Originally Posted by jepzilla

Well, if we're talking corridors 1&2, the problem is getting around the corner and getting an established position. The attacking squad can throw grenades at least as far as the defending - a little more because the hallway slopes down towards the console, I think - and cover can be provided against weapons fire with the deployable forcefields. But of course, that still leaves you vulnerable to rockets... although there aren't always defenders with rockets! Given the variety of different equipment that the hallway might be defended with, I don't think a single shrinkwrapped strategy will do!

A couple things to consider- first, you don't have to take the corridor in one rush. Second, various items can be left behind. Remember that med boxes heal everybody around at a certain rate, and the effect is additive; while a single medic healing people is less effective than in BF2, several are far more effective. Also, as BaracudaMagoo discovered, the AE defuser has quite a range. Another thing to consider is having some medics hold back by the entrance to revive the inevitable victims of grenades or RDX/APMs.

I'd like to try out a first rush in which the supports deploy their forcefields across the corridor, and supply crates and med packs are dropped behind it. Then follow that with a second assault which tries to break through the defense through the now established position. Constantly rushing in doesn't really accomplish anything- I really want to see people leaving things behind with each push to help with the next- sentry drones, force fields, crates, mines, etc...

One thing that is really critical though, and something that has been lacking even in TG squads, is some more advanced teamwork. Patience is far better than rushing in on your own over and over, so any plan really needs to start with the squad first securing the entrance so that nobody comes up the hall and wipes them out. Second, securing the area outside; I can't count the number of times on Titan defense I come up a different corridor and take out a squad waiting a the entrance because nobody was watching their backs (well, yes I can, I've done it about five times). Once you've got that done then you can start thinking about how to break through.

Other things to consider- the defenders have to split their defense across corridors 1 & 2, you can throw everybody at one. But once you've taken a corridor the defenders have to reposition. If they have any sense they will reposition to the other long corridor, if one of those consoles hasn't been destroyed yet... if you have someone with RDX, once the corridor is breached you don't need everybody in! Just one guy to guard his back while he deploys the explosives, everybody else should try to make a quick run on the other corridor before the defenders have a chance to rally! The entire premise of this thread is that breaking through an entrenched defense is hard, so try not to let them become entrenched. :-)

Originally Posted by Prophaniti

I remember spawning on a SL Beacon on the friendly titan...it was right behind the protected blast doors to the core room where all of the friendly entrances to the consoles are, so no enemy could touch it.

Well...ended up spawning INSIDE of the sealed core room with no way out. I had to suicide to get out...but I remember thinking "whoa...if this could work on the enemy titan...would the core take damage before the consoles were destroyed?"

Since there's a rumor going around now that you can use the Beacon on an enemy titan (can't personally confirm this), I wonder if putting it close enough to the blast doors on the assaulting team's side could cause a squadmember to spawn inside the core room just as I did on my friendly titan?

Since most defenders stay deep in the necks of the corridors, you might be able to "force" respawning squadmates into the core room just by spacing out other members around the Beacon without worrying too much about getting shot to pieces.

Originally Posted by kperkins1982

2. If the blue or the green console is blown, one of the sheilds goes down on the red or yellow corridors, none of the defenders know about this for some reason. (excluding tactical gamer servers)

Originally Posted by kperkins1982

An apm mine at the entrance to the hallway is lovely. If your squad is attacking and a recon kills some and comes back to place more rdx or another mine they are in a hurry to do so before your team is revived or comes back, they ALWAYs run right into your mine, leaving the console open for your rdx.

Originally Posted by InfernoBLT11

I know, one time in another server me and my SL had to resort to suicide tactic. The entire team act like a group of incoherent idiots save for me and my SL who actually use the mic and work together. The PC team work very well in hallway defending, to the point of near impenetrable. They have multi layers of C4, AMPs, 2 sentry guns, medics and supports with shields.

So my SL asked me to make the ultimate sacrifice. He would drop smoke then rocket them with airbursts and I charge in with my camo to C4 the console. Work like a charm with me took out the console, 4 guys and myself in the process. But that was after we lost nearly a conquest worth of men before the 3rd console. Sometimes, I wish we can put C4 on men like Red Faction 1, screw EA and their rated PG content. Imagine the rise of suicide squads and 'martyrdom clans' emerged from that possibility!!!

Originally Posted by Elite_Master

YES!! RED FACTION RULEZ!! That is one big thing missing in this game, blowing people to bits and seeing their red pixels flying out in a burst of violence. I am a bit surprised though that you were able to run in camo'ed (which shouldn't help) when there are so many defenders with sentrys which would have spotted/tagged you. What would really have been cool is if they allowed swat-style bullet proof shields in this game - so that a front of assault guys could make headway down the corridor.

Originally Posted by chaf3d

The shield wouldn't do anything. Just face the APM's towards their direction of travel, and viola, an exposed back to explode onto.

Regarding the Camo.. someone mentioned it before. Have 2-3 assault guys throw smoke all down the hallway at diff distances.. active camo a guy past it all, and BANG... console is down PLUS the defenders.