Whether you’re a fresh recruit or a seasoned soldier in Battlefield V, infantry combat remains at the heart of the experience. Winning firefights isn’t just about good aim—it’s about movement, positioning, recoil mastery, gadget awareness, and knowing when to hold or retreat. In this guide, we’ll walk you through five basic, five intermediate, and five advanced infantry strategies to help you climb the scoreboard and contribute meaningfully to your team.

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Basic Strategies: Foundation of Firefights

1. Strafing While Shooting – Use It Wisely
   Strafing makes you harder to hit, but it worsens your weapon’s spread. In close quarters or against precision enemies like bolt-action snipers, it’s helpful. But against full-auto weapons at mid-range, it might get you killed faster. Know your weapon and range before you default to movement.
2. Hipfire in Close Quarters
   If your weapon supports good hipfire (especially SMGs), it’s often better than aiming down sights. Hipfire is faster and gives better spatial awareness—ideal for close-range chaos. Learn each weapon’s hipfire falloff range and use ADS only when necessary.
3. Melee for Quick Finishes
   If your target is already wounded, melee can guarantee a kill. Equip high-damage melee weapons for consistency. Pairing a revolver shot with a knife swipe can be more effective than trying to finish with bullets alone.
4. Smart Healing with Bandages
   Don’t use your medical pouch immediately. If you’ll naturally regenerate to 70–80 HP, save it. Especially as Assault or when far from supply stations, conserving your bandage can win your next fight.
5. Ammo Types and Resupply Knowledge
   • Pouch = Resupplies primary and secondary only
   • Crate = Adds one gadget resupply
   • Station = Fully refills ammo, gadgets, grenades
     Use stations whenever possible, and build them when needed. They’re critical for explosive-heavy roles.

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Intermediate Strategies: Skill in Motion

6. Crouch Sprinting and Crouch Shooting
   Crouch sprint is silent and maintains a low profile. Use it to sneak. When shooting from crouch, you gain about 25% recoil reduction—more than most weapon specializations. Go prone, and it improves by another 20%.
7. Go Prone to Reduce Explosion Damage
   Getting caught by AP mines or explosives? Dropping prone reduces damage significantly and can even let you survive an AP mine if timed perfectly.
8. Mastering Burst Fire
   Burst fire improves accuracy without heavily sacrificing time-to-kill. Some guns—like the STG, M1907 SL, or even MP40—become laser-accurate when burst tapped. Learn when to burst based on range and rate of fire.
9. Target Selection and When Not to Fire
   Picking your target matters—prioritize enemies you can kill quickly. More importantly, don’t shoot unless you’re sure of the kill. Giving away your position for a half-chance shot wastes flanks and gets you killed.
10. Maximize Gadgets
    Battlefield V’s gadgets are strong. Use:

• Smoke Launchers to revive or block MMGs
• AT Grenades liberally as Support
• Spotting Flares as Recon to clear points They’re powerful tools, not just accessories. Learn them, spam them.

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Advanced Strategies: Elite-Level Infantry Combat

11. Adapt Playstyle to Weapon Class
    A bolt-action rifle favors elevation and patience. SMGs? Rush and flank. Don’t force aggressive play with defensive gear. Adapt your style to what your weapon is designed to do best.
12. Retreating and Repositioning
    Don’t die on every push. Use grenades or smokes to retreat when the odds shift. Falling back lets your squad spawn, saves your streak, and often sets up better angles to re-engage.
13. Reading Map Flow
    Learn enemy movement patterns: where they spawn, where they push, what routes they take. Use this to intercept or flank. Knowing when and where to reposition turns you from reactive to proactive.
14. Crosshair Positioning and Pre-Aim
    Keep your crosshair at head or chest level and pointed where enemies will likely appear. Pre-aim around corners. This habit saves milliseconds, which can decide fights. Mastering this can double your kill count.
15. Recoil Pattern Mastery
    Every weapon has a unique horizontal and vertical recoil pattern. It’s not just “up and right.” Study your favorite guns. Compensate based on their signature sway. Mastering this lets you dominate mid-range with rifles others can’t control.

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Final Thoughts

Mastering infantry combat in Battlefield V isn’t about twitch reflexes alone—it’s about understanding flow, control, movement, and situational awareness. From simple crouch mechanics to reading enemy behavior and recoil patterns, there’s always a layer deeper. Apply these 15 strategies, and you’ll not only win more fights—you’ll change the tide of battle.

Ready to level up? Practice with purpose. Fight smart. And we’ll see you in the next warzone.