Battlefield 1943 Strategy Guide

by Chris Jensen

Battlefield 1943 has finally arrived on XBLA and PSN and that can only mean one thing: tons of n00bs  who don’t know what they’re doing are clogging the servers. Fortunately, that means easy points for those us who are well-versed in the Battlefield series. On the downside, these n00bs will invariably be on your team, making victory a long-shot at best.

Time to shed that n00b label, people. Having a solid understanding of what you’re doing and how best to get it done benefits everyone. Enough intro, let’s get to the good stuff.

Classes

There are three classes in Battlefield 1943 for any style of play:

Infantryman

Role: Close-Combat. Use the Rifle Grenade Launcher to tear holes in buildings, soften up enemies, machine gun emplacements and vehicles. Use wrench to repair vehicles.

U.S. Equipment:

• M1A1 Sub-Machine Gun
• M18 Recoilless Anti-Tank
• M12 Wrench
• MK2 Hand Grenades

Japanese Equipment:

• Type 100 sub-machine gun
• Type 18 recoilless AT
• Type 12 wrench
• Type 97 hand grenades

Rifleman

Role: Medium-Range fighter. Rifle Grenade can be used to destroy vehicles, gun emplacements and walls. Hand grenades are perfect for flushing out hidden enemies.

U.S. Equipment:

• M1 Semi-automatic rifle
• M17 Rifle grenade
• M1 Bayonet
• Mk2 Hand grenade

Japanese Equipment:

• Type 5 semi-automatic rifle
• Type 91 rifle grenade
• Type 5 Bayonet
• Type 97 hand grenade