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The Support kit is featured in many installments in the Battlefield Series. Its main role is to resupply friendly teammates and provide heavy suppressive fire against enemy targets.
Battlefield 2
— In game description.
The Support kit is featured in Battlefield 2. The kit's primary purpose is to resupply teammates with ammo with his Ammo Bags on the battlefield as well as lay down suppressive fire on hostiles using the kit's LMGs. The Support has body armor (multipliers on guns are decreased against a player with armor, meaning that a player can a few more shots then half the classes (with the exception of the Assault and Anti-Tank kit as both have Armor), however the armor gives a player a setback in will reduced sprinting time.
Combat Against Infantry
Support users will have a a general belt fed LMG that carry between 100-200 rounds, depending on the weapon at hand, a great advantage over many in firefights as they have a Light Machine Gun, which can keep enemies pinned down, as well as inflicting heavy damage against them. Its important that all LMG do not have a semi-auto feature.
After sustained fire for a certain amount of time (this is depending on the weapon at hand (example: The PKM will overheat after 40 bullets without breaks, while the QBB-95 will stop after 77 bullets without a cease firing) an LMG will overheat and become unusable until it recharges similar to the vehicle/mounted MGs in five seconds. An LMG's high Firing Rate, as well as its high magazine capacity, will help inflict heavy damage on enemy squads, as well as keeping them pinned behind cover. Also, be aware of the LMG's one main downside; Its reload time. It takes much longer to reload the LMG than any other weapon in the game. If the player runs out of ammo during a firefight, retreat and head for cover to reload, or draw out the Handgun or Knife.
A pistol shouldn't be used often unless in an emergency, because the LMG does not have any downside the pistol can possibly exceed (excluding reload speed). The most recommended time to use the pistol is when a players LMG runs out of ammo in a short-range firefight and doesn't have time to find cover and reload.
The Combat Knife is a close range or last ditch attempt if both LMG and side arm are out of ammo. It has the capability to instantly kill enemy infantry in a single knife thrust, abet the very short effective range it has. The most recommended time to draw out and use the Knife is when both weapons run out of ammo during a Point-Blank firefights or to stealthy kill a soldier
Hand Grenades are very lethal to infantry and light vehicles, and as a Support soldier, a player can maximize the lethality of these Grenades to their limit. Thanks to having near infinite ammo a player can "Grenade Mortaring/Spamming" areas until it feels safe. This can make clearing rooms a much easier job in some cases.
Tear Gas is a equipment in the Special forces expansion equipment slot, its uses come from the ability to blind targets that enter a white cloud similar to smokescreens from vehicles. Its uses are similar to a grenade launcher and makes a players screen blurry for a short time, thus can be used to distract enemy's to create confusion. Its important to note that a Gas Mask is the counter to gas so its recommended if storming a place right after deploying Tear Gas. Combat Against Vehicles
The only vehicles that can be engaged are light and medium vehicles since they do not have adequate armor to fully resist small arms fire. Light Vehicles such as the DPV will be easy to destroy as their armor will not be able to withstand a significant amount of small arms fire and/or lots of hand grenades for a short time. Medium Vehicles such as the Vodnik will be much harder as their armor is much more resistant to Grenades and small arms fire. Both these vehicles will be hard to destroy as Light Vehicles are faster (therefore, a harder target to hit) and Medium Vehicles have more resistant armor.
It is highly should never engage armored vehicles such as APCs as the Support kit's armament is not suitable for Anti-Armor purposes. The vehicle's weapons will make short work of a support. The best damage that can be do alone throwing numerous Hand Grenades at it. The best thing to do is resupply an Anti Tank soldier while he/she combats the armored vehicle.
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- Character Models
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
— Instruction Manual Description
The Support kit is featured in Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. Unlike many of the classes in Modern Combat, the Support kit's role is slightly altered from its Battlefield 2 counterpart, now being a mix of the Medic and the former Support class. The class retains its light machine guns from the previous title, but with the removal of Ammo Bags from the game, the class is now the Medic of the team as opposed to the resupplier, being equipped with the Auto Injector to heal himself and teammates. The class also has access to the Mortar Strike, allowing him to call in a mortar barrage on a specific target. These additions allow the Support to lend himself well to his name: He can keep his allies in fighting condition by quickly healing them with the Auto Injector, aid in eliminating hostile vehicles or clustered enemies with a mortar strike, and his high damaging LMGs can easily pick off straggling enemies at range. Due to their inaccuracy and low rates of fire, the LMGs preform poorly up close, and the Support should avoid close quarters fighting when able, instead deferring these engagements to Spec Ops or Assaults and assisting from afar.
Battlefield 2142
The Support kit is featured in Battlefield 2142. It functions similar to its Battlefield 2 counterpart, featuring LMGs, shotguns, and pistols that vary by faction. It still retains an infinite number of ammo boxes.
Battlefield: Bad Company
The Support kit is featured in Battlefield: Bad Company. While it still specializes in suppressive fire, it has been combined with the Medic and Engineer kits, and is the primary healer and vehicle engineer on the battlefield, with ammo being supplied by Ammunition crates present at bases.
Battlefield 3
The Support kit is featured in Battlefield 3. The kit is more akin to the Battlefield 2 kit, as it is equipped with Ammunition Boxes, used to replenish ammunition for teammates. With the introduction of the Suppression system, the Support class takes on an additional role of being a key presence by effectively shaping the battlefield by diverting and dispatching opposing forces.
This allows the player to cover an area by fire whilst maintaining accuracy. In conjunction with gadgets such as the M18A1 Claymore and M224 Mortar, the Support class is able to adapt to urban and open combat. Support players are also able take on an anti-armor role with C4, a feature absent from previous Battlefield titles.
Unlocks
| Weapon/Equipment | Requirement |
|---|---|
| M27 IAR | US Default/RU +170,000 XP |
| RPK-74M | RU Default/US +170,000 XP |
| C4 Explosives | +4,000 XP |
| M249 | +11,000 XP |
| M18 Claymore Mines | +23,000 XP |
| M224 Mortar | +40,000 XP |
| PKP Pecheneg | +60,000 XP |
| M240B | +90,000 XP |
| M60E4 | +130,000 XP |
| QBB-95 | Complete "Let It Rain" Assignment |
| MG36 | Complete "Keep Your Head Down" Assignment |
| L86A2 | Complete "No Shortage" Assignment |
| LSAT | Complete "Point Blank" Assignment |
Battlefield 4
The Support kit is featured in Battlefield 4, functioning identically to its Battlefield 3 counterpart. However, the Support class can now be used as a more versatile role, as it has access to its characteristic Light Machine Guns, along with Shotguns, Carbines, and Designated Marksman Rifles, allowing it to fill a number of different roles such as close quarters assault and sniping. The kit also has gained several different gadgets and can now utilize a new grenade launcher, the XM25, allowing neutralization of targets behind cover.
It is also worthwhile to note that the XM25 also has Smoke and Dart configurations, much like the M320. The Support still retains use of both C4[1], Claymores and the redesigned M224 Mortar, allowing it to be remotely operated, and its signature Ammo Boxes. The class also has access to the new Ammo Packs, which are similar to Ammo Boxes, but instead only supply two magazines of ammo (for both primary and secondary) per use, but two can be thrown down at once and can be tossed significantly further than Ammo Boxes.
The MP-APS is also a new gadget taking the form of a countermeasure allowing for 180 degree defense of an area from grenades and rockets. It can be rotated via a control device instead of having to manually reposition it, much like the mortar.
Trivia
Battlefield: Bad Company
- The Battlefield: Bad Company US Support shares the same appearance as the US Medic in Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield 3
- The Support model carries an array of explosives most similar to the Battlefield Vietnam Engineer.
- Even when the US support is using a weapon that doesn't load using a bullet belt he will still have a belt wrapped around his neck.
- The US Support appears to wear a USMC Lightweight Helmet.
- The Russian Support wears a blue telnyashka (Russian: тельняшка) signifying him being VDV or GRU Spetsnaz.
- The Russian support carries a Cold Steel Shovel that some Spetsnaz use as a CQ and throwing weapon.
- The Russian support wears a Rys-T Titanium bulletproof helmet worn by Russian special operation teams like the MVDs, SOBR, and OMON police units.
- Even though the Russian Support wears short sleeves and full finger gloves, from a first-person perspective, it looks rather more like long sleeves and fingerless gloves. The same goes for the Assault class in the USMC side except the other way around.
- The class poster before the alpha shows the medic cross for the support and the bullet for assault, referencing the classes' roles in Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
- In the Battlefield 3 expansion Aftermath, the US support class is one of the two classes that wears sunglasses (The other being the Recon class). However this as no effect on gameplay, as the sun glare still exists if playing as the Support Class.
- The Russian Support wears a helmet very similar to the Russian Demolition of Battlefield: Bad Company.
- The US support resembles Montes from singleplayer.
Battlefield 4
- A persistent bug may occur whereas the player cannot spawn as Support. If attempted, the game will crash upon spawn. Prolonged inactivity from the class seems to solve this bug.
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