Many people, mostly the higher ranked players want this medal. Here's a guide how to obtain those points.
OK. I see many people wonder what are driver kill assists and what are driver special ability points. Let me explain this.
Driver kill assist: When your fellow drivers of the vehicle kill an enemy, you are awarded a driver kill assist. This is worth 1 point.
Driver special ability:When your fellow drivers score a teampoint. This can be a healpoint, ammo giving point or repair point. Thus, necessary kits in your vehicle should be Engineer, Medic or Support.
!Both driver kill assists and driver special ability points count towards the medal of valor!
So what are the best ways to get those driver kills?
Helicopter
Flying. Duh. This is an easy way to get a lot of driver kill assists. Especially on Sharqi as MEC. Only downside is, half the team wants that chopper and the helipad is full of teamkilling bastards. Yes.
And what about that raping arty and USMC cobra? Always nice is to park a vodnik in front of the MEC chopper to avoid getting TV'd or TOW'ed. (Don't blame me for getting this in public!)
You can't do much against arty, except for asking your commander to warn for enemy artillery strikes.
Wake is another good map for getting driver kill assists in the chopper. The open seas gives a TV a nice advantage. Tanks aren't safe anymore. Too bad they cut the range of the TV a while back.
Best: MEC chopper on Sharqi Peninsula.
Armor
Don't try to get a lot of driver kills in a tank, use an APC. Strike at Karkand is a hell of a map for it. Just sit in the second, third (etc.) places, and do nothing. The opportunity to kill someone from those fire holes is very slim, so you can make yourself a sandwich. Nice advantage of the APC is the high rate of fire. Drivers of the APC get a lot if infantry kills. A good driver can take a tank out too, so find those APC whores who have the knowledge.
Only downside of the APC is it's weak armor. 2 shots of an Anti tank is enough to set it on fire and destroy it. So be an engineer, let your driver know that so he can escape the battle, find a safe spot an both repair your vehicle.
Best: USMC APC on Strike at Karkand.
Jet
Don't try to get driver kill assists in a 1-person jet. That won't work... Go for the SU's, or F-15. Bomber class. I tend to play on Operation Cleansweep. This can be because I'm used to the map and know where to bomb, shoot w/e or because of some strange advantage of the map. (Maybe noob AA positions, on hills and surrounded by open fields or water?)
Try to be on the USMC team because the Airfield with the bomber on MEC side is capturable.
You can take your bombing actions to the Gulf if you want, but I can assure you, the F35B's are like flies which don't go away and will not DIE! Also, you have to be on MEC side.
Kubra Dam I won't recommend because of the Mobile AA. Bah!
Best: USMC F-15 on Operation Cleansweep.
Transport
Not a recommendation. A very weak but versatile vehicle. I would recommend small city maps like Strike or Gulf. Don't do Mashtuur because it has 2 AP C's and 2 tanks in total with 16 players. (Yes, it's weird!)
Don't underestimate the power of a dink where there are a few tanks or AP C's.
Best: USMC or MEC transport at Strike at Karkand.
Conclusion:
I'm not even close to 5000. I'm around 3000. So I'm probably not the best person who should make this topic about driver kills and such. But then again, I don't whore vehicles.
If you see some mistakes, (not spelling please..) post it and I will try to change it into the correct ..thing.
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I want to say, be the one who flies the vehicle and don't be the one who drives the vehicle. (Hope you understand that one!)
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Don't see this as a Bible to Driver kills, but see it as a little piece of text for inspiration.
EDIT:
Edited some readability aspects.
Keep in mind I don't own SF/EF/AF.
Your right. Zatar doesn't have a bomber. My mistake. Changed.
Another. It said: "Keep in mind I don't own SF/FE/AF. That would be EF. Thanks to Niekejeje
OK. I see many people wonder what are driver kill assists and what are driver special ability points. Let me explain this.
Driver kill assist: When your fellow drivers of the vehicle kill an enemy, you are awarded a driver kill assist. This is worth 1 point.
Driver special ability:When your fellow drivers score a teampoint. This can be a healpoint, ammo giving point or repair point. Thus, necessary kits in your vehicle should be Engineer, Medic or Support.
!Both driver kill assists and driver special ability points count towards the medal of valor!
So what are the best ways to get those driver kills?
Helicopter
Flying. Duh. This is an easy way to get a lot of driver kill assists. Especially on Sharqi as MEC. Only downside is, half the team wants that chopper and the helipad is full of teamkilling bastards. Yes.
And what about that raping arty and USMC cobra? Always nice is to park a vodnik in front of the MEC chopper to avoid getting TV'd or TOW'ed. (Don't blame me for getting this in public!)
You can't do much against arty, except for asking your commander to warn for enemy artillery strikes.
Wake is another good map for getting driver kill assists in the chopper. The open seas gives a TV a nice advantage. Tanks aren't safe anymore. Too bad they cut the range of the TV a while back.
Best: MEC chopper on Sharqi Peninsula.
Armor
Don't try to get a lot of driver kills in a tank, use an APC. Strike at Karkand is a hell of a map for it. Just sit in the second, third (etc.) places, and do nothing. The opportunity to kill someone from those fire holes is very slim, so you can make yourself a sandwich. Nice advantage of the APC is the high rate of fire. Drivers of the APC get a lot if infantry kills. A good driver can take a tank out too, so find those APC whores who have the knowledge.
Only downside of the APC is it's weak armor. 2 shots of an Anti tank is enough to set it on fire and destroy it. So be an engineer, let your driver know that so he can escape the battle, find a safe spot an both repair your vehicle.
Best: USMC APC on Strike at Karkand.
Jet
Don't try to get driver kill assists in a 1-person jet. That won't work... Go for the SU's, or F-15. Bomber class. I tend to play on Operation Cleansweep. This can be because I'm used to the map and know where to bomb, shoot w/e or because of some strange advantage of the map. (Maybe noob AA positions, on hills and surrounded by open fields or water?)
Try to be on the USMC team because the Airfield with the bomber on MEC side is capturable.
You can take your bombing actions to the Gulf if you want, but I can assure you, the F35B's are like flies which don't go away and will not DIE! Also, you have to be on MEC side.
Kubra Dam I won't recommend because of the Mobile AA. Bah!
Best: USMC F-15 on Operation Cleansweep.
Transport
Not a recommendation. A very weak but versatile vehicle. I would recommend small city maps like Strike or Gulf. Don't do Mashtuur because it has 2 AP C's and 2 tanks in total with 16 players. (Yes, it's weird!)
Don't underestimate the power of a dink where there are a few tanks or AP C's.
Best: USMC or MEC transport at Strike at Karkand.
Conclusion:
I'm not even close to 5000. I'm around 3000. So I'm probably not the best person who should make this topic about driver kills and such. But then again, I don't whore vehicles.
If you see some mistakes, (not spelling please..) post it and I will try to change it into the correct ..thing.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I want to say, be the one who flies the vehicle and don't be the one who drives the vehicle. (Hope you understand that one!)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Don't see this as a Bible to Driver kills, but see it as a little piece of text for inspiration.
EDIT:
Edited some readability aspects.
Keep in mind I don't own SF/EF/AF.
Your right. Zatar doesn't have a bomber. My mistake. Changed.
Another. It said: "Keep in mind I don't own SF/FE/AF. That would be EF. Thanks to Niekejeje
Last edited by Speelbal (2006-05-29 06:44:56)