Infantry | Tips and tricks Heroes & Generals Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

1. Decide what you want to do. However trivial it may sound, it's one of your most important concerns, because the Infantry is the most versatile character class available in the game. He has the widest range of options when it comes to equipment and he can specialize in fighting against infantry (SMGs and machineguns, as well as sniper rifles) or he can devote himself to combat enemy tanks (rocket launchers, as well as anti-tank mines). You should decide about your purpose beforehand and focus on that single thing - you can't be effective at everything at the same time.

2. Capture control points. As the class, which isn't directly connected to any function (like controlling tanks and / or fighter planes), your main task will be to capture key control points, so that your teammates with other character classes can focus primarily on their roles, instead of wasting their time doing completing unnecessary tasks.

3. Use your large equipment points pool. As the only class in the game, the Infantryman has access to 10 equipment points. It will allow you to carry a lot of additional stuff, which are unavailable to the rest of character classes (as, for instance, most of light machine guns). You can either load your character up to the limit, making you a walking fortress, or decide to take slightly less equipment, becoming a lot faster than other character classes on the battlefield - there's a whole bunch of options to choose from.

4. Defend control points. Due to the fact, that there's a higher chance, that while playing as the Infantryman you will spend a lot of time inside of buildings (radios, which are connected with control points, are mostly located there), you are perfectly suited for the role of control points' defender. Your teammates won't be able to drive their tanks, or fly their planes inside of buildings, and a sniper won't be as effective at close range - you have to take care of the defenses.

5. Use transportation. While playing as the Infantryman, you won't have to get everywhere on foot. You can either use vehicles, which are controlled by your teammates (even tanks), or a vide spectrum of various types equipment available to the Infantryman, like terrain vehicles, or even bicycles.

6. Take your time to aim. If you managed to locate an enemy, who is lurking behind a cover, and you are certain that he didn't see you, don't just fire a volley at him, because there's always a chance that you will miss and the enemy will kill you in return. Instead, try to approach your target from a convenient position and fire a single, well-aimed shot at his head (if you are using an accurate weapon, like semi-automatic rifle or a sniper rifle), or get closer to him and fire at his back (if you, for instance, have an SMG).

7. Use sidearm and close-combat weapons. Pistols aren't the most effective weapons in the game, but they can (and certainly will) save your life - instead of wasting several precious seconds to reload your main gun, you can just flip your weapons, select the pistol and get rid of the enemy. The same goes with melee weapons (like a shovel or a wrench) - a single, well-aimed hit can send your enemy to the other side.

8. Try to eliminate silently. If you managed to get behind enemy lines, try to eliminate your foes silently, so that you won't give them your position away. You can use a shovel, or a wrench to kill your enemies silently - but remember to change your position after you've killed someone, as you can be sure that he is coming back for revenge.

9. Use terrain for cover. Shooting while standing in the middle of an open field will end up with you dying before you can even manage to harm, yet kill anyone - additionally, you are perfectly visible, meaning that every enemy can mark you. Hiding behind terrain obstacles, in buildings, in tall grass, or in places making you less exposed will make you harder to hit, and will increase your chances of survival exponentially.

10. Use grenades. This is an extremely effective weapon to flush out (or blow out) enemies hiding behind cover, sitting inside buildings, or using a HMG to shoot at you. Contrary to other similar games, there's no indication in Heroes & Generals that informs you, that a grenade just landed near your position - if the enemy didn't hear it, he won't even try to escape, and even if he tried, he still won't be able to deduce which direction is the safe one.

11. Fill up your ammo and restore health. There are chests (marked with an appropriate icon) scattered around the map, as well as some of the vehicles (if the user decided to buy the appropriate upgrade), which allows you to restore any type of ammo. An immense amount of people are oblivious to the second "application" of the said chests - they can restore missing health. It's true, that you will regenerate your health after you've sustained some injuries, but it will regenerate to a maximum of 1/3 of your total health - the only way to get it back to full is to use those chests.