Teamwork Basics

Ok, here's the first installment of teamwork basics. Some of the things that L85 mentioned are very true, and we faltered in the second half of the game that we played last weekend. The first game was great, but we splintered and that's when we had issues. So, I'm gonna go over those things, and hopefully we'll get some good advice out of this.

#1: Squad Up.
Something we usually do well, and we usually have someone start a squad first thing and invite the others to join it. What happens afterwards is sometimes where we find trouble. We need to come up with a kit complement that is effective together. Unfortunately, that means snipers are usually ineffective in squads smaller than 4. It also means that Spec ops is out, but not necessarily. Those 2 kits are more "lone wolf" type kits, but can be used effectively in a squad with good planning. I'll discuss that later. This brings me to item 2.

#2 Plan squads effectively.
Obviously in an infantry only server it's useless to have the anti-tank or engineer kits, yet we've actually seen them, and with disastrous results. Every other kit is far superior than these 2 for infantry fighting. While I love my DAO-12, I never use it unless we've got armor to contend with. This goes to the other point, what do you use? We've found a complement of 2 medics minimum a must, plus either support, and if you've got the men, a sniper from afar spotting and covering. Spec Ops and assault are also useful in a squad, and can be used in place of the support for closer range (ie point blank) such as capping flags and such.

#3 Spot the enemy before firing.
I found this out the hard way not too long ago, that if you see an enemy, use the commo rose, and not the teamspeak. Using the commo rose will spot the enemy on the map, and will allow one of your squadmates to nail the guy if he nails you first. L85 got frustrated with me the other day because of exactly that. I told him there was an enemy in a hill, shot at the guy, he nailed me first, then L85 went to revive me as he didn't know where the enemy was, and L85 got killed before I was revived. We could have saved 2 tickets if I had used the commo rose.

#4 Stick together.
Another biggie, but really simple. Stay together, about 30 feet apart. This allows you to get to each other if need be, but keeps you far apart enough for the guy with the nasty PKM sitting prone at the objective. It also allows for a greater range of view.

#5 Tactical maneuvering.
Last, but not least, moving. This will be covered more in depth on the defense, offense posts, but the basic is to have one crouched, watching forward while the other 2 or 3 squad mates move forward, then when they get to a good spot, one stays behind, another continues on, and the previous spotter runs to catch up. This allows the croucher to spot enemies he sees while they move, and the movers time to take action. More on that later.

Ok, that's the basic list. I'll add more as we learn more, and begin on the defending and attacking posts. Happy hunting, and please levae comments to add in the previous post.