This week, in our Boot Camp series, we will give you a look at the strike system in WW3, and various strike types. These are currently available only in the TAC mode, as the smaller modes do not support them.
Strike System
The strike system allows you to use special equipment for a cost of “Strike Points” that you earn in-game. Every action you perform gives you these points, with objective play being the most rewarding.
You have 3 slots for strikes in each loadout, and each of them contain different categories of strikes. Let’s look at each of these now.
The First Slot
The first slot can be considered a utility slot. Here, you can carry a UAV or a Jammer. UAVs let you know where the enemies are, and award you a bonus for teammates who get a kill with your support. Jammers can protect you from being marked by a UAV, scramble enemy drone controls, prevent the enemy team from spawning on teammates or vehicles in the jamming area, and also stop the enemy team from using strikes.
The Second Slot
The second slot is almost purely offensive. You can choose missiles for anti-personnel and anti-tank purposes. Simply call it in once you gain enough points, and guide it to the target. You can also choose various artillery types. There are two types of artillery: laser-guided and an area barrage. Once you call in a barrage, a ranging shell will fire, giving the enemy a few second warning to get out of the area before the main barrage begins. Laser-guided artillery will follow the mark of your laser until it runs out of shells. And lastly, you can equip a bombing run. Varying in speeds and drop area, these will arrive at the location you select on the tablet.
The Third Slot
The last slot contains your vehicles and drones. You can choose small aerial drones, large aerial drones, land drones, and many vehicles ranging from IFVs to MBTs. For drones, you can call them in anywhere on the map, but it is recommended to do so while hiding, as the enemies killing you results in your drone being destroyed too. Vehicles can be called in at base or on any captured objective. Be careful, however, as smoke marks your vehicle’s deployment zone and can easily be camped by an enemy. You can also respawn in vehicles from the deploy menu.
Thank you for reading! We hope you learned something, and we’d love to see how you use your strikes in the Discord! And if you wish for us to go into extra detail on any one topic, make sure to tell us, and we’ll be happy to explain. See you next time!