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Figure
3D: DefGun to Destroyer: HELLO, MOTO!
The
DefGun:
The
DefGun is an underused weapons platform, and I felt it needed some
mentioning here. Most people I've played with don't realize it only
needs 10-15 hits to wipe out a destroyer, which is not a large number
nor a lot of time spent on ship-killing.
A reliable
DefGunner is an engineer with a knack for lobbing shots, kind of
like good heavies from the TRIBES days. If you're one of those "accurate"
types, punish any ship that gets close to shore to position - or
beaches itself, whatever. Personally, if I beach anything
it's going to be the carrier - you know running off the end of the
deck and jumping onto the shore is just cool. (No, nevermind it
being a thousand-ton paperweight.)
Finally,
my last note on advanced, overlooked tactics:
Figure
3E: A highly complex maneuver known as I R TEH PIR8! YARRRR!
Yup... Just like how they did it in WWII. *smiles knowingly*
I
R TEH PIR8:
So you're sick of pummeling landing boats as they come in or the
support ships are too far away to be hit with your DefGuns? There
are other ways to wreak havoc on island maps. Have you ever noticed
how many enemy landing craft are left on the shores? (It's sick
- like they would use them for landing only!) An enemy craft
with an engineer or sniper onboard is gold - sexy, Axis-killing
gold - for sneaking up on an enemy ship undetected.
Personally, I recommend the Japanese craft - the driver is shielded
from fire and the foldout door, when half-open, provides a nice
place to hide and cry while the big mean ships fire at you.
*ahem*
Or snipe from. Whatever.
Here's
how it goes down, chief: Through some means procure an enemy landing
craft, and bring yourself or a full landing party (YARRRR!)
if you plan on boarding. (Note that all further recommended steps
are denoted by use of the word YARRRR. Thank you.) Approach an enemy
ship you wish to harass (no, not in that way) and lower the door
enough so you can see out the sides.
Figure
3F: My flank is protected by the half-lowered foldout door on the
Japanese landing craft, leaving me free to... Take this screenshot.
But imagine what you could do if you aimed it at a deck full of
respawning troops! From this position in the craft you can float
along and annihilate spawning enemy troops at range - providing
no one notices the shots are coming from the dead-in-the-water landing
craft. If they do notice you, it's time (YARRRR!) to board
and cause further trouble.
Figure 3G: YARRRRrrrRR! *cough*
Upon
boarding one of the ships, you'll find all sorts of goodies: ammo,
fresh landing craft and plane-camping rocketfodder like Cutty201.
Destroy all you can and when things get hairy, take another landing
craft and head out for another go. (YARRRR!)
Anyway,
that's 10 minutes of your life you won't be able to get back (sorry),
but perhaps you will get some ideas for inventive new ways to exploit
the vehicles and features of the game while also solidifying your
team strength. Battlefield 1942 is a noble, ambitious title,
and strategies surrounding it will continue to gr...
HEY!
What are you doing with our Destroyer? What is that, BEACHsurfing?
Aww,
screw noble. See you troops at the next LAN.
(Begins teammate knifing frenzy)
OK,
that was the worst tactics guide ever. Back to Articles.
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