How to Use Riot Shields and Tactical Support Gear

Defending with Riot Shields

The Riot Shield offers dedicated frontal protection against offensive fire and direct strikes:

1. Place the Riot Shield into your active hand.

2. Face incoming hostiles directly to block and deflect ranged projectile fire as well as incoming melee attacks.

3. Push forward toward enemy positions while shielding to close the distance or provide cover for teammates who are reloading.

Deploying Tactical Items and Airstrikes

Tactical gear provides crowd control to break stalemates:

• Flashbangs: Throw a flashbang into enemy rooms or fortifications prior to breaching. The flashbang blinds opponents caught in the area of effect, leaving them vulnerable to counterattacks.
• Harrier Strike: Call in a Harrier Strike precision airstrike to bombard outdoor targets. This directs high-damage aerial ordnance down on enemies pinned in open ground or behind barricades.

Coordinate flashbangs and shield pushes with close-quarters weapons like shotguns or combat knives to clear blinded hostiles quickly.