BATTLEFIELD
VIETNAM weapons GUIDE
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Everything you need about Battlefield Vietnam weaponry -
Final Edition 31 August 04
Written by LappyTHT
U.S. ENGINEER EQUIPMENT
1. 5 U.S. Land Mines
I absolutely love the mines. Want to have fun? Sneak into an enemy
airfield and plant them in front of all of the planes and vehicles.
Guess what, if they try to take off, they'll blow up! Suckers.
I don't see much of a use for the Mines other than rigging a base to
explode whenever someone enters a vehicle, except maybe spreading the
mines across a path where enemy armor is likely to come from.
Mines are not detonated when stepped
on by infantry, or when shot at, and
can only be set off when a vehicle travells over it.
2. 5 Claymore Explosives, with detonator.
Claymores are fun. Claymores are
used against enemy infantry, not against
enemy armor. If you want to trip up armor, use Land Mines or C4 instead.
the way you use Claymores is up to you. You can use them like I suggested
you use land mines, and set them up all around a vehicle - so when an
infantry unit tries to step up to the vehicle to enter it they go boom.
You could also use Claymores to set up a defensive perimeter and ignite
them when enemy soldiers get close.
The thing to remember about Claymores
is that they are detonated
either with the detonator, or when an infantry unit steps on them.
Vehicles do not detonate them by travelling over them; in fact, I don't
think Claymores damage vehicles at all. In my testing I've rigged
Claymores all around, underneath and on top of tanks, detonated them and
the tank still had full health. Something to keep in mind.
2. Portable Mortar Launcher, with 20 Mortars
The Portable Mortar Launcher is a great weapon to
use while
attacking or defending, I personally like to use it on the attack. To use
the mortar, select it, then click your fire button to set it up. Keep in
mind that the direction you're facing is the direction it will face when
you set it up.
To use it after you set it
up, click your "enter
vehicle" button and you
will be able to aim and fire it. Nothing says "get out of
your base now" like a good, constant mortar shelling. :)
And thanks to Mr. Magee for reminding
me that you can pick up the Mortar
if you want to reposition it by hitting your "pick up item" key.
3. 5 C4 explosives, with detonator.
While you can use the C4 charges in the same "booby trap their
base" manner that I described with the Claymore mines, I like to use the
C4 in a more defensive role, because they allow the Engineer to control
when they detonate. They are very effective against enemy infantry and
light armored ground units. It is very easy to defend a base by laying
C4 across a choke point (say a trail coming over a hill), then restocking
your ammo, and laying C4 across all the other choke points. Then just sit
high and dry under cover and wait for their armor and infantry to come
strolling through, and make sure to laugh when you blow them all up.
Keep in mind C4 must be detonated
to explode, no amount of shooting at it
or stepping on it will cause it to ignite.
I got an e-mail from Joshua with more helpful tips:
"The C4 is sticky. It
will stick to all objects, i.e. tanks, planes,
etc. It will also stick to bridges, houses, and other objects not part
of the earth. Can be useful in sticking to tanks as they drive past.
Another favorite tactic is what I call, gift giving. Find a vehicle,
APC's work best, and stick the C4 onto an inconspicuous part of the
vehicle. Drive the vehicle into the enemy base and park it right next
to the respawn area. The enemies will gladly accept the gift and get in.
Set off the charges and have a good laugh. Somewhat more usefull than
the booby trap because you can bring the vehicle to the enemy after
you've rigged it."
4. Welding Torch
The welding torch is a kind of 'anti-wrench.' Instead of healing
a vehicle, it damages it. At times, I find this a whole lot more useful
than using hand grenades to blow up a tank. While tanks can move away
from incoming grenades before they detonate, they can't target me
when I'm crouching underneath their turret with a welding torch. Just
make sure to clear out when the vehicle catches fire.
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