How to Play a Battlefield 2142 Medic and Make Your Squad Love You for It

You're about to rush west from the church when your entire squad gets cut down by a whirrr of gunfire. The ground shakes and a battlewalker runs right past you as you hide behind the wall. There are screams in your ear of "Revive me! Someone revive me!" but there's no medics around and the big machine gun you're carrying just feels like a lot of dead weight.

Squads Need Medics.

The way that BF2142 plays out, assault/medics are possibly the strongest class and probably the most important. They can do almost everything: assault, suppressive fire, snipe, heal, revive, kill infantry, jeeps and with the help of ground defenses they can kill tanks and air vehicles. Played well, they are the supreme force on the battlefield.

With a squad, they become even more powerful. There are many times when a lone squad behind enemy lines can win the game for their team with ease. However, the enemy is aware of this and they will often watch for these intrusions and actively hunt them. A single good player who knows how to ambush can take out an entire squad. The best chance to protect against the total defeat of a squad is to have one or more medics in the squad. If they're careful, they can rush in, revive the fallen team members and hide in cover before they are also gunned down. Recovering from what could have been a very bad setback.

This is only one way in which a medic can be useful. In this guide I hope to teach you how to be a great medic and an asset to any squad or team.

You're A Soldier First!

In BF2142 a medic is more often called "Assault." They are considered soldiers first and medics second. This doesn't mean you have to play them that way. As I said, a medic or assault can be a fantastic asset during firefights not just because he can heal but also because he has a great array of weaponry.

There are three rifle choices for a medic, they are the: Scar 11 or Krylov FA-37 (depending on your team), Baur H-AR and the Voss L-AR.