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- 5) Vehicles (5.1)        -
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The element that adds depth to Battlefield 2 is the ability as a soldier to hop
into any empty/operated vehicle, and proceed to kick ass in it like John
McClane on an increased amount of steroids. Simply put, vehicles give you
bullet protection at the benefit of increased firepower or navigational
abilities. This section will discuss the various types of vehicles for each
faction, their strategies, advantages, and so forth.

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} TANK        \_________________________________________________
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	|      (USA)    |     (Chinese)      |       (MEC)     |
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    Name: M1A2          | Type 98	     | T-90	       |
   Power: *****         | *****		     | *****	       |
   Range: *****	        | *****	             | *****           |
   Speed: ***	        | ***	             | ***	       |
 Overall: *****	        | *****		     | *****	       |

+ The Tank is the best armored vehicle in the game. Any player with good or
horrible skill can look good in a tank, plain and simple. The tank provides
bullet protection armor, and is only exposed to mines, anti-tank rockets, or C4
charges. It possesses a mounted tank cannon, and a secondary machine gun
turret. Tanks rape as infantry killers, and do extreme damage to flying,
transport, or other armor vehicles. The weakness with tanks is that they have
moderate speed, are exposed to C4 charges, and are the PRIMARY target on the
battlefield. Everyone hates tanks because they're such a dangerous foe, and
hence you'll have to watch for air strikes, suiciders, and rushing Spec Ops.

- To be honest, I hardly notice any difference between the three tanks for each
faction. The M1A2 & T-90 do the most damage in terms of weaponry, although
practically all of them are equal. The M1A2 has the best design for combat, has
excellent mobility, and seems equal armor-wise. The Type 98 has a very boxy
design, while the T-90 has a fairly large firing cannon. Really, I'd say all 3
tanks are equal.

   ~ General Strategies ~
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- Spawn camping should be the first and foremost technique of any tank driver.
The biggest mistake a tank operator makes is trying to capture a point. Often,
you'll have a Spec Ops guy sneak up on you and plant some charges, or Anti-Tank
rockets flying from every direction. If you're smart, you should camp outside a
flag point, and rack as many kills as possible. Call in for reinforcements to
flood the area while you lay down suppressive fire. Use the machine gun for
infantry killing, and the cannon for groups.

- You have about 35 tank shells, so feel free to fire as much as you deserve.
The advantage of tank shells is that they have an extremely high firing
velocity. Make use of this advantage to take out helicopters, other armored
vehicles from a distance, and the splash damage to hurt infantry. The tank
cannon only has a limited vertical firing angle. When a chopper moves in, aim
slightly above the intended path, and fire. Let the tank shell arc downward
into the path of the chopper. Two tank shells takes out a transport helicopter.
There is no warning light flashed when tank shells approach air vehicles. Make
use of this advantage.

- When engaging other armored vehicles, press X to flash your smoke. While the
smoke gets displayed, fire shots with estimation through the smoke, or popping
in/out. Angle your shots since there is slight droppage on tank shells.

- The second spot on the tank is the gunner position. This top-hatch soldier
must fire a mounted MG at infantry troops. A great tip is to pop up, fire, and
crouch down. To do this, fire away, then hold down CTRL to duck. You'll only be
exposed to fire that comes directly from above, which is a rarity in this game.
You can stay ducked for as long as you want.