Aiming | Additional notes Battlefield 2142 Guide

In the beginning we have to say that aiming at enemies is not based just on putting the crosshair in the proper place and pulling the trigger. Extremely important is the rate of fire of the weapon we have and use. Assault rifles and machine pistols, in most cases, have the full automatic mode, so the shooter just need to hold the trigger in order to empty the magazine. Sometimes we can use the single shot mode. To change the rate of fire, press the button you use to pull out the weapon, so if you have to push [3] to grab an assault rifle, pressing it again changes the fire rate of this gun.

Rate of fire is presented by a small icon placed in the bottom right corner of the screen.

The icon shows that the full automatic mode is on.

Aiming at enemies with the firearm can be done in two ways. The first one is based on placing the crosshair and pressing (or rather holding) left mouse button. It is quite a snapshot and that method may be efficient only during fights on short distance, so the best rate of fire would be full automatic. This will allow the shooter to perforate an enemy soldier in a comparatively short period of time.

While fighting on a medium or long distance, use your backsight and muzzle boresight by pressing right mouse button. This will give an additional zoom, which, in connection with single shot mode, allows shooting accurately on medium or even a long distance.

Moreover, remember that the crosshair rocks all the time and that makes the weapon's fire much more inaccurate. Restraining this trembling requires some training. Snipers, however, may use the Gruber 5 Stabilizer device, which brings the rifle to a standstill and allows shooting more accurately.

Light and heavy machine guns, equipped by Support soldiers, are a peculiar kind of weapon. These firearms characterizes by the fact that it the longer you shoot, the more accurate they get. This feature means that HMGs and LMGs can be used in fight on medium distance only after about forty bullets fired. Unfortunately, these weapons overheat fast, so the shooter must use the gun within some moderation.

Accuracy in the first second of shooting.

Accuracy in the third second.

By the way - pay attention to a semicircle, which appears near the crosshair. It means that our bullets hit the enemy, so while fighting on a long distance shooter doesn't have to wonder if he's fire is accurate or not.

Semicircle near the crosshair means that our shots are accurate.