User:DrkStlkr3/Sunderer S-AMS

Sunderers are must-have Vehicles for invading any enemy base, or even defending your own base!

NC Novice Medium Range Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS)
The Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) loadout every Platoon/Squad needs to capture/defend bases at a base's important points (such as at a security terminal and Generator).

Certification Points
Below is a table sorted by both cost and importance I recommend spending your Certification Points in your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS), with high priority/emphasis on defense and self-preservation. Please spend the 664 Certification Points into this Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) loadout below BEFORE taking it into battle, or you'll be disappointed at how quickly it'll get destroyed! Upgrade both the front and back/rear M20 Basilisk mounted turrets simultaneously.

Spending the above Certification Points will be your primary Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) loadout you'll use for most situations. These upgrades will give your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) more ammo and make it a little more difficult to destroy.

Tactics
Practice driving and maneuvering your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) at the VR Training Facility without having to spend any of your Resources! Master driving along roads at full speed, and turn while reversing. Once you feel comfortable handling a Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS), redeploy to the Warp Gate, spend some of your Resources on a Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS), and take a drive within the safety of your Empires' controlled territories, accelerating at full speed along roads, decelerating around turns, learning how steep of banks/rocks your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) can climb, etc. In other words, really take your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) for a thorough test drive! Be sure to lock (default: ) your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) so no one can enter it. I also find that... ...Also helps while driving. While you're leisurely driving around, look for defensive/offensive/safe/strategic places you'd deploy your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) (default: ) in the midst of battle.
 * 1) Open the Continent Map (default: )
 * 2) Set a Personal WayPoint (default: right mouse button) where you'd like to deploy your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS)
 * 3) Enlarge the Mini Map (default: )
 * 4) Zoom-out the Mini Map (default: )
 * 5) Change the camera view (default: )
 * 6) Zoom-in the Mini Map (default: ) as you're approaching your destination.

Whenever possible, try to safely/strategically position deploy your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) near important areas, whether it be near the entrance of an enemy base, behind the gates of the battlefront, or near a base's security terminal or Generator, etc. This applies to both attacking an enemy base and defending one of your own bases (please see Base Capture Mechanics). If another friendly Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) has taken your ideal/preferred spot, try to sneak around to the other side of the base for possible flanking opportunities while attempting to avoid enemy confrontation.

Avoid head-on shoot-outs with enemy tanks! Seriously, no matter how good your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS)'s armor is, you can't "face-off" (go "toe-to-toe") with an enemy tank! You want to protect your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) as if it's your own personal automobile/vehicle in real life.

Directives
Focus achieving/completing these Sunderer Directives below...
 * Squad Spawn
 * AMS Support Ribbon

NC Adept/Expert Short/Medium Range Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS)
After you've learned how to drive and maneuver a Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) and good locations to deploy at bases, the following loadout exchanges Rival Combat Chassis for Racer High Speed Chassis to get your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) quickly to enemy bases. Don't fret about the Certification Points you spent into Rival Combat Chassis, because you'll use it in other Sunderer Loadouts.

Minimum Recommended Requirements
Below are the minimum recommended requirements for this Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) loadout to be effective...

Front
Although you don't necessarily need to purchase a new front Sunderer Weapon with your earned Certification Points or Daybreak Cash, but I do highly recommend buying either the M60-G Bulldog or the M40 Fury. These Sunderer Weapons do a lot of splash damage, especially against enemy Infantry. Because they can be "vollied" using a high arch, it can often hit groups of enemy Infantry taking cover behind obstacles that normally couldn't be hit with other weapons. I also recommend getting the Thermal Optics for either the M60-G Bulldog or the M40 Fury.

Back/Rear
Because the majority of what will attack you will be both enemy ground/air Infantry/Vehicles, I recommend using the default M20 Basilisk for the back/rear Sunderer Weapon. It's a generic, "jack of all trades, but master of none" Sunderer Weapon, effective against all Infantry/Vehicles, and does some (although not very much) damage to heavily-armored Vehicles, such as other enemy Sunderers, MBTs (Main Battle Tanks), and Galaxys, but it'll come in handy if/when you do get attacked from any enemy Infantry/Vehicles (or at least deter them from further/pursuing attack).

Certification Points
Below is a table sorted by both cost and importance I recommend spending your Certification Points in your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS)...

Directives
Focus achieving/completing these Sunderer Directives below...
 * Squad Spawn
 * AMS Support Ribbon
 * Driver Assists

NC Master Short/Medium Range Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS)
After you've learned how to drive and maneuver a Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) and good locations to deploy at bases, the following loadout is for surprise attacking an unsuspecting enemy's base before the Vehicle Shield Generators have been destroyed. Unlike the above/previous Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) Loadouts, this loadout is for specific circumstances when the enemy doesn't suspect that your Platoon/Squad is attacking one of their bases, and there's little or no enemy resistance (especially Aircraft) around.

Minimum Recommended Requirements
Below are the minimum recommended requirements for this Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) loadout to be effective...

Front
I highly recommend buying either the M60-G Bulldog or the M40 Fury. These Sunderer Weapons do a lot of splash damage, especially against enemy Infantry. Because they can be "vollied" using a high arch, it can often hit groups of enemy Infantry taking cover behind obstacles that normally couldn't be hit with other weapons. I also recommend getting the Thermal Optics for either the M60-G Bulldog or the M40 Fury.

Back/Rear
I recommend buying either the M12 Kobalt or the M60-G Bulldog for the back/rear Sunderer Weapon. I also recommend getting the Thermal Optics for either the M60-G Bulldog or the M12 Kobalt. If you purchase the M12 Kobalt, remember that it's very good against enemy Infantry and mediocre against enemy lightly-armored Vehicles, but completely useless against any heavily-armored Vehicles (such as enemy Sunderers, Tanks, and most Aircraft).

Certification Points
Below is a table sorted by both cost and importance I recommend spending your Certification Points in your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS)...

Tactics
This particular Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) loadout is specifically for short to medium range enemy encounters, but is extremely vulnerable to long range anti-Vehicles and Aircraft attacks! You'll want to avoid all long range anti-Vehicles/Aircraft attacks, or have support from friendly long range anti-ground/anti-air Infantry/Vehicles when transporting from your base to the enemy's base.

Once you're able to quickly slip inside an enemy's base, immediately find adequate cover behind a building, most likely on the outskirts of the enemy base, but as close to the enemy's Vehicle Shield Generators as possible. Being an Engineer with at least level 5/6 Nano-Armor Kit would help keep your Sunderer from getting destroyed! Deploying a Spitfire Auto-Turret and Anti-Personnel Explosives around your Sunderer Advanced Mobile Station (S-AMS) may also help protect it from getting attacked.

Directives
Focus achieving/completing these Sunderer Directives below...
 * Squad Spawn
 * AMS Support Ribbon
 * Driver Assists
 * Deploy Assist