Suppressive Fire

Suppressive fire is a military tactic as well as a tactic in team based shooting games. Suppressive fire is the tactic of firing a large number of rounds and such at an enemy to keep them trapped and unable to move. Suppressive fire is best offered with high capacity weapons such as LMGs or mounted weapons.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Suppressive fire is a common sight in Battlefield: Bad Company 2, especially in Rush Mode. Players will mount a Heavy MG such as a Russian KORD or an American XM312, and open fire on any player they see, forcing them to take cover and 'become suppressed.' This means that other players can easily take out the suppressed player, who would usually be trying to take out the player on the Heavy machinegun.

However, infantry are capable of suppressive fire too. A medic's LMG performs best. The best weapons for this are the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and Type 88 LMG, due to their large magazines. This kind of tactic both from mounted MG's and Medic weaponry usually results in assist points for the shooter.

If being suppressed, try to have a squadmate eliminate the shooter. An engineer's rocket will take out a heavy machinegun in one hit.