Call of Duty 4: top tips for Claymore fun

As you may have read in my previous article claymores are my friends, I just can't get enough of the little fellas in Call of Duty 4. I have experimented by placing claymores in all kinds of locations, and have employed many different tactics along the way. Here are some of my favourite top tips for claymore fun!

• Unexpected location strategy. I like to place the claymores in seemingly-random spots, usually where they can be partially obscured by grass. This provides a nice surprise for enemies who carelessly dash between supposed empty/safe sections of the map. By the time they see the claymore it's usually too late.
  
• Fall-back ambush strategy. When approaching a firefight, I often prepare for a possible retreat by placing a few claymores along the way. Point them in the direction you are traveling. Just around corners and along narrow laneways are obvious choices. Enter the firefight as usual, but if you feel the tide turning against you start backing away in a fighting retreat. Alternatively you can turn and run- that will work as a lure too. The enemy usually can't resist chasing you, and with his attention firmly focused on finishing you off he will inevitably miss your little insurance policy. Until it blows up in his face that is.
  
• Cover your tracks strategy. Slightly different to the fall-back ambush strategy in that you face the claymores away from your direction of travel. Very reassuring if you end up in a battle to know that you won't be caught from behind. You know what I mean.
  
• Block all entrances strategy. An old favourite for snipers and campers. Simply find a nice safe location with only a few entrances, then claymore the heck out of them. The first you'll know about an enemy attack is a large explosion and 10+ points on your score.

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