Are you tired of spending a minute or two getting to your objectives only to get killed and having to spend another 2 minutes to get back? Well consider using the AAV-7A1 as a Mobile Spawn Point for you Squad when playing objective games.
The AAV-7A1 or Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AMTRAC)in Battlefield 3 is an armored amphibious vehicle capable of transporting soldiers on both land and sea, but is mostly used for beach assaults. It’s armed with a powerful 40mm grenade launcher and a secondary .50 caliber machine gun. The AAV is available to both US and Russian forces in Battlefield 3.
You can use the AAV to get to your objective when you are attacking and you need to activate the bomb in Rush mode. If you get to the objective your Squad can then use it to safely active the detonation device and guard it from it being defused by the defenders.
The trick here is to set the AMTRAC just far enough for you to use the 40mm grenade launcher and the .50 against the defenders if they are trying to defuse the bomb. If the player trying to activate the bomb is killed during activation or before he activates it, the AAV can be used to terminate the defenders.
You can also use it to provide cover fire for the player who is activating the bomb as well. If you or any other member dies, you can automatically spawn right inside the AAV instead of having to run all the way across the map to get to the objective.
Use it as a mobile spawn point and set it anywhere you want! If you see another Squad using an AMTRAC, please do not move it from the spot they left it! It is extremely rude and will only hurt your Team if you move that AMTRACT!
We use it to move our Squad from place to place and as a mobile spawn point and you should too. There are other vehicles that can be used as mobile spawn points such as the choppers and humvees as well. But the AMTRAC is the most reliable and safest to spawn because of its heavy armor. It will take at least 3 rpgs to completely destroy it, but if you have an Engineer in your squad, he can quickly repair it and keep it from being destroyed.
So next time your Squad or your Team are having trouble getting to the bomb to activate it or the defenders are defusing the bomb right away, use the AMTRAC to help you out.