Beginners Guide to Close Quarter Battles

[Spawnah]

DAFUQ?!

So at least once you've used upwards of 800 rounds in one CQB game (assuming you have an M4)? That's INSANE! I routinely go whole hour long games and barely get through more than 120 shots. You need to learn to aim my friend.

Accuracy through volume.

 

[DX115FALCON]

I lot of this doesn't apply everywhere.

2) I've never gone through more than two hi-caps in one game. I don't know about your site though but at mine there's plenty of breaks between missions. I can see what you're saying though, if you don't have many opportunities to reload your mags you're gonna run out after than non-CQB because you're gonna encounter more players.

4) We're always allowed to use full auto unless a marshal says otherwise for certain games.

5) There's always rule breakers, I'm not sure why you say CQB has more of them though and as far as I know, no pyros are banned. Dead players often get shot, I'm guilty of doing it too, I see their team and fire before realising they have their arms up and gun above their head. You're usually forgiven if you just call out "Sorry!" though.

In response to your points:

2) I was meaning the point of Mags with regards to mid-caps. If you use *true* high capacity mags (>400 rounds) then you should be fine, but MP5 and SMG high-caps (~250 rounds) will require more mags.

4) This answers my question posed at the end of my post, thanks!

 

[DX115FALCON]

Accuracy through volume.

"accuracy"

 

[QuadMachine]

Cheers for the feedback lads. Updated it with points from Rock-climby-Dave and DX115FALCO

 

[Lozart]

DAFUQ?!

So at least once you've used upwards of 800 rounds in one CQB game (assuming you have an M4)? That's INSANE! I routinely go whole hour long games and barely get through more than 120 shots. You need to learn to aim my friend.

Oh I don't know, suppressive fire can eat away at your ammo pretty quickly. Last time out I was suppressing the enemy and ran through about 600rds. I got plenty of kills too as it was just up from their objective!

 

[jay83]

Speed Aggression and Surprise

And when someone is aggressive , dont fall back , attack back lay down as much fire as they are

 

[Russe11]

Although I am relatively new to this, there are a few things I would add:

-In CQB you do get hit a lot, so after each session, study where you are getting hit a lot and learn from it. I know my 1st couple of sessions I was always getting hit in the arms. This is because everyone naturally holds a gun with their elbows out horizontally making them easy to hit. I now try to keep my elbows pointed at the floor, this makes you a smaller target.

-A foldable stock may not help much in CQB but I find the collapsible one on my MP5 is awesome as I can shorten it bringing the gun closer to my face so that when I peek round a corner, my gun covers more of my face. This presents a smaller target area. Shortening the stock to keep the gun closer in also makes it easier to keep it pointed where you're looking for longer and also makes you a more compact target area.

-Once you have your shortened stock secure on your shoulder and your elbows pointed down, you will find that you naturally avoid the 2 main problems with looking around corners or obstacles. If you look 1st then bring your gun around, you will get shot before you can shoot back. If you poke your gun around 1st, enemies will be ready for your head to appear. If your gun is held in close to your face as I have described, you will naturally poke the gun around whilst still constantly looking down the sights ready to shoot.

-Practice shooting left handed (or right handed if you're left handed), half of all corners go the wrong way to effectively shoot around without changing hands. Obviously take this into account when choosing slings etc.

 

[sp00n]

Some sound advice there, my 2p worth would be :-

1)short gun/wepons are far easier to move with.

2)get as big a mag as you can, mag changes *can* slow you down in a fast paced game, or allow your oposition to get the drop on you, unless you have uber skills ... i dont, thats why i love my mp5k's 2500 drum mag :wub:

3)you dont need high ROF, but i find that 14 - 17 bb's a sec is a nice ballance to weight of fire and ammo conservation.

4)LISTEN all the time, you can often hear someone strike a pyro and get into cover (thats why i have a BFG ... they make no sound till detonating), or if your being sneaky, you can hear people aproaching from distance.

5)shadows are your friend, you can hide easliy and be all sneaky and ninja h34r:

6)aviod doorways as much as you can, or cross them quickly.

7)be as small a target as possiable, look at how you stand in a mirror

8)stand back from windows if shooting out of them, it makes you harder to see.

9)often flee'ing or drawing the oposition into a trap is a good thing

10)avoid being lulled into a false sense of security (see point 9)

11)corners and doors ... thats where the danger is

12)Knee pads!

13)keep your load out minimal ... nothing worse then being loaded down with junk, or with a chest rig thats restrictive etc.

 

[M_P]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned wearing a helmet- they're to my mind a piece of safety equipment when doing cqb/indoors etc to stop you smashing your head on doorways etc.

 

[two_zero]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned wearing a helmet- they're to my mind a piece of safety equipment when doing cqb/indoors etc to stop you smashing your head on doorways etc.

this. I do not wear helmet, I'm at least 6'4 and darn have I hit my head painfully.

(oh and I got one now, even thou I never had a chance to use it yet)

a rifle with a folding stock is NOT good for CQB.

I have to disagree with you on this one.

All too many times I've seen a barrel rounding the corner before the player knowing exactly where they are long before they've seen me. As while I round a corner with my mp5k, you'll see my face and my barrel pretty much at the same time.

and after all, AEGs got little to non recoil