The Squad meta of armor running off to play World of Tanks instead of combined arms really stands out with this faction. I commonly see the MEA absolutely decimating enemy armor with abundant missile vehicles and strong heavy anti tank but the infantry gets their asses kicked by enemy infantry. Nowadays no IFV squad is going to accept using their vehicle to transport troops (ironic) so with no transport and hard to control weapons the MEA infantry just gets wiped (also the scopes suck ass)

@thetrainshop

4 ай бұрын

Dude that shit drives me nuts. One of my best games I've had that resulted in a massive W was where I commanded a brad, with a friend gunning, and another driving, communicating over discord, but I communicated with squads for infantry support. We would transport a squad or fireteam to a standoff distance, suppress enemy defenses, ward off or fight vehicles if they showed up, the infantry would push and clear, we'd keep at standoff while keeping pace, take objective, defend it, they'd load back up, and we'd move on. Playing IFVs as they are supposed to is really the only way to do it.

@ghostyboi9186

4 ай бұрын

the transport issue is what got me to finally stop playing squad. the ICO is actually painful to play if you dont have proper logistics and troop transport. you get to the battle tired and out of stamina while the defenders can sit in little gaps and snipe you with perfect accuracy from being able to stay relatively still and not waste stamina.

@GORANJOVIC631

4 ай бұрын

Even worst, in 99 % of servers. If you call your squad APC/IFV and actually play like an APC/IFV with a full squad of infantry you will get kicked or your squad will be disband. And then they wonder why their IFV are getting struck by AT, but they have no god damn infantry to cover them.

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

the larger point of this series is to get people to play each faction in slightly different ways. to recognize the advantages and disadvantages factions have and to use that knowledge to their advantage. if players could adopt this mindset with the MEA, then i think we would see MEA win their infantry battles alot more often. this series is my small part in trying to foster that mindset.

@jackjohn2733

4 ай бұрын

there is no nowadays. nobody ever wanted to use the tracked ifvs for troop transport. Not even infantry squads really want to use them.

Pretty sure this is the best MEA guide available.

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

congrats on your channel growth!

@col.kernel

4 ай бұрын

bruh it's a curse not a blessing@@Monifans.

@bikertimmi

4 ай бұрын

@@col.kernel love your vids man. after 1k hours you motivated me to finally learn sl and its going well so far

@col.kernel

4 ай бұрын

Helll yeahhh baby git em@@bikertimmi

@HaebyungDance

4 ай бұрын

@@col.kerneltoo real bro.

G3 slaps in close quarters once you understand point firing. The one hit kill is devastating! Neat video; good job

@DarkDodger

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely, it's my favorite weapon in the game for CQC.

@sami-1-3-5

4 ай бұрын

it does not wtf are you talking about XD, it has the worst scope with the worst recoil

@DarkDodger

4 ай бұрын

@@sami-1-3-5 Sure the recoil is bad, but recoil is much less of an issue if you only need to hit one shot instead of two or three. Just go a little slower and get your gun on target instead of prefiring.

@sami-1-3-5

4 ай бұрын

congrats you can get one shot off and then die because the recoil and screen shake make it impossible to hit another guy who is a few feet away@@DarkDodger

@DarkDodger

4 ай бұрын

@@sami-1-3-5 Sounds like a skill issue on your part mate. I play G3 and FAL all the time, and I never have problems.

The one saving grace of the G3 in CQB is the hip fire. If you know the recoil pattern, you can shoot this thing pretty accurately inside 20 meters. Pre ICO, you could put a dot in the middle of the screen and just use that to aim lol. Much better than using the 4x scope in CQB

@cr1tikal_arc

4 ай бұрын

pre ico you could actually shoot at stuff close range without having to crouch, hold your breath, slowly take aim, check for any dirt on the gun, consider asking the opponent for consent to fire in their direction, instead opting to take them out for dinner first

@alphanomad511

4 ай бұрын

lol@@cr1tikal_arc

@dmar4194

4 ай бұрын

@@cr1tikal_arcIts ridiculous, I, a civilian, could probably shoot better then these soldiers with weird noodle arms.

@ptbeltwarrior

4 ай бұрын

@@cr1tikal_arc Post-ICO update I am still running and gunning hipfire, just look at where the muzzle is pointing and adjust your mouse to the recoil- it's harder than before, but still easy. Quite literally, get good. The only time I really feel the ICO update's over-the-top(ness??? idk) is with Turkey, which is ironic considering it's the faction released AFTER ICO lol.

@cr1tikal_arc

4 ай бұрын

​@@ptbeltwarrior lol, get good? average squad fanboy response, i guess. there is literally 0 excuse for these ridiculous changes. i shouldn't have to fight with my mouse everytime i want to shoot at someone. i shouldn't have to prepare so much before i shoot at someone just so i can have a CHANCE at hitting near them at close-medium range. ffs, the last time i played, i got the drop on an enemy at point blank (and i MEAN point blank) with a pistol. aimed center mass, and mag dumped into him. guess what? not a single shot hit. somehow the bullets just happened to move around him, or the recoil for a pistol is so obscene that firing the first shot sent it flying into the corner of my screen. literally no other game does it like this, and for good reason. there is no skill involved with having to drag your mouse around against where the gun is going, so what tf does it add? what value to the game does it provide? the skill in a game like squad lies within the strategy, communication, and logistics aspect. and then maybe aim. but that's still got nothing to do with the recoil. but sure, continue to cling onto this slowly dying game, led by out of touch developers that do not ever listen to their community after they sold out to some chinese megacorporation.

This is a superb guide! I really like your style. Looking forward to the other factions!

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

can't believe you commented on my video! love your tactics series man. tried some of the defense tips and they worked great!

@HaebyungDance

4 ай бұрын

@@Monifans.I’m honestly a big fan of your vids lol. Thanks!

sorry for being MIA. school sucks and my motivation has been down. i want to try to post more so hopefully we will see more of each other ;)

@smurfmianz4527

4 ай бұрын

Bro this and the previous video ARE FUCKING GOLD. Holy shit keep making Squad vids and I’ll watch ur vids until I die

@TheIndogamer

4 ай бұрын

MEA - MIA Saw what you did

@javo5270

Ай бұрын

​@@TheIndogamer MIA means missing in action nothing to do with mea, just pointing out

MEA is such a fun faction (Top 3 for me). Like you said, you just have to play much more patiently and make your shots count. With the infantry overhaul, you will need to know how to utilize point shooting, it is very useful and is 1 shot at that. Great rundown on the faction!

@ItssMrT

4 ай бұрын

Insurgents are the best Habibi in Shalla allah will guide you to the right path Habibi

@RustyBear

3 ай бұрын

@@ItssMrTthey need a rework tho. They are so outgunned

MEA needs a rework. Imo they could become a very strong faction for the attack. Fast vehicles and strong weapons. Imo they need a btr 80 type vehicle and an MP5 and some more emplacement. And maybe a Mi 8 with rocket pods as a special item.

@ziekziek5601

4 ай бұрын

why would they need mp5s? ignoring the realism of weaponry able to be aquired by a middle eastern militia, they already have the ppsh41??

@Rookie417

4 ай бұрын

@@ziekziek5601I think he means the European militia

@RustyBear

4 ай бұрын

@@ziekziek5601 sry didn’t check, autocorrection made it into militia. I meant MEA

@Dragon-77D9

3 ай бұрын

@@RustyBear I think the HK33, or the HK53 would work the best as a unique standard rifle for them. Not too far off a G3, but it's at least in 5.56

@RustyBear

3 ай бұрын

@@Dragon-77D9 nah. Tondar 5 would fit way better

if possible, PLEASE DO THE WHOLE SERIES OF THESE GUIDES. This was really well done. and i also subscribed😁

Great video! I wish there was more team collaboration at the beginning of rounds in Squad. Maybe a few minutes where everyone gathers and forms a plan. It would be a good time to give them tips, such as from videos like this.

@chilliewhk

4 ай бұрын

I try to do that as an SL and then get some info from command chat. Really helps the squad understand what we are trying to achieve

@ptbeltwarrior

4 ай бұрын

One or two positively energetic SLs that take initiative can usually get the rest of the SLs to work together. The biggest issue w/ teamwork is bitter SLs/Command killing the communication in the command chat.

@chilliewhk

4 ай бұрын

@ptbeltwarrior the worst thing SLs can do is start griping in command chat and then spread it down to the squad. Really kills the vibe of any team. Even if you are losing you can at least try to stay motivated for the boys

@honkhonk8009

4 ай бұрын

Ikr. The problem is you get servers where people just dont talk, and it utterly fails predictably. If you have competent command and Squad Leads, then its so much more fun. Makes such a difference.

Wow this guide is fantastic! You sir are gonna do great things with this channel I hope! 😁

Yo, you have a unique gift for creating these videos. I've subscribed and will be following this new series. Keep em comin'

Great video, wished a lot more people would play the factions to their strengths as to force the same playstyle to all of them. I would like to see the insurgents nexts.

Can't wait to see the rest of this series. I'm about to hit 1000hrs so none of this is all that new, but I still love listening to tactics videos.

Really enjoyed this video. Can't wait for videos on the other factions

Hey, great video, man! It really was something that i would like to explore. Keep it coming.

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great vid! I don't see a lot of overall faction tactical guides like this and the MEA are my favorite faction after China. You've earned my sub for sure.

Ya know whats funny, I see the MEA squads being very much WW2 Wehrmacht inspired, mostly because of the downfalls and advantages that the rifleman have with the Machinegun focus. Of course there is the obvious fact they are using german weapons(duh), but like, its even more so with how they are used, ranged, slower firing, slower engagements equals win for the G3, whilst the MG3 sits back and lays into the enemy with the high suppression, and if that goes down, the infantry becomes exposed, just like the old german squad tactics from ww2. Very interesting how we see the tactics still being used, over 80 years on.

@hansshekelstein9450

4 ай бұрын

It is rather interesting, but I don’t think it’s particularly inaccurate. A lot of people assume because Middle Eastern Countries got Soviet Equipment, they got training, like how NATO advisors work. In actuality Soviet Advisors were just technical/mechanical experts. A lot of non NATO nations in the Middle East/Asia actually had inspiration from a bunch of different sources, even WW2 Germany, like surprisingly enough the Chinese PLA.

watching yyour video made me realize the MEA is the perfect faction for me. i love playing as marksman, the MEA is basically all marksman kits that have auto as well. currently using the automatic rifleman kit and it shreds with the 4x scope and a bipod. this Guide has turned the MEA from me least favorite to one of my favorites, Thank you broooooo

great editing and great commentary+advice, you deserve more subs

Dude, the guide was really helpful! Do MOAR!

it's great to see you back on the tube mr moni

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

appreciate it! hopefully will be posting more

The quality and how this guide was created made me follow this channel

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

thanks for the support!

Good and concise coverage of the faction!

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

MEA Are one of my favorite factions, its not like a regular well armed and trained army but it isn't on the same level as a insurgent force or a paramilitary group.

Pretty good stuff, subbed, looking forward for videos about other faction

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

More to come!

Great vid and guide Tried out the tips and the G3 is a monster when used at mid-long range. Was 1-tapping GIs like it was nothing.

A hk33 or a mp5 would make a good addition to this faction, I still think that 75m for one-hit-kill is not much, if it were at ~140 it might start to make a difference (not only for the G3, but for all full power caliber rifles, and the 7,62x39 could also get a buff).

That was an awesome guide! Can you do Irregular Militia next?

I can't think of a faction for you to do next but please do another one very entertaining video.

MEA is one of my favorite factions becuase of the G3 they are a terrifying faction to fight if the team knows what they are doing expect to get picked off out of nowhere when fighting them becuase they will be pretty liberal with long range pot shots and with the decreased damage falloff these pot shots will vibe check the shit out of you if they hit you

This vid is so good it’s criminal

My man this channel is underrated asf

When you have a battle rifle and are in doubt - rhodesian tactics are the way to go. They had FALs and G3s, immediately decided auto is useless, advised their troops to use semi only and if trying to suppress or at closer ranges, use two shot bursts (two shots, semi, quick succession).

Awesome video!! And I suggest you to use music themes based in factions Thanks for your help

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

i thought about it, the hardest thing is copyright issues. but might work

Great content, bro

As a autofilled MEA player. I always struggle with the G3. Thank you for the great tips. Next time ill choose the team instead of autofilling

The G3 OHK under 20 meters meaning that they are super strong in CQB and people need to make more use of this if they want to win fights as MEA. I would even argue they are better up close than at range, since you can just hip fire away and not have to deal with the recoil.

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

ill have to check it out. might be a nice way to even the odds in CQC.

@treetrunk159

4 ай бұрын

I generally agree with this take. You can go on insane tears with the gun, but it's high risk. CQB with the G3 is very unforgiving. You have to have really good game sense with where your rifle is pointing, as well as be fast and efficient with your shots. If you're in single fire in CQB, you're very likely to die if you miss 2-3 shots in a row unless youre both panic firing. If you mitigate this by going full auto, you're having to reload more frequently than an enemy who likely has 50% more bullets in their magazines. But man if you land that torso shot, does it feel good to clap

@yournarrativehasexpired3201

4 ай бұрын

Yeah that was a game-changer. Upper arm, torso, or upper leg hits are now one hit kills under 20m with the G3.

congrats to 1k

Mtlb is a goated 1 man vehicle. Just sit in the active cap and cover the part of the cap that requires and open field to cross, which just about every cap in the game has.

This video was super useful! :D

Despise the MEA faction but their HAT tandem is such a tank buster

I always loved the MEA because it always gave Squad something diffrent then just carbines and the vehicle vombat ist very diffrent. Also I would love a Video an the Insurgents.

Love this keep doing it

I really enjoy the MEA, I just wish their gun didn't sound like an overgassed turtle sharting its organs out.

I do think the Mea has the strongest hat kit in game

excellent guide!

Wasnt expecting to hear lemmino's bgm in a squad video.

@Monifans.

3 ай бұрын

fucking love it. his videos are great too.

MEA is uniquely good on invasion defense, but I've had a hard time getting it to work otherwise. You do need to think a lot more about every one of your actions than other factions.

No clue why everyone hates the g3, you just push with someone semi auto suppressing with the g3 while you throw grenades in then hipfire (or aimed if you dont have a scope). If you realize how to work around the heavy recoil you can body the other team in cqb since you have such a strong rifle. Also just never use full auto until you enter a room, but even then just rapid semi auto fire works great. less recoil and less ammo spent spraying around walls.

4:38 Sacrificing troop capacity is a game changer in Squad? Cmon, almost never is armor used to carry troops in Squad. :D

I plan to get the game soon specifically to play as the REDFOR factions. If you could make a video about one of them (preferably RGF) I would very much appreciate it. Then again "Know the enemy and know yourself and you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." -Sun Tzu said that. (TF2 fan) so knowledge about enemy factions would also be welcomed.

My favourite vehicle in Squad gotta be the Stryker with the singular MG lol. Maybe the BTR aswell. You act as a battle taxi for whichever squad wants it. You then drop them off and suppress people afar while they push. It survives so much shit thrown at it aswell to the point its insane.

The BRDM2 with hind rocket pod strapped to the top is by far the coolest tool the MEA has.

Great video would love to see one on the Canadians next! ( not biased at all 🍁)

Great video! I personally like the challenge of switching to the G3 mindset. How about Canada next? I don't really understand what makes them different from US Army, besides worse HAT and some optics?

MEA has been my favorite since they released!

Subscribing just because this looks really in depth. I want to buy Squad but I’m nervous as it would be my first “tactical milsim” like shooter on PC I’d get.

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

i personally love squad, but if you want a bit more of a gateway drug into tactical shooters i'd suggest hell let loose. it's a bit more casual but has alot of milsim elements relative to other games.

@jonathankahl6302

4 ай бұрын

@@Monifans. I actually do have Hell Let Loose but I’m a console player. Put a good bit of hours into it, and it’s why I want to try squad as well. For that modern feeling of things.

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

@@jonathankahl6302 oh great then i encourage you try it out.

One of my first times facing against the MEA was as the canadians on the map with the big chasm, my team set up in the middle of the chasm and along some of the cliffs, we were hammered by long range battle rifles all game with no clue where they were shooting from

Great video you got a new sub

G3 is great, that 1 tap potential is huge. They also have the second best HAT kit imo.

Reason 1: You simply cannot comprehend the power of the G3 with iron sights

US, russia and several european / NATO countries are accostumed to using light Carbine type assault rifles, chambered in lighter 5,56 and having more ammunition. that is the case with the M4 carbine, the AK-74 / 103, the HK 416 and several other european and NATO weapons. This leads to people from these countries thinking that any rifle is just "spray and pray", when it doesn't tecnically work like that. Battle Rifles, often used by countries in South America, Asia, the middle east or Africa are not meant to work like that. they are heavier rifles, chambered in the heavier 7,62 and pack a harder punch. It is made for medium to long distance engagements, and should defenetely not be operated in full auto. A battle rifle is always supposed to be used in Semi-auto. it was designed that way to kill one target at a time, with precise shots - as these models are generally older, and have a more ancient view of war. They were produced post ww2, and were popular until the 1960s. the concept of carbines is rather newer, and mostly replaced the battle rifles in most modern countries by the 90s. to make things easy, imagine a battle rifle as being like a more modern, higher capacity M1 garand, or G43, SKS etc. famous battle rifles include the FN FAL / L1A1, the HK G3, the M14, AR10, Galil and so on.

bruv u basically making me sub unconditionally now an'it *:)*

MEA is actually one of my favorite factions only behind insurgents

great guide man

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

I don't even play squad but this is really interesting stuff

I'm your 1000th sub

fantastic guide

Need to play squad with this dude

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

im down!

MEA's RPG-29 is imo the strongest HAT in the game. It has great velocity, fantastic scope and you get 2 shots. Not to mention the other nice bits of kit that you get. The G3 is actually amazing at CQB if you get good at hipfire. You only need to hit once to upper torso, so you have a time to kill advantage on everyone else despite not being able to spray as much or as well.

We need guides for all the factions asap

good vid, militia next pls

Do this with every faction pls

at 8k hours MEA is one of my favorite factions to play

best series ever!

g3 with the red dot is by far the best cqc gun in the game

MEA has such great AT and support kits.

@RustyBear

3 ай бұрын

1 at round for the rpg 7 would change qnything

This is actually my favorite faction besides the American ones. I love the G3A3, even in CQB. Funnily enough, I love it in CQB and feel like I do the best in CQB with this rifle. I do move slow though and am always aiming down sights while in CQB.

You better cover Militia and INS without bias lmao Im gonna wait for both these videos, man. And I believe you dont give the BMP-1 enough credit. As its not really meant for infantry carrying its more of a Bradley in the sense that you’re supposed to engage infantry and destroy armor with its superb ATGM and heat rounds while acting ad a sort of mobile ammo box with its whopping 600 ammo to support local infantry. And not to mention the frag rounds that will out preform two strykers when it comes to fighting infantry.

@giahuynguyenkim6389

4 ай бұрын

BMP-1 is more like a light tank that can transport infantry if needed.

@superduper3722

4 ай бұрын

@@giahuynguyenkim6389 Since when do people use IFVs to actually transport infantry? I have NEVER used the BMP to transport a squad because nobody ever ASKs. I always take it to the sides of maps and use the ATGM to destroy enemy armor. And since I play mostly INS and IMF its a VERY important tank since T62 usually spawns later than a BMP and even then thats slightly WORSE than the BMP-1

@giahuynguyenkim6389

4 ай бұрын

@@superduper3722 Rarely, but it happens. Infantry likes transport choppers and APCs more than IFVs because they can carry more people.

@superduper3722

4 ай бұрын

@@giahuynguyenkim6389 Ok well then why dont they let the BMP1s do their job instead of trying to bother them with transporting people around when they could be destroying Bradleys, LAVs, and maybe even Abrams at a distance since the ATGM gives you one tap potential to ammo rack an Abrams with ONE shot.

@RustyBear

3 ай бұрын

A bmp 1 modification for mea would be dope. Maybe with slat armor, better speed and more health and ammo. But mea needs a btr 80 maybe with a rocket pod and added armor. Also for infantry need an mg3 like the turks as there auto rifleman and an mp5 for there crew an and as a new class (assault)

Great video moni! I am a Project Reality player and the G3 haters are just salty lol! (Btw wish the MEA had a MP5 and HK21)

great guide!

Very well made

man i feel like a odd one out as i love the MEA and aswell seem to do well playing them could be my playstyle or iv been doing what you said in the video but gotta say didnt know people didnt like them.

Does I have squad? No, did I wtached the whole video while tkaing notes? yes

Small cc with good effort and good video

2:11 The G3 does not one shot to the torso up to 75m. There is a stairstep damage dropoff. It does 160 dmg in the first 20 meters, then drops to 84 dmg, making it a one shot kill to the torso or inner limbs within 20 meters, then a 2 shot kill outside of 20m.

this video is just good

Way to go son!

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

thanks, dad. please bring the milk soon.

@RustyBear

4 ай бұрын

Dad? Is that u 🥺🥺?

The G3 is my favourite rifle of all time

I love playing as this faction the G3 stoping power and extra grenades

Thanks good Guide

Honestly the G3 is one of my favourite weapons in Squad.

Top Squad video!

finally!!! MEA is good, you just gotta learn how to play it. Personally I love G3 more than M4, bc it rewards you immidately if you hit your shot. also, go for iron sgiht, more visual the better in CQB

I wish there was an option to “hip fire” more accurately. If your keybind is set to “click” to ADS, it’d be cool to hold the aim button instead to level the gun a little better so you can “hip fire” a tad more accurately. And vice versa. I’m at the shooting range at least once a week IRL, you can absolutely shoulder fire without ADS in close quarters. It’s not perfect, but it’s totally doable. I understand the point of having 4x scopes to keep engagement distances fair (it’s hard to fight CQC with anything more than a holo/red dot) but it’s not just realistic nor practical. Or, integrate some sort of magnifier with red dots and holos like the MEE or GE mods.

Pls do militia next

I like how majorty of people I talk to explain the TLF as MEA but good

If you have the Z-point in CQC, you can be a menace with rapid semi-auto taps just saying

@Monifans.

4 ай бұрын

yeah thats what i'd suggest with that optic. at least at the

Would love if u would have some suggestions at the end on how to balance factions, etc