Armored units' fight | Tactics Battlefield 2142 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Heavy machinery is very popular on some of the maps in the game. Both sides of the conflict have access to it and fights with the use of tanks and battlewalkers are very popular as well. In some situations, the ability of maneuvering and using all heavy vehicles' advantages can decide of the matter of the driver's life or death.

Rule number 1 - always find some shelter

While sitting in a battlewalker or a tank, every object on the map may prove useful and be used as a cover. Building, container or even a small hill - the most important thing is that it should cover from enemy vehicles' shells.

Rules of the fight with the usage of shelters look like that: first of all, we shoot at an enemy heavy vehicle, which may be a real danger to us. After that, we hide behind a cover nearby and wait for the weapon (for example the tank's cannon) to reload. Then, we repeat the maneuver by sticking the weapon(s) out, shooting again and hiding. Battlewalkers' task is a bit more difficult, because of their height (they can't find such high shelter) and the fact that the efficiency of their anti-armor bombs are dependent of the distance from the enemy, so battlewalkers should rather move towards enemy heavy vehicles, shoot at them and use Active Defense system at the same time. Using this shield refers to tanks too - activating it while there is no shelter around is not a stupid idea.

Moreover, I advise to take a look at the section called Vehicles. Strong and weak points of all vehicles are presented in there. This information may be used to conclude: at which part the shooter should aim and how to orientate the hardest part of the vehicle towards the enemy.

Rule number 2 - use the distance

All tanks have a zoom mode. It allows to observe distant enemies, located a few hundred meters away, and to shoot at them accurately.

It's a fantastic thing against battlewalkers. They are not able to shoot at a distance as long as the tanks can do, so we can feel safe. It's worse, when we fight against other tanks. Just like we, they are able to use the zoom, aim and shoot in our direction. However, we can use the Active Defense system or a shelter.

Moreover, remember that the tank shell's trajectory is a parabola, so while shooting at a long distance, lift the cannon higher.

Rule number 3 - fall back, when your enemy has an advantage

The best way of getting out of trouble is just an escape, and I don't think about the button on the keyboard :) If enemy forces have rocket launchers, RDX DemoPaks, EMP weapons or if they just have the numerical superiority, turn on the Active Defense system and get behind the nearest shelter. It is a good idea to orientate the front of your vehicle towards the opponents, because this part is the hardest.

Rule number 4 - attack enemy gunships and air transport vehicles

Tanks - against all appearances - have some chances to defend themselves against enemy Doragons or Talons. The cannon is hardly ever used to destroy air vehicles, but the machinegun mounted on top of the tank's turret and used by the second tank crewmember prove useful against them and it has quite good firepower. However, its disadvantage is the fact that it overheats very fast, so using this gun requires some training. Shooter must know how to shoot in the highest heat level.

Battlewalkers' struggles against air vehicles look quite similarly, but they're additionally armed with homing EMP missiles.

I advise to look for soldiers, who will operate the anti-aircraft and anti-personnel gun mounted on the turret with pleasure. It makes the vehicle a bit more deadly, it becomes a more difficult opponent.