Please start using Supressive Fire

[vanity]

Obviously this isn't addressed to everyone, but I think a large number of people don't understand what suppressive fire is.

Here's a scenario from this weekend:

5 of us (UK) are huddled into a building on the first floor. A rocket slams into the side of it, taking out a wall. 2 die and the medic is reviving people...then healing others, there's smoke everywhere, and a huge f'ing hole from where the rocket hit.

Action:
Spray and HOSE the area that rocket came from through the smoke. I switched to full-auto and emptied out clip after clip into this mess, killing 4 guys that kept trying to run through the smokey hole to kill us. What's everyone inside doing? Laying there waiting for someone to come in and start shooting.

Fellas, it's OK to lay down fire and shoot at things even if you can't see the enemy. Pretend your Rambo, sometimes that's what I do. You don't have to be accurate, just put some fucking rounds over their heads so they stop advancing forward. If more people started doing this instead of lying around like an f'ing log waiting for the enemy to shoot them first, squads could be much more powerful.

Watch special forces exercise videos sometime. They lay down IMMENSE cover fire while retreating...and the whole point is to make the enemy belive they're bigger than they really are. 4-5 guys on full auto will stop anyone from coming toward you.

And if you're squad is crossing a road where pot shots came before...go ahead and fire at the windows/rooftop as they're advancing. Don't wait for someone to come to the window and shoot before you do, the point is to keep them huddled down inside while your forces move toward the building to secure it.

The enemy can't shoot you when they're taking cover.

[gazzthompson]

i still think supressive fire dosn't work because people dont vaule there lifes enough and u can put all the fire down u can and some 1 will pop up and 1 shot kill u. thats what i think tho i still do try do it.

[mammikoura]

Originally Posted by gazzthompson

i still think supressive fire dosn't work because people dont vaule there lifes enough and u can put all the fire down u can and some 1 will pop up and 1 shot kill u. thats what i think tho i still do try do it.

exactly. You can fire all you want at a a few windows and then 1 guy pops from one of the windows and shoots you. Suppressive fire isn't that usefull since people are not afraid to get killed. Simple as that.

It's effective in some situations, like for example if you know that there is an enemy behind a tree/whatever and your squad is moving, then shooting to the direction of the tree might keep his head down. But overall it's really not that usefull.

[daranz]

Suppressive fire often does not work. You can keep unloading on the ground next to the corner, but then someone is going to instaprone around the corner and shoot you in the face before you can get an actual aimed shot on him.

[vanity]

dont ruin my sweet thread guys

[Lothrian]

Supressive fire does work! Think, when bullets are near you, it makes the screen fuzzy, your hearing goes etc, just like when a grenade goes off near you, therefore supressive fire reduces the awareness of the opponent. Anyway, its only design to keep the enemy confused while someone makes the proper calculated kills.

[[R-MOD]Wasteland]

It would be nice if that fuzziness was somehow turned up in intensity. Also if you didn't have to be quite as close to the bullets.

Regardless, suppressive fire works, but there's been many thread (even in the last month) on this subject.

[wpgcivic]

i remember one time when i had suppressive fire put on me i hid behind that tree adn didnt move at all..worked damn well then

[Croix]

Suppressive fire works well. I've had many occasions (most notable coming to mind on Airport) where working with a single squad have been able to keep at bay several attacking squads. It maybe isn't the as reliable a tactic as it is in real life, but it sure works to gain a few precious seconds for your own team to get into better positions.

Also, suppression fire is quite an effective tactic if you are using a highly accurate weapon - I noticed that the other team was quite unwilling to run in areas where I'd massacred them.

[him_j]

it does work. all you need is one stray bullet to hit you and you are fuzzy and cant see properly. this means they cant shoot back, in most csses they enemy pulls back to a safe position and trys to flank you. if you are in an organised squad however, you would probably cover your flanks, and therefore the fanker doesnt manage to kill you.