BF2S Forums Suppresive fire

Donnyboy wrote:

Does any one else have a hard time getting people to understand how to set up a good cross fire, or even some basic suppresing fire? Holy crap! It isn't that hard. Point to where people might be, let off 3-6 shots. Point to somewhere else where people might be, let off 3-6 shots. Repeat as neccesary as squad moves up and around for the flank shots.

I know it's a rant, but it bugs me when we get cut down like bystanders on a Vegas sidewalk when we're trying to advance.

Oh, and a tip for the n00bs, when 10 of you get together for a cap right at the base of the flag, it only takes one grenade or arty round to take you all out. Don't CF. Unless I'm your enemy, then conviently collect yourselves into groups of 8 or more in the nearest clearing.

Although it's border-line, I think this kind of post goes best in the complain subforum. Make sure to look at all your options before posting in a specific section if you have something in mind for a thread.

Well my friend, you've got some good points, but I'm afraid you're confused about 'suppresive fire.' Suppresive fire is when the SAW unit moves forward and lays down covering fire to allow his team mates to move more freely and pick targets or whetever else they need to do. The extended automatic fire keeps enemy units at bay for long enough to gain the advantage in a fire fight. What you're referring to, I believe, is a better spotter.

For further questions and advice, consult the FAQ section or try the search function. Thanks man and welcome!

And suppresive fire only works when the person is actually scared of being shot.  Since there is no death in this game, suppresive fire really isn't going to work that well.

Donnyboy wrote:

Does any one else have a hard time getting people to understand how to set up a good cross fire, or even some basic suppresing fire? Holy crap! It isn't that hard. Point to where people might be, let off 3-6 shots. Point to somewhere else where people might be, let off 3-6 shots. Repeat as neccesary as squad moves up and around for the flank shots.

supressive fire is real useless in BF2, if i am supressed by five guys coming at me, I equip my M203 jump around the corner *gloup* you are all dead, and so am i, but hey, that is just a heroic act for my team.
Supressive fire is good in Rainbow Six, or raven shield, when one bullet kills you, but not in BF2. wont scare anyone, it is just a sign that says, Lot of points coming towards you around that corner, kill as many of them before they get you

Me and my mates use suppressive fire all the time. Get your mate to let a prone enemy know he's there - and remind him he's there - while you flank around and you can do what you want with him (Knife, pistol, C4, defib). Easy peasy.

to bad it doesnt work like in AA where your accuracy dropped when you got shot at and thus you couldnt shoot back.
in BF2 its just a bit scary but in 70% of the times im shot at by a support guy he will die instead of me cause of his low accuracy. but sure it can help against someppl also to distract them from the rest of the squad flanking him.

mort4u wrote:

to bad it doesnt work like in AA where your accuracy dropped when you got shot at and thus you couldnt shoot back.
in BF2 its just a bit scary but in 70% of the times im shot at by a support guy he will die instead of me cause of his low accuracy. but sure it can help against someppl also to distract them from the rest of the squad flanking him.

To clarify: I was talking about the stat value Accuracy, not the ability to hit the enemy. I guess the Accuracy value will go down if you spend a lot of bullets without hitting the enemy, so proper suppressive fire will make it sink like a stone in the water. Correct me if I'm wrong.

mort4u wrote:

to bad it doesnt work like in AA where your accuracy dropped when you got shot at and thus you couldnt shoot back.
in BF2 its just a bit scary but in 70% of the times im shot at by a support guy he will die instead of me cause of his low accuracy. but sure it can help against someppl also to distract them from the rest of the squad flanking him.

I dont think many people who play AA use accuracy anyway.

I disagree, i think AA combat is simply jumping, straifing and full auto.

voltage wrote:

mort4u wrote:

to bad it doesnt work like in AA where your accuracy dropped when you got shot at and thus you couldnt shoot back.
in BF2 its just a bit scary but in 70% of the times im shot at by a support guy he will die instead of me cause of his low accuracy. but sure it can help against someppl also to distract them from the rest of the squad flanking him.

To clarify: I was talking about the stat value Accuracy, not the ability to hit the enemy. I guess the Accuracy value will go down if you spend a lot of bullets without hitting the enemy, so proper suppressive fire will make it sink like a stone in the water. Correct me if I'm wrong.

i don't want to flame but...come on, are you that into that statistic!?  accuracy? especially with the so called undesirable spread? (maybe if you only play sniper for bragging wrights) wake up m8t accuracy in bf2 is lame as the rising star (i believe).

answer this question, when you see a enemy do you first a)duck and shoot b)shoot c)wait/hide and ponder, well if i shoot and miss i will lower my accuracy.  i hope you're not a 'C' this is not Duck Hunt, don't worry if you miss he's not going to fly the coop and neither will you run out of ammo before he's dead, unless you are that bad, which if in that case you should be the last person....

i'll stop here, need to catch up on my ACC

r/

I don't shoot anywhere but the enemies nowadays, because if you are moving alone, you can easily give a way your location and there you go, a pack of enemies (or a good lonely one) will come and get you.

sometimes i wonder how some people manage to get dressed in the morning, and some arse did that lousy kill/revive stat padding on me yesterday when i went to answer the door.  The bastard got 49 kills on me or something.

Last edited by r00fus (2005-09-30 04:06:28)

now it looks like im a nooblet with a 63 death streak