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STRATEGY GUIDE

By Paul Marundan (InFamy2k)

Editor: Eric Clatworthy (clats01)

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Battlefield 3 is an online first-person shooter developed by Digital Illusions CE (DICE) and published by Electronic Arts. It is a sequel to Battlefield 2 and the twelfth instalment in the Battlefield franchise.

Battlefield 3 focuses on large scale modern warfare combining infantry and vehicles. It emphasise on teamwork and strategies to overcome the opposition. It introduces a class and squad system that allows a group of 4 common people from a portion of the team to work together known as a squad. In this Strategy guide we will introduce and explain the classes, squad system, vehicles and advance tactics & strategies for advanced players and platoons.

Battlefield 3: SONY Playstation™ 3 Controller Layout

The ClassesIn Battlefield 3 there are 4 character classes:

Assault (Medic) Engineer Support Recon

Each class has their own unique abilities, gadgets and exclusive

weaponries.

We will analyse each class in-depth.

The classes of Battlefield 3

Meet the Assault

The Assault class are masters at infantry combat. It has a choice of two gadgets only available to the Assault: Underbarrel ‘M320’ and ‘M26’ with variety of ammunition types and the ‘Medic Kit’.

The Assault class has a default unique gadget which is the Defibrillator that gives the player the ability to revive fallen teammates to full health before they pass out.

The acquired weapons for Assault class are the assault rifles.

Assault rifles are capable on all range making the Assault class the best all-round.

Short Range: Good Medium Range: Good Long Range: Good

M320 M26 Medic Kit Defibrillator

"A single shot 40mm Grenade Launcher, the M320 replaced the old M203 in service with

the US Military. Initially developed for the G36 assault rifle, the M320 allows a larger variety of ammunition to be

used with the weapon including

Fragmentation, Flechette, and Smoke rounds. The M320 can be equipped on some Assault Rifles with the

Underslung Rail."

"The M26 Lightweight Shotgun System was developed to replace

older, more cumbersome breaching shotguns. Available as a standalone shotgun,

or capable of being mounted on some Assault Rifles with

Underslung Rails, the M26 is able to fire Shot,

Flechette, Frag, and Slug rounds."

"A deployable Medical Kit provides healing over time to soldiers near the kit, greatly speeding the

body’s natural healing processes.”

"Automated External Defibrillator (AED) allows an Assault soldier with proper medical training to revive a downed

teammate within a short time after his apparent death."

Note: equipping non US-side weapons and attempting to attach it with M320 will be replaced with GP-30 or a standalone M320.

Assault Rifles

M16-A3/A4 AK-74M M416 AEK-971

F2000 AN-94 KH2002 G3A3

FAMAS L85-A2 AUG-A3 SCAR-L

Meet the Engineer

The Engineer class is built to destroy heavy hostile units with extreme prejudice. It has a choice of three gadgets only available to the Engineer: Repair Tool, EOD bot and M15 AT Mine.

The Engineer class have unique anti-armour weapons which are SMAW, RPG, FIM-92 Stinger and SA-18 IGLA are very effective against all vehicles but only the SMAW and RPG can be use against ground vehicles and infantries.

The acquired weapons for Engineer class are the Carbines.

Carbines are very effective for short to medium range engagement but not suited for long range.

Short Range: Very good Medium Range: Good Long Range: Average

Repair Tool EOD Bot M15 AT Mine

"A hand held oxy-fuel welding and cutting torch provides the engineer with the

ability to both Repair Friendly and Damage

Enemy vehicles.”

“A remotely controlled Explosive Ordinance Disposal robot allows the engineer to repair and damage vehicles like a normal repair

tool, but can also arm and disarm explosives and MCOM stations in

Rush.”

An Anti-Vehicle blast mine, the M15 was first used during the Korean War. Armored vehicles

traveling above a minimum speed will be disabled or destroyed by passing over the

mine.

RPG-7V2 FIM-92 STINGER SA-18 IGLA FGM-148 JAVELIN SMAW

“A widely-produced, anti-tank rocket

propelled grenade weapon, the RPG-7

has been used in almost all conflicts

across all continents since the mid-1960s. Modernized into the RPG-7v2, which is lighter, and more accurate than the

original RPG-7 and firing GP-7VL rocket

propelled grenades the RPG-7v2 is effective

against both fortifications and

armour.”

“The FIM-92 Stinger is a man portable infrared homing

surface-to-air missile (SAM). The Stinger is capable of locking on and engaging a large variety of craft, from

small UAVs up to low flying helicopters and

jets. The Stinger requires a locked target in order to

fire.”

“Russian man-portable infrared

homing SAM. Labeled the 9K38 by

the Russians and SA-18 IGLA by the

US, the IGLA is capable of enganging

a wide range of threats from UAV sized aircraft up to helicopters and low flying jets. The IGLA

requires a locked target in order to

fire.”

“A shoulder launched Anti-Tank missile

with both Direct and Top Attack modes. A

Fire-and-Forget system requires a

lock on before launch, but the

missile will guide itself to the target. 

When firing on Laser Designated targets

the Javelin automatically uses Top Attack mode,

which is exceptionally

powerful against enemy armour.”

“Developed especially for the US Marine

Corps to defeat light armor and enemy

bunkers, the Mark 153 SMAW is capable of

defeating both modern armor and

emplacements. 83mm unguided rockets are loaded individually at

the back of the launcher from

disposable sealed 1 time use units at the

rear.”

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