Battlefield: Bad Company Weapons
Best Choices for Assault, Demolition, Recon, Specialist, and Support
The large number of weapons available in Battlefield: Bad Company for the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 can make choosing between them a difficult task. Each weapon has its strengths and weaknesses; the key is to find the one weapon for each class that is best throughout the changing conditions on the battlefield.
This guide should help in sorting out which weapons are most effective for each of Battlefield’s five classes, especially for those players just starting out in the game.
Assault Class: The M16
The choice for the assault class is a difficult one. The M16 and F2000 are both fantastic weapons that are effective in any number of situations. Ultimately, however, the M16 wins out due to its slightly higher accuracy.
The F2000’s insane rate of fire actually makes it less desirable than the M16. It’s just too easy to waste bullets in a panicked spray and end up with an empty clip when the enemy gets up close and personal. The F2000 is probably better in extreme close quarters, but overall, go with the M16.
Demolition Class: The USA512
Like the assault class, there are several effective choices in the demolition soldier’s arsenal. The pump-action guns like the 870MCS and the NS2000 do a great deal of damage when the enemy is in close proximity. The downside is pump action. If you miss or just graze an enemy on the run, chances are you’ll be dead before you are able to take another shot at them.
The semi-automatic shotguns are much more forgiving. They still do decent damage, and you’re ready to fire again almost instantly after a miss, kills just take a few more shots.
Recon Class: The M95
The superiority of semi-automatics doesn’t hold up for the recon class, however. The ability to fire again immediately after a miss is nice, but at the range from which snipers usually shoot, the kind of frantic trigger pulling that often occurs after a miss is very counter-productive and rarely leads to anything but wasted ammo.
The advantage of bolt-action is that it forces you to take your time and only make well-aimed shots. This leads to higher efficiency and less wasted ammo due to misses.
Also, a sniper rifle should be able to take down an enemy with one well-aimed shot, and the semi-automatics just don’t have the power to do so. Stick with the M95; it’s the highest-powered gun in the game and one of the only ones capable of one-shot kills. Just make sure you aim for the head.
Specialist Class: The UMP
The specialist’s compact assault rifles all handle pretty similarly. The differences between them in terms of damage and fire rate are pretty much negligible. In this tight race, the UMP comes out on top simply because it seems to be more effective than the other weapons in differing situations and because it’s the only one that has its own trophy.
Support Class: The MG36
Yes, there are LMGs that do more damage, have bigger clips, and fire faster, but the MG36 wins out simply by virtue of the red dot sight. All the other weapons have massive iron sights that keep the player from seeing practically anything below where they are aiming. The MG36’s better sight will lead to more kills on the battlefield and fewer deaths from players that were obscured from view by massive iron sights. Unlock the MG36 first.
Battlefield: Bad Company is available for Xbox 360 or Playstation 3.
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M16 in Battlefield: Bad Company
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Covering the enemy base with the M95
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