Take Kits when needed or 'in Case'?

[gazzthompson]

if you "need a kit" its already to late.

[Roborob]

Originally Posted by gazzthompson

if you "need a kit" its already to late.

Not if you can get it, or the tank (or whatever) is still in the area

[Masterbake]

By "need" I don't think people mean there's 100% chance that it'll be necessary in the next minute, but if there's an angry APC or Tank in the area there's a pretty good chance you'll run into it sometime. If you're on the move it's better to take a free HAT kit and keep going towards your objective than to just sit around until it's safe, or worse be defenseless against it in the open.

[gazzthompson]

Originally Posted by Roborob

Not if you can get it, or the tank (or whatever) is still in the area

of course, but why take the risk of "sh*t tank!!! wheres the nearest box!"

[Roborob]

because its better than "Sh*t tank!!!! crap we already lost the HAT 2 mins ago!"

[Smegburt_funkledink]

Originally Posted by jigsaw-uk

You will never see a sniper in my squad.

Lies!



I owned.

[badmojo420]

Originally Posted by Roborob

because its better than "Sh*t tank!!!! crap we already lost the HAT 2 mins ago!"

No, it would be more like "Shit, tank, i'll get a HAT kit, oh shit they've all been issued"

We know what enemy assets we will be facing, i see no problem in securing a means to destroy those assets ahead of time. If you base your game tactics off the possiblity of dying soon, you've already failed imo.

Also, with a HAT or AA the prep time is immense. In some cases if an APC/tank/helo/etc are good at what they do, you'll have a very small window to attack, which is not the time you should start running over to request a kit.

Another question i'd be curious about is the amount of people who run with their specialized weapon drawn and prepped. There's nothing funnier than driving an APC up to infantry and seeing one switch to a HAT, some people would panic, but if you keep th games constraints in mind, you know you have a good 15sec before he becomes a threat.

If you play with me you'll see me 90% of the time with an AA or LAT launcher in my hands. Even if theres no sign of enemy helos/vehicles. It just pays off far too often, a helicopter will come flying up over a hill and before my squad can even report it over voip, my missile is headed towards him. And if you ever get attacked by INF, it takes all of 3-5sec to pull out your rifle.

[Scot]

Originally Posted by jigsaw-uk

Agreed 100% Rudd, L-AT will always be in my squad unless it is a pure inf map, grenadier too.

I think it's a viable option to take the LAT kit on purely inf maps, it's a) a great scare tactic and b) a great suppressor and c) it's a rocket resulting in a big explosion, what's not too like?

[McBumLuv]

Originally Posted by [R-COM]Scot

I think it's a viable option to take the LAT kit on purely inf maps, it's a) a great scare tactic and b) a great suppressor and c) it's a rocket resulting in a big explosion, what's not too like?

Not since 0.86. The radius is unbelievably small. IE, I once failed with the RPG and hit the wall a meter in front of me and I was barely scratched.

[Zrix]

Originally Posted by [R-COM]Scot

I think it's a viable option to take the LAT kit on purely inf maps, it's a) a great scare tactic and b) a great suppressor and c) it's a rocket resulting in a big explosion, what's not too like?

Also quite useful if you spot a FOB in the open at longer ranges.