written on the little booklet when you buy the game, you can actually run by pressing the sprint button or you can crouch on the walker with the Z button.
Your roles (prioritize in order of importance)
1. Engage other armor; the main weapon of armors is designed to be use against other armor. It just makes no sense that you don’t engage other armor because the infantry over there looks easier to pwn than that guy in armor.
2. Support your lowly but important infantries, infantries are small (duh!!!) but can cap flags more efficiently than armor. supporting them gives you kills and makes it easier for your allies to cap flags
3. Defend your base, some base have exclusive spawn point for certain vehicles. So you lose the base, you lose a chance to get these vehicles
Your class
It is best for you to go engineer as the engineer’s ability to repair proved invaluable in armor combat. Whether you want to equip heavy armor or not is up to you.
Basic know-how
• Enter your armor with your repair kit out, that way you can fix them the moment you bail out of your tank.
• Armor should not stay in one position for long since your just making it easier for other armor to own you.
• One way to repair yourself is to keep moving as you repair your armor, remember to retreat back to a safe place when you repair your armor
• Don’t bother to cap flags, you are just making it easier for others to pwn you
• Explosive are premium item, but that doesn’t warrant you to use armor to go destroy commander asset.
• Know when to retreat as destroyed armor is a hindrance to the team. It is also much better if you retreat and come back ready to get back to them for the damage they done to you.
Tank comparison
Traditional tanks
Pros:
• Easy to use for everyone
• Have traction over uneven terrain
• Turrets can swivel 360*
Cons:
• Slow
• Hard to present frontal armor against other armor
• Not as flexible as the hover tank
Hover tank
Pros:
• Extremely flexible
• Fast
• Easy to present frontal armor against other armor (e.g. strafing)
Cons:
• Difficult to use for newcomers
• No traction on uneven terrain
• Turrets cannot swivel 360*
Battle Walker Flexibility
The flexibility of the walker is often underused, so this point will help you how to use your walker to its full potential.
Steep Hills
Battle Walkers can walk up steep hills with ease, much better than what an infantry would do; however, walking down hills is rather tricky as the walker will really ‘fall’ (slid) down hills, giving you a huge chunk of damage…
Water
All armors have a phobia of water, even APCs. But battle walkers can ford through any watery bodies. Walking through water gives you some advantage over the other armor:
• You can get to one place faster then the other armors
• They will not be expecting armor will pass through watery area, giving you an advantage in combat.
• If they are stupid enough, they might follow you to the river if the river is of the same color as the surrounding area.
If you know how to use an armor vehicle properly, here are some tips being aware on your environment:
• All armor needs momentum to cross rough terrain, this holds especially true for hover tank as they don’t have traction to gripe on to the terrain.
• If you have no choice but to cap a flag, ask for UAV over the flag. You never know how many people are hiding in there.
• If you want to camp on a spot, it is best if you can ask for supply at your position. The winner of armor combat is the one who can keep himself alive and thoroughly supplied.
• Anti vehicle turrets are dangerously powerful, so be on a lookout for them and if you must. Destroy them to avoid being used by the enemy
• Be careful of any FAVs heading towards you as it is most likely a recon trying to FAV bomb you.
• If in doubt, use your scope to scan for enemy.
• It has being emphasized before and I would say again, if you take too much damage you should retreat and repair so you can get back to them.
Advice for infantry
• Do not stand behind any moving armor; these guys have a nasty habit of reversing when they got hit by something. Don’t even bother standing close to a hover tank; the reason should be obvious to you by now.
• Do not steal armor from your allies while they are repairing their armor!!! It not only irritates them, it also makes them want to TK you. If you have an insatiable urge to steal, go steal the armor “form the other side”, gives you more challenge that way.
Armor versus…
Engineer
Engineers now comes with AV (anti-vehicular) missiles, they are fast and small while you are slow. Unless you are going 1 on 1 with them, fighting a group of them is hell frozen over for you. If you want to fight with them go long range, you can see their missile flight path and your splash damage can hurt them.
Recon
Assume that they have RDX and active camo equipped, they are gonna hurt you more than what you can think of. Be on the lookout for these people.
Other classes
They are going to run away and spot you, so just kill them off with your splash damage
Turrets
They are one dangerous piece of equipment to begin with. Destroy them if you want to cap a flag.
Mines
Mines are going to be a bit harder to see from armor’s point of view; they looked like little pebbles on the road. However EMP mines is slightly easier to see from there, use a defuse kit if you have unlock them to defuse the mines. Otherwise, avoid them altogether.
Aircraft
DICE have made their aircraft such that it is both fast and flexible. This equals to that you have lesser chance to survive an aircraft attacking run if the pilot is skilled enough. Don’t bother to use your main weapons against them; you can only reach to a certain height. The exception would be the gunners on the battle walkers; they have auto locking missiles and very powerful cannon that can be also used against infantries.
FAVs
Destroy them if they are heading in your way; show them that it takes more than just a tiny little RDX-strapped FAVs to stop you. If it is too close, you should try to move away from the FAVs.
Armor versus Armor
Tank against Tank
Assume that both tanks are fighting head-on with full health; the winner is the one who strike first or can block the damage using AD (active defense) effectively. Otherwise you can strike its weak spot.
Tank against APC
This battle is really in your favor, the only problem you should look out for is its EMP grenades. Not only does it stunt you, it also makes it easier for the enemy engineer to take you out.
Tank against Battle Walker
This battle is not in your favor in close quarter as the elevated height of the battle walker means that they can see slightly more than what the tanks can see; this means that they have a bigger target surface to shoot at. Engage them at long range using your scope and try to aim at the lower portion of the walkers. Another weakness they have is that their guns and missiles gets heated up very fast, use that to your advantage.
APC against Armor
APCs have some of the weakest weapons in the game, if you ever get caught in an armor combat. Use your EMP grenade to get yourself out of the situation; your weapons can only scratch their paintwork. If you feel like it you can always try to swap seats and use the gunner’s grenade on them. Another way is to drive pass the vehicle, emp it, hop out and then hit it with your AV weapons.
Battle Walker against Tank
Your main weakness is your speed and your guns and missiles gets heated up very fast, but to make it all up you are extremely flexible, use this to dodge tank fire and if you can’t, turn on active defense and run (not walk) towards them.
Battle Walker against APC
Same logic as the tank versus APCs.
Battle Walker against Battle Walker
This battle can be won through attrition (wearing down the enemy). Since both of you are very flexible and your guns and missiles heats up quickly, the possibility of you getting all shots to land on the walker is low. So take your time, fire in burst and use AD occasionally to block missile attacks.
Note: this guide is really just to help you fight properly in armor and in no way help you improve your armor whoring skill.
Introduction
Armor is one of the main elements in winning the war, whether in history or in modern warfare. The future has accepted that armor is still one of the main driving forces of winning the war. Hence this guide is just to help you how to use this powerful weapon efficiently.
Your rides:
APC
This vehicle comes equipped with an automatic gun and an EMP grenade on the driver seat, a grenade launcher that fires a burst of 3 grenades in the gunner seat and the passenger seat only has an automatic gun and the ability launch itself out of the vehicle. Not really suitable for armor to armor combat.
Tanks
Range has become a primary concern since the some of the maps you will be playing is huge. So the tanks have traded their side cannon for a scope for long range sniping, the gunner seat still have their trusty old (or you can say a more refined) automatic gun against infantries. However, a newer tank design has being put in place to pit against traditional tank design (which will be covered later).
Battle Walkers
A new vehicle with weapons equivalent to that of the attack helicopter, the protection of a tank and the movement of an infantry. This vehicle has an added advantage of being higher than other vehicle, which allows them to see more, even in low terrain. Even though it has being written on the little booklet when you buy the game, you can actually run by pressing the sprint button or you can crouch on the walker with the Z button.
Your roles (prioritize in order of importance)
1. Engage other armor; the main weapon of armors is designed to be use against other armor. It just makes no sense that you don’t engage other armor because the infantry over there looks easier to pwn than that guy in armor.
2. Support your lowly but important infantries, infantries are small (duh!!!) but can cap flags more efficiently than armor. supporting them gives you kills and makes it easier for your allies to cap flags
3. Defend your base, some base have exclusive spawn point for certain vehicles. So you lose the base, you lose a chance to get these vehicles
Your class
It is best for you to go engineer as the engineer’s ability to repair proved invaluable in armor combat. Whether you want to equip heavy armor or not is up to you.
Basic know-how
• Enter your armor with your repair kit out, that way you can fix them the moment you bail out of your tank.
• Armor should not stay in one position for long since your just making it easier for other armor to own you.
• One way to repair yourself is to keep moving as you repair your armor, remember to retreat back to a safe place when you repair your armor
• Don’t bother to cap flags, you are just making it easier for others to pwn you
• Explosive are premium item, but that doesn’t warrant you to use armor to go destroy commander asset.
• Know when to retreat as destroyed armor is a hindrance to the team. It is also much better if you retreat and come back ready to get back to them for the damage they done to you.
Tank comparison
Traditional tanks
Pros:
• Easy to use for everyone
• Have traction over uneven terrain
• Turrets can swivel 360*
Cons:
• Slow
• Hard to present frontal armor against other armor
• Not as flexible as the hover tank
Hover tank
Pros:
• Extremely flexible
• Fast
• Easy to present frontal armor against other armor (e.g. strafing)
Cons:
• Difficult to use for newcomers
• No traction on uneven terrain
• Turrets cannot swivel 360*
Battle Walker Flexibility
The flexibility of the walker is often underused, so this point will help you how to use your walker to its full potential.
Steep Hills
Battle Walkers can walk up steep hills with ease, much better than what an infantry would do; however, walking down hills is rather tricky as the walker will really ‘fall’ (slid) down hills, giving you a huge chunk of damage…
Water
All armors have a phobia of water, even APCs. But battle walkers can ford through any watery bodies. Walking through water gives you some advantage over the other armor:
• You can get to one place faster then the other armors
• They will not be expecting armor will pass through watery area, giving you an advantage in combat.
• If they are stupid enough, they might follow you to the river if the river is of the same color as the surrounding area.
If you know how to use an armor vehicle properly, here are some tips being aware on your environment:
• All armor needs momentum to cross rough terrain, this holds especially true for hover tank as they don’t have traction to gripe on to the terrain.
• If you have no choice but to cap a flag, ask for UAV over the flag. You never know how many people are hiding in there.
• If you want to camp on a spot, it is best if you can ask for supply at your position. The winner of armor combat is the one who can keep himself alive and thoroughly supplied.
• Anti vehicle turrets are dangerously powerful, so be on a lookout for them and if you must. Destroy them to avoid being used by the enemy
• Be careful of any FAVs heading towards you as it is most likely a recon trying to FAV bomb you.
• If in doubt, use your scope to scan for enemy.
• It has being emphasized before and I would say again, if you take too much damage you should retreat and repair so you can get back to them.
Advice for infantry
• Do not stand behind any moving armor; these guys have a nasty habit of reversing when they got hit by something. Don’t even bother standing close to a hover tank; the reason should be obvious to you by now.
• Do not steal armor from your allies while they are repairing their armor!!! It not only irritates them, it also makes them want to TK you. If you have an insatiable urge to steal, go steal the armor “form the other side”, gives you more challenge that way.
Armor versus…
Engineer
Engineers now comes with AV (anti-vehicular) missiles, they are fast and small while you are slow. Unless you are going 1 on 1 with them, fighting a group of them is hell frozen over for you. If you want to fight with them go long range, you can see their missile flight path and your splash damage can hurt them.
Recon
Assume that they have RDX and active camo equipped, they are gonna hurt you more than what you can think of. Be on the lookout for these people.
Other classes
They are going to run away and spot you, so just kill them off with your splash damage
Turrets
They are one dangerous piece of equipment to begin with. Destroy them if you want to cap a flag.
Mines
Mines are going to be a bit harder to see from armor’s point of view; they looked like little pebbles on the road. However EMP mines is slightly easier to see from there, use a defuse kit if you have unlock them to defuse the mines. Otherwise, avoid them altogether.
Aircraft
DICE have made their aircraft such that it is both fast and flexible. This equals to that you have lesser chance to survive an aircraft attacking run if the pilot is skilled enough. Don’t bother to use your main weapons against them; you can only reach to a certain height. The exception would be the gunners on the battle walkers; they have auto locking missiles and very powerful cannon that can be also used against infantries.
FAVs
Destroy them if they are heading in your way; show them that it takes more than just a tiny little RDX-strapped FAVs to stop you. If it is too close, you should try to move away from the FAVs.
Armor versus Armor
Tank against Tank
Assume that both tanks are fighting head-on with full health; the winner is the one who strike first or can block the damage using AD (active defense) effectively. Otherwise you can strike its weak spot.
Tank against APC
This battle is really in your favor, the only problem you should look out for is its EMP grenades. Not only does it stunt you, it also makes it easier for the enemy engineer to take you out.
Tank against Battle Walker
This battle is not in your favor in close quarter as the elevated height of the battle walker means that they can see slightly more than what the tanks can see; this means that they have a bigger target surface to shoot at. Engage them at long range using your scope and try to aim at the lower portion of the walkers. Another weakness they have is that their guns and missiles gets heated up very fast, use that to your advantage.
APC against Armor
APCs have some of the weakest weapons in the game, if you ever get caught in an armor combat. Use your EMP grenade to get yourself out of the situation; your weapons can only scratch their paintwork. If you feel like it you can always try to swap seats and use the gunner’s grenade on them. Another way is to drive pass the vehicle, emp it, hop out and then hit it with your AV weapons.
Battle Walker against Tank
Your main weakness is your speed and your guns and missiles gets heated up very fast, but to make it all up you are extremely flexible, use this to dodge tank fire and if you can’t, turn on active defense and run (not walk) towards them.
Battle Walker against APC
Same logic as the tank versus APCs.
Battle Walker against Battle Walker
This battle can be won through attrition (wearing down the enemy). Since both of you are very flexible and your guns and missiles heats up quickly, the possibility of you getting all shots to land on the walker is low. So take your time, fire in burst and use AD occasionally to block missile attacks.
Last edited by Contract_Killa (2006-11-21 21:48:36)