bf3 strategy: your thoughts

If on a big map that has a huey, could you load one squad member of each squad then drop each squad member on an objective and have their squad spawn on them to have a full squad on each objective. this would be at the beginning of a match where you wouldn't spawn until you squad leader/member was on the objective. two squads grabbing the first two objectives while one handles support by concentrating on aircraft and tank control. i feel like i'm rambling, does this make sense or not? and would it work ?

So you want to use the transport chopper as a transport chopper? LOL.

I think this sounds like a cool idea! Lets try it out next time we play firestorm.

Great idea O!

I was thinking on 3 flag maps like Firestorm, Bazaar, Damavand and maybe Tehran we should focus all our attention on holding A and C and lock them down on the B flags. 1 Squad at each and the third squad maybe on the point closest to their spawn or manning the vehicles.

On the transport chopper side, when we are US on Noshahr we should definitely be using O's plan. Too many times I'm in the chopper and the pilot (not a 30) goes to try and take down the opposing chopper with a full load of troops and we all die. It's more frustrating than the M26 or the suppression...well maybe not the suppression.

Obticeo Sicarius wrote:

If on a big map that has a huey, could you load one squad member of each squad then drop each squad member on an objective and have their squad spawn on them to have a full squad on each objective. this would be at the beginning of a match where you wouldn't spawn until you squad leader/member was on the objective. two squads grabbing the first two objectives while one handles support by concentrating on aircraft and tank control. i feel like i'm rambling, does this make sense or not? and would it work ?

hmmm, not sure if serious or sarcastic.


I'm all for it. One caveat, if the chopper gets shot down coming out of the spawn (as has happened on the Firestorm games as of late) we'll have to have another prong of the attack. I suggest:

Prong 1:
1 team member from each squad on the helo. The attack chopper and/or jets needs to be up and out front to deal with and slow opfors advance.

Prong 2:
1 team member from each squad in each tank, with each one headed to a different point

Prong 3:
1 team member from each squad in the jeeps also running to different points.

4 in the transport helo
3 in different tanks
3 in jets + attack chopper
2 in jeeps

I don't like running tanks with a single person, but in the initial rush to get points, I think it buys time for the rest of the team to cap and clear points.

I am all for bringing up the armor. I like running tanks even after the patch as long as I have a good gunner spotting with me and one of us has a torch. A blitzkrieg attack on all flags right out of the gate always works well. jeeps and helos to the far points, tanks to the near. by the time the tanks get the near flags locked down and captured the advance wave has usually killed a few and slowed down the enemy assault. If they can cap a flag great, they usually die and once dead they can spawn on the flag if they capped it or on the tanks that are proceeding to push forward to the far flags.

like I said just a thought. went 12-0 by myself in tank on kharg island this afternoon, so going solo in a tank until you reach the objective is temporary.once you meet your squad you can then get your gunner. the opposing attack chopper will most likely pay attention to our attack helo first before the transport. remember the transport has some effective guns on it too.

on another note. the late night games have been rough. with only two or three teammates being effective is difficult when all the ranDUMBS are waiting in the spawn for jets and helicopters. we take an objective only to see it start flashing almost immediately after leaving it to cap another. shit's annoying. only thing positive is we do rack up points.

These are all great ideas and we should try them out.

I like it...happy to see people taking interest in strategy.

I'll hopefully be on tonight.

Unfortunately I won't be on for a few day to try some of this out. Will be out of town till Sunday working.

Obticeo Sicarius wrote:

on another note. the late night games have been rough. with only two or three teammates being effective is difficult when all the ranDUMBS are waiting in the spawn for jets and helicopters. we take an objective only to see it start flashing almost immediately after leaving it to cap another. shit's annoying. only thing positive is we do rack up points.

We do need to work on our Defense. Rarely do we ever have a guy back watching a base. We are all usually running between them. Defense can be boring, but it will certainly win games.

Obticeo Sicarius wrote:

on another note. the late night games have been rough. with only two or three teammates being effective is difficult when all the ranDUMBS are waiting in the spawn for jets and helicopters. we take an objective only to see it start flashing almost immediately after leaving it to cap another. shit's annoying. only thing positive is we do rack up points.

Perfect example was today when me and Darkker were stuck playing with a team of randumbs. One other bluehat was actually doing something so he helped but the rest of the team i have no idea what the hell they were doing. Our 3 scores were in the 5000-7000 range then it dropped to around maybe 1800 and lower for the rest. Its hard to not put the comms on team speak and tell them how useless they are. Kinda like talking to wall since they dont listen or respond.

Sometimes I think we could really use a "General" to coordinate the entire teams initial squad responsibilities for a round and for any changes to the initial strategy.

So alpha squad take charlie and air support, bravo take bravo and charlie man the vehicles...After repeated attempts to take bravo they give up on bravo and attack alpha we then send charlie to help defend alpha....or whatever.

smallz wrote:

Sometimes I think we could really use a "General" to coordinate the entire teams initial squad responsibilities for a round and for any changes to the initial strategy.

So alpha squad take charlie and air support, bravo take bravo and charlie man the vehicles...After repeated attempts to take bravo they give up on bravo and attack alpha we then send charlie to help defend alpha....or whatever.

General Nate.

I think that is a great suggestion. You get to be the general since it was your idea...

Good Luck, General. LOL

I've not played with N8...in like 2 weeks. Where you at N8? Is this root canal season?

I think a General is a great idea.

Kagan wrote:

I think that is a great suggestion. You get to be the general since it was your idea...

Good Luck, General. LOL

I've not played with N8...in like 2 weeks. Where you at N8? Is this root canal season?

Ummm me??
...bad idea.
I spent half of last night talking to myself (mute).
Also I'm generally not very intelligent, well liked or respected and I kinda suck at life.

Who is General Nate??

smallz wrote:

Who is General Nate??

NM, I figured it out.

MiiisterAnderson wrote:

smallz wrote:

Sometimes I think we could really use a "General" to coordinate the entire teams initial squad responsibilities for a round and for any changes to the initial strategy.

So alpha squad take charlie and air support, bravo take bravo and charlie man the vehicles...After repeated attempts to take bravo they give up on bravo and attack alpha we then send charlie to help defend alpha....or whatever.

General Nate.

Ha. I can play Der General. It would be interesting to see how it would work. Best if all squads are 30's since they will actually listen and play as a team effort. I recieved lots of training is small unit tactics and battelfield strategy compliments of US taxpayer money so I can put that to use.

Hmmmmmmm? The title will go well with the special BF3 good luck outfit I wear when I play. It always brings me good luck and increases my KDR dramitically, even more so than a bacon wrapped unicorn. A wide red ribbon sash with lots of medals pinned on it from the surplus store, sunglasses, whitey tightys, and a Cheetos orange dust stained dick equals unstoppable killing machine. (Its the only way I have found that I can beat Nixon in a head to head one on one) Draws a few sarcastic remarks from my wife, but she doesn't understand how important killing pixel people is. I swear to God, next time Daze steals my tags (which isn't very Christian of you by the way, Daze) I am going to send him a pic of me in my uniform just to emotionally scar him for life and teach him to never knife me again.

I am not sure we can elect a general. I think you have to be assigned...

Our Tax dollars hard at work- developing strategies to kill pixle people. I know of 10k worse uses for the money...

By the sounds of it you are better suited to Psy-Ops the way you are hoping to break Darkker.

Well, it's not very Christian because I am not very Christian.. so there's that

And I have had long conversations with Manic.. your threats PALE in comparison good sir.

DarkkerDaze wrote:

Well, it's not very Christian because I am not very Christian.. so there's that

And I have had long conversations with Manic.. your threats PALE in comparison good sir.

Very well then. I see I will have to up the ante. I will coordinate with my good friend Manic and together we will wage a psychological warfare campaign so apocalyptic even the Illuminati only speak of it in hushed wispers. We will endeavor to combine both of your nightmares into one tidy package that will be sure to horrify you and leave you a catatonic, drooling shell of a man. Only you can prevent this travesty by not collecting x30x tags anymore. (Except for Nixon of course, because Manic still wants to sex you up and he expects you to win the contest)

BigDaddyN8 wrote:

Ha. I can play Der General. It would be interesting to see how it would work. Best if all squads are 30's since they will actually listen and play as a team effort.

Except for Wini and the others that shall remain nameless. We all decided to try the transport chopper idea on Firestorm the night after it was brought up on the forums.

"Ok guys, all the squad leaders get into the choppers, everyone else push the armor and attack choppers to separate objectives"

"Yeah! Cool! Let's do this."

Fast forward past the fade in and everyone tears ass towards A in their own vehicles leaving me sitting alone and neglected in the transport chopper back in the spawn.

"You guys are a bunch of dicks".

BigDaddyN8 wrote:

DarkkerDaze wrote:

Well, it's not very Christian because I am not very Christian.. so there's that

And I have had long conversations with Manic.. your threats PALE in comparison good sir.

Very well then. I see I will have to up the ante. I will coordinate with my good friend Manic and together we will wage a psychological warfare campaign so apocalyptic even the Illuminati only speak of it in hushed wispers. We will endeavor to combine both of your nightmares into one tidy package that will be sure to horrify you and leave you a catatonic, drooling shell of a man. Only you can prevent this travesty by not collecting x30x tags anymore. (Except for Nixon of course, because Manic still wants to sex you up and he expects you to win the contest)

I admit, I laughed pretty hard!