Strafe Kills

This type of game play for COD4 really only applys to closer combat that required by a LMG or, well a sniper. Although you can still employ this tactic if you are using an LMG close range.

What you do. If you turn a corner and are face to face with an enemy, several yards in between the two of you. What do you do to make sure that you get the kill and that you are not the one killed. You strafe

It’s quite a simple tactic and yet, I have found that many people can not deal with you moving. Remember you will have about 2 seconds max to do this. Any longer than this and one of you will be dead

So when I say that people can not deal with this you have to keep in mind that they are not expecting you to move to the left or right while shooting. What I tend to do is move to the side that is more open. Basically, if there is a wall a few yards to my left I will move to my right where there is a wider space.

You will have to learn to compensate this movement with changes in your aiming. If you are strafing to the left then you will have to keep slightly moving your aimer to keep it on the enemy. Trust me, this simple tactic of strafing will begin to improve your kill death ratio.

What I am trying to tell you is not to run directly at your enemy while shooting. This means that the person with the highest stopping power or who shoots first will win. You have to shift the odds in your favour. Another possible benefit of strafing is that if you are standing on a ledge, with a 2 or 3 foot drop, then you could drop of this (deliberately) while maintaining your aim on the enemey. They will have no chance!