Sentry

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The Sentry is an Elite Class featured in Battlefield 1.

A kit geared towards survivability and attacking enemy infantry, Sentries are outfitted with thick armor plating that protects the wearer's face, torso and arms from small arms and shrapnel, allowing them to soak up a large amount of damage, but prevents them from equipping a gas mask or using iron sights. In addition, players will have to stay out of combat for 45 seconds in order for them to start regenerating health. Their primary weapon is either the MG 08/15 (on German and Ottoman maps), a belt-fed, water-cooled machine gun that is capable of sustained fire, allowing the user to effectively kill or suppress any infantry caught in their path, or the Villar Perosa (on Italian maps), a twin-SMG arrangement with a low magazine size, compensating through an incredibly high fire rate. Both these weapons, however, are unable to kill at long range, and make it necessary for the Sentry to get close to enemies to kill them.

The kit is obtained via a wooden crate found in fixed locations on certain maps, similar to Battle Pickups from Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline.