AMS Tips

[MilitantB0B]

Seeing as how the forums have been filled talk of nerfing and overpowered n00bcannons and several other unpleasant topics, I figured I would give a go at writing a helpful guide.

One of the most potent tools in a squad�s arsenal doesn�t kill anyone. The AMS can help your side out quite a bit. The problem is that most people just plop their AMS down and run for the door of the base. This makes for a very happy enemy infiltrator or reaver pilot when it either gets blown up or hacked, that�s why I am writing this guide to help out some of you AMS users (and abuser alike )

First things first, I�ll assume first you do not have access to Combat engineering. When placing your AMS, there is a couple of things you must remember:

• 1.) Try to avoid placing your AMS in the direct line of sight of your enemy; placing them just over the hill from an enemy base is good for this.
• 2.) Try to deploy them in places not easily accessible to aircraft. In Hossin, you can actually place it under some of the trees, if not on Hossin, just place it in thick tree cover if you can to make it harder for reaver to light up your little AMS.
• 3.) Always face your AMS towards the enemy base. Why? This forces your troops to travel the length of your AMS. They start in the middle, travel to the back, then pass the front on their way to the enemy. That way, if there is someone hacking your AMS, your friendlys will be more likely to see them and stop them.

Now that you have your AMS in the best possible position available, its time to defend it (assuming you have Combat engineering, if not, get the heck out of here and go frag some enemies, the best defense is a good offence.) Now remember, if the enemy still hasn�t seen your AMS yet, don�t start placing any deployable defenses outside of the cloak bubble till they notice you. Being a infiltrator, nothing tells me where a AMS is better then a ring of Spits in the middle of nowhere. Below is an image of an excellent mine placement that hasn�t let me down yet:

(the placement and number of the mines is very imprecise, but you get the general idea)
You lay a ring of mines just inside the cloak bubble all the way around. This way the enemy won�t know there is a mine there till he is right on it and choosing a respawn point. Since most AMS hacks take place at the very front of the vehicle, you place a mine at the front of the vehicle to make those infiltrators think twice before hacking. Then, with all the mines you have left, place mines outside of the cloak bubble in between the ones you placed on the inside. That way, the enemy sees the mines on the outside, goes to either the right or the left to avoid it, and Face plants right into the ones around the cloak bubble. If you want, spruce the place up with some spits and motion sensors, but I normally find that they only attract attention to your AMS, which is something you don�t want.

That�s about it, I hope it helps, and that none of my enemies read this.