Best way to use shields?

[DDRMANIAC007]

I find they are too slow to be used as the first guy in a door. Can an assault use him as mobile cover maybe? How does one do this?

[Pintea]

Here is one way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5SpRAT5KqQ

Using the new feature of chaining more of the same GoCodes along a single path and keeping them together so that they can shoot over their shoulder.

[shock trooper]

How are the SWAT able to shoot over the shield guy, but they can't shoot over a hostage. This is the only reason I fail at them, the SWAT AI doesn't know it can't shoot over hostages yet it still tries to and I just end up killing the hostage.

[Code Blue]

You can only shoot over another trooper if they're very close together. Are you sure the trooper shot through the hostage and not just shot at the enemy that was next (not behind) the hostage and missed and hit the hostage. I haven't played a hostage rescue mission in a while so maybe things have changed but I had the impression that the trooper will never shoot at a hostile that's behind a hostage.

[shock trooper]

Originally posted by bogdan1807:

You can only shoot over another trooper if they're very close together. Are you sure the trooper shot through the hostage and not just shot at the enemy that was next (not behind) the hostage and missed and hit the hostage. I haven't played a hostage rescue mission in a while so maybe things have changed but I had the impression that the trooper will never shoot at a hostile that's behind a hostage.

The enemies are behind, like human shield behind, which is odd considering the hostages are crouched. I still think that they should be able to shoot over hostages, same with the snipers. Right now it seems like the SWAT AI just doesn't know they are not able to shoot over the hostages even though the hostages shouldn't be getting in the way since they are crouch (not sure if what I said made much sense). It's different with the Arrest Warrants, I can shoot right through the HVT and he is standing.