While on defense

Learn how to effectively defend objectives and diffuse bombs in Call of Duty. Discover the best weapons and strategies to outsmart your enemies and secure victory.

Alright, let's talk about staying alive and holding down the fort when you're on defense in Call of Duty. Forget about just sitting in one spot near the objective – the enemy totally sees that coming. You gotta keep them guessing!

Here's the deal: check on your objectives regularly. If you spot a bomb being planted, drop everything and hunt down that saboteur immediately. Seriously, if there are still a bunch of enemy soldiers running around, diffusing that bomb is your fastest ticket to winning the match. Make sure a couple of your buddies cover you while you work, or vice versa. It's also a smart move to do a quick sweep of enemy spawn points to catch any campers trying to sneak up on you. If you're planning a flank, move fast! You want to catch them before they scatter all over the map.

When it comes to weapons for defense, you can't go wrong with heavy automatics like the MP44 or Bren, and of course, sniper rifles are your best friend for holding down long sightlines. Sometimes, though, I like to switch it up and play as a scout, grabbing a lighter weapon like a Sten or Carbine so I can zip around the map quicker. Don't always feel like you have to gun down the enemy before they plant their explosives. Sometimes, it's way better to let them plant it, then take them out, and *then* diffuse the bomb for the win. It catches them completely off guard!

For objective-based games where you need to steal documents, plans, or radios and bring them to a specific point, or defend them, the strategies are pretty much the same as those 'Search and Destroy' style matches. So, we'll just touch on the key defensive points here.