BATTLEFIELD VIETNAM weapons GUIDE
- Everything you need about Battlefield Vietnam weaponry -
Final Edition 31 August 04
Written by LappyTHT

N.V.A. ENGINEER EQUIPMENT

1. 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. 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.

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. :)

Great for the N.V.A. Engineer that crash lands accidentally or on
purpose into unfriendly territory. Between the MAT 49 and this baby, they'll go through quite a few men before you go down.

2. 5 Landmines

The Landmines are one of my favorite items in the game. Why?
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.

The N.V.A. Mines, like the U.S. Mines, are not detonated when stepped on by infantry or when shot at. They can only be set off when a vehicle travells over it.

3. Shovel

I'll admit, it took me forever to figure this one out, and I'd like to credit the fine folks over at Nuclear Powered Battlefield Vietnam, whose link you'll find in my credits section, for helping me get the hang of this handy, handy tool.

What the shovel does is allow you to move specific spawn points by "digging" trenches between them. It might sound confusing but it's actually very easy.

You don't actually start with a shovel, you have to find one. The only person who can use the shovel is a soldier that has the Shovel as part of his equipment. A Gunner, Heavy Soldier, Sniper,or Engineer without a Shovel cannot move the spawn point.

You can find a moveable spawn point by spawning there (...it is a spawn point after all), and identifying it not by a flag, but by a trap door in the ground with a shovel sticking out of it. Walk up to it, hit your" pick up item" key, and voila! You'll see the trap door disappear and you'll be able to select the shovel from your inventory.

When you find an area you want to move the spawn to, (Say...oh I don't know...behind the enemy base) walk up to it, pull out the shovel, and hold down your fire button until you see the trap door reappear. Pretty soon you'll have friendly soldiers pouring out of the tunnel and into your enemy's base! Yay for trench digging. When you do this, make sure you're covered while you're digging and make sure you let your team know where the new spawn point is, so they can be sure to take advantage of it.

4. Booby Trap Pliers

The Booby trap pliers are yet another personal favorite, because of the mass destruction that they cause. Those of you who have read about the Land Mines for either army in my guide know how I live to rig an entire airfield to explode, then sit back and watch the fireworks. Well these work the same way as the Land Mines, except a booby trapped vehicle blows up as soon as a soldier enters it.

To booby trap a vehicle, select the Pliers and walk right up to the vehicle in question. Click the fire button and you'll see a dynamite pop out. If you're close enough to the vehicle, the dynamite will stick to it. After that all you have to do is wait for an enemy soldier to get into it and Blammo!! he's a scorch mark on the nearest wall.

The other great thing about the booby trap is, unlike the Land Mines, you get unlimited dynamite. And if you miss hitting the vehicle and the dynamite falls on the ground, you can pick it back up by hitting the" pick up item" key.

A very fun piece of equipment, just remember that the only way the Booby Trap explodes is if it is attached to a vehicle and a soldier enters it - and this includes teammates! If you see a teammate heading for a vehicle you have set to explode, either be a nice guy and remove the trap for him, or go out of your way to direct him to that *specific* vehicle, whatever your mood. :)

5. 5 Pungi Sticks

These things are just mean. Do what I do, put them in tall grass, and watch people get confused and angry when they don't know whats killing them. Pungi sticks are sharpened, pike-like sticks that stick up from the ground with a poison on them. If an infantry unit steps on them they die instantly, regardless of their health - and the Pungi sticks stay!

Pungi Sticks take a second or two to set up, but if theres an area where you notice people usually stand when capping a flag, or a particular building or vehicle you don't want someone to enter, spread some of these guys around. You only get five, which doesn't cover much area, but if you're fortifying a base there's bound to be an ammo refill box somewhere close by.

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Table of contents

Please read a quick note on this edition of my faq regarding the v1.1 patch here. Note that the "**" indicate areas of my FAQ affected by the v1.1 patch.

• Home
• Introduction/Why This Guide Is Here
• How I Tested All The Weapons And Equipment
• How The Guide Works
• United States/South Vietnamese Army **Standard Equipment**
• The U.S. Gunner
  • U.S. Gunner Standard Equipment
  • U.S. Gunner Primary Weapons
  • U.S. Gunner Equipment (non-standard)
• The U.S. Engineer
  • U.S. Engineer Standard Equipment
  • U.S. Engineer Primary Weapon
  • U.S. Engineer Equipment (non-standard)
• **The U.S. Heavy Assault Soldier**
  • **U.S. Heavy Assault Soldier Primary Weapon**
  • **U.S. Heavy Assault Soldier Equipment (non-standard)**
• The U.S. Sniper
  • U.S. Sniper Standard Equipment
  • U.S. Sniper Primary Weapons
• North Vietnamese Army Standard Equipment
• The N.V.A. Gunner
  • **N.V.A. Gunner Standard Equipment**
  • N.V.A. Gunner Primary Weapons
• The N.V.A. Engineer
  • N.V.A. Engineer Standard Equipment
  • N.V.A. Engineer Primary Weapon
  • N.V.A. Engineer Equipment (non-standard)
• The N.V.A. Heavy Assault Soldier
  • N.V.A. Heavy Assault Soldier Primary Weapon
  • N.V.A. Heavy Assault Soldier Equipment (non-standard)
• The N.V.A. Sniper
  • N.V.A. Sniper Primary Weapons
  • N.V.A. Sniper Equipment
• **Different Army Divisions And The Weapon Packages They Choose From**
• Credits/Contact Information
• Dedication/Thanks