Commander tips

When playing commander, it is important to note how to score. Take close note of the following and you will soon be on your way:

1) Artillary strikes. Use your Caps-Lock map display to scan for the red dots signifying the enemy. If you find a bunch of the opposition sitting close together (more than likely around one of your bases/flags) and you have no friendly players nearby, hit them with an artillary strike to gain points for each kill.

2) Resupply. This is an often neglected commander ability. Resupply your men with health and ammo and win points fast! It is sometimes easier to earn points by resupplying than by artillary strikes.

3) Not all kills seem to earn you a point when you kill somebody by shooting at them with your rifle or with a tank. Therefore pick a supply or medic class to add to your points with throwing out ammo or med packs. You might also need to jump into the engineer's seat from time to time to repair your UAV or Artillary stations.

An often overlooked ability of the commander is that he is able to take out the opponents artillery or communications trailers with his own artillery. This is very usefull if your team finds itself on the wrong end of a base raping session, or just down right fed up of being caught up in artillery fire.

Also, if your own artillery or stations get wiped out, you can drop a supply crate on them to speed up the repair if you do not have any willing engineers to hand.

Okay, now I've left the best to last - so any of you crying out and saying that I've missed out the most important function of the commander, here it comes.

Send orders to your squads! If at all possible, do this by voice chat so that they take note of what you are telling them and dont just press the okay button and then ignore you. The way to win battles on BF2 is to effectively manage your squads. Send small ones to take out undefended enemy flags. Distract the enemy from these small bands of flag capturers by engaging the enemy at points elsewhere. Defend flags to the max. Reward skill and use your supply crates wisely. Remember, a winning side = double points for you as the commander. So concentrate on winning the map, and not just going for artillery kills!

Other than that, if you cant be the commander because the role is already taken, simply kill, kill, kill and remember to throw out ammo and medi packs as often as possible.

Good luck and see you at the top!