Introduction


As one who often takes RDX / Camo to take out armor, I can say it is definitely effective. Not 100% of course, but I'm very surprised by how many people count out its effectiveness. Vehicles that are focused on killing at long range do not expect an enemy to have run all that distance on foot, without a single person noticing, and be point blank next to them. Everyone may keep it in mind as a possibility, but rarely prepare directly for it because it seems a rare occurance to them. In order, tanks are the most vulnerable, APCs slightly behind due to being faster, having an EMP, and -possibly- having lots of people inside* Walkers, of course, are the hardest to kill with it.

RDX / camo can strike at any moment with very, very little warning. As for the times I get next to an APC / tank, about half the time they notice nothing at all... until they blow up. The other half they most likely hear the camouflage dropping, but are given so little warning that successfully placing RDX before they react, or even as they drive, is in the majority - you then get behind the nearest piece of cover ASAP and destroy it before they fire at you. For walkers that notice you next to them, success is in the minority, so doing it completely unaware becomes an all or nothing gamble.

*Though I would like to point out that at long range in an APC, it is usually safe to assume that there is only a pilot and gunner, because the other seats would be useless unless they are waiting for a rush. IE, it will be more likely to be full on FoB, than on Suez, Verdun, or Sidi.


Analysed


The drawback in failing is the same as the buggy of doom, that being if you die, you will lose the ticket. But unlike the buggy, you will lose only 1 ticket, and need only 1 person to kill each target - letting other people do other things. Although the buggy can get to armor faster, and can kill multiple targets faster if it works.

The speed of a jeep keeps you alive by making you hard to hit, or getting you somewhere fast, before being noticed. RDX / Camo is the opposite of that (still assuming smart TG players at long range). You get somewhere slowly, and you take your time. Camo is not stealth, it does not make you entirely invisible, and if you get spotted you will be on the map for all to see for a good number of seconds. The number 1 tip I would give is therefore:

Do not act as though you are in stealth. Take an indirect route, run between cover, hide when needed. By running out to the side of a vehicle, rather than straight at it, you are not running straight at the centre of his screen (and his cannon, guns, mortar), but rather on the edge of his field of view, or completely outside it. By running between cover you minimise the time that you rely soley on half-stealth to survive, AND it provides you with safe spots to stop when you over-heat, which is very likely at a lot of the distances I run because of taking an indirect route.

Successfully making it to a piece of armor varies a lot; even depending on whether you've done it before that round because a full TG armor squad may get annoyed and use IDS's, upping the warning they get. The number of pieces of armor nearby also lessen the chances, as you'd expect. Always go for the one at the back, or at least one on the side so that you don't get seen and blown up by a different one. The amount of cover between you and the armor will make a big difference, not only for helping you get there, but also for helping you escape unharmed if seen, or escape after being successful.


Tips:

• Take an indirect route, run between cover, hide when needed.
  
  
• Approach from the best direction: the back is of course best, but the side is good too. Look for where their turret is facing, rather than the actual vehicle itself - look for gunshots.
  
  
• RDX from the best position: For tanks and APCs, the SIDE! The back makes you more likely to be run over. Or even better, use the back corner and still on the side - the same place for repairing. If they back up, trying to run you over, they inadvertantly give you the entire length of their armor for you to place RDX on, it should be enough time.
  
  
• Tanks take 2 RDX, APCs take 3... walkers I think take 3, but since attaching them is more difficult I usually unload all 5, just to be sure.
  
  
• PAC tanks are the most vulnerable armor, because they do not have the acceleration of an EU tank, and cannot swivel their turret to hit you, so they must put distance between you AND turn to face you.
  
  
• Lie prone if you attack from behind an APC to prevent being squished if it backs up.
  
  
• When facing multiple armor, use the armor itself to block the others' view of you when you de-cloak. Also use the wreckages and smoke to hide afterwards, if needed.
  
  
• Q spot as much as you can, and ask your squad to do so.
  
  
• COVER! It gets mentioned twice, once for getting to your target, and once for getting away. With a no suicide rule, the fastest way you can safely detonate the explosives is by putting something between you and the opponent. Also, after completing your objective do not linger, you gave away your position so you need to be back into cover and take an indirect route to escape, or to your next target.

Teamwork:


This is evidently a rambo tactic by design. People can't be with you without camo. However, obviously go after the armor doing the most killing if you can, and check with the SL, it does help the team. Tell the engies not to fire at whichever armor when you are about to make your final run. And definitely, tell your squad to keep the armor all Q spotted.

My second biggest annoyance doing this is losing track of your target and/or other armor because you cannot Q spot and camo at the same time - and you can end up too close to risk popping your head around cover. You need to know how far away the target is, in what direction, and which way it is generally going at all times, so as not to be caught out (it happens enough as it is even with the Q spot, don't let the odds be worse for you). Due to focusing on one piece of armor you can be susceptable to being shot by another one you didn't see, especially if he's even further away and just about to join the fight - so watch in the directions of flags and, as I said, keep them ALL Q spotted.

My biggest annoyance, though, is an APC or tank shelling my team at range, when I take the time to run all that way to them, unnoticed, and with a very good chance at destroying it... only for an engie to shoot the armor and it backs off because it got scared and wants repairs. At that point I run to the nearest piece of cover, but more often that not, my camouflage over-heats with me standing directly infront of the armor. Please, if you see a recon trying this, recognise that if the target is at full armor and you are not behind it, the recon can still kill in one go, but you cannot. The vehicle won't be likely to give you another shot and you need only wait to see whether the recon manages it or not.


Closing


I hope these tips are of some use to people, they have definitely shaped my style and have seemed successful enough. Please do add any comments or suggestions