I've decided to post some tricks I use while playing BF3. Some people find them a bit harsh but it's a game.
I like to play sneaky and tactical so as most of the publics we play against. So if they do it, why shouldn't we?
On the CTF-mode I like to plant AT-mines under the motorbikes that are close to our flag.
Enemies always rush in, drop from their motorcycle to blow up any AT-mines nearby and then hop onto one nearby.
Also, know where the motorcroscycles spawn. You can also move them a bit so the enemy has a problem finding them.
People always comment about me camping the flag but then again, it's the objective also.
A few guys defending and the rest trying to capture flags works really well.
When you have captured the flag and drop off from any vehicle, don't run over your own AT-mines!
It might get you blown up but also the AT-mines from your friends.
It happened a few times already on our server that a friendly dropped the enemies flag next to ours because of this.
Tank setup:
As Arithon has noticed, I use the proximity scan to see if there are any enemies nearby and also use IR-smoke.
The IR-smoke helps against lock-on's from attackheli's but also against Javelins.
The smoke can be deployed really fast, the same time it takes to lock on with both the Javelin and attackheli.
I also use the Guided shell. If any sniper has setup a Soflam, I can shoot the targets marked.
Against a heli it's a bit more difficult but there are plenty off mountains which give you the nice angle you might need.
Javelins against motorcycles are great. So far it has worked really well because people don't use the hills a lot for cover.
Use the hills so the lock on from the Javelin gets lost.
So far I've been using the tank a lot for flag defense but the AA-jeep works really good also as the rockets on the jeep are really good vs tanks, infantry and motorcycles.
Don't forget to press Q on enemies, spotting them helps out your team and gets you points.
If you've been shot people will still know where they are because you've spotted them.
If your buddy is on the AA-jeep, don't start driving it off towards the enemy flag. It's not really an attack vehicle!
Camouflage:
By now you guys have unlocked a lot of them but there are people who forget to set them up.
Some camo's make you more difficult to spot and some work really well in the winter wonderland maps.
Keep checking your "Load out" from your profile as the camo's sometimes get reset to basic.
If you change your "Load out" with this, don't forget to hit the "Apply"-button.
You can also setup your tanks, choppers and plane there.
Chopper and Plane flares:
There are 2 kind of flares:
-ECM jammer: 5 second cool down until you can use them again.
-IR-Flares: 10 second cool down until you can use them again.
Also, check out this vid on how they are used best:
[video=youtube;HcDhe-gNAR0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcDhe-gNAR0[/video]
This is what I came up with so far and if I think off something more I'll post it.
If you guys have some tips, post them down here!
Also a few cans of Grolsch for that full Duvel gaming experience. Great tips mate you are one sneaky individual
I've forgot one which helps out lately also: C4 on the motorcycle versus tank or AA-jeep. Jihad-cycle: Good fun and it works nicely if you haven't been shot by a Javelin.