Vanguard vs C4

People who have said they have never been C4ed in a MBT playing for 2+ years of this game are lying. Saying one has never been is a complete lie unless you never pull armor in which case yes I guess you never have been.

When you could guide the drop pods to a insane degree people used to always drop pod c4 me. Hell people still manage to drop pod c4 me now. Mainly because I can't see them for a moment or two and it gives them enough time to drop at least one brick on me by the time I know what's going on. If I could see straight up (but not shoot straight up of course) would probably be less likely to be killed, but that isn't going to happen. When you are exploding sunderers, and ruining a 28+ man team you tend to get drop pod c4 LA ferries coming out of the woodwork.

Seriously, do you all know the ways an infantryman can reliably kill a tank?
there is one for HA, namely the rocket launcher, problem: to ensure a kill you will have to hit 3+ rockets depending on the angle which you are shooting from. another one for engies, the anti tank mines, guess what they do, problem: how do you get close enough with this class, most of the time you won't.
The 3rd way to do so, and i think that's the best one for a single guy is to pick LA and C4 that MBT or Lightning, because you will have a better shot at hitting that tank, at least if the driver is focused on farming, and if he/she is than he/she hasn't deserved better.
If you take C4's capabilities of possibly onehitting a Vanguard if he doesn't activate his -non-situational, there is no better tank ability, because it has no downsides- Vanguard shield away, LA will have even less benefit for the ground game.
I don't consider MAXes here, because i think they aren't real infantry.
I see how armor is a big part of the game, but it isn't the only one, so everybody should be able to at least try to kill the other one.

stay away from the walls, try infantry scanner, and keep in mind, there and light assault with c4, just waiting to blow you.

^this
and don't forget about AT mines

I recommend my Anti Infantry Vanguard loadout.

Lvl 3 rival combat chassis

Lvl 4 proximity scanner

HE cannon (thermal, night vision, and zoom sights are all available)

Kobalt (same sights available)

Lvl 4 shield

I've even set traps for light assaults by watching them on my scanner, backing up when they try to get up over top and shooting them once their jet packs run out of fuel.

Try to avoid enemy tanks though. I usually only run 1 AI tank per squad of regular tanks.

I quit playing vanguards full time when C4 became silly. The only tank I drive on NC now-a-days is lightning. It's fast, maneuverable, and has more ammo. I would recommend piloting a lightning for solo play. Vanguards are only good in groups....in my opinion anyways. If you insist on solo playing a vanguard, proximity radar and paying attention to your map is a must...and pick up auto-repair too. I would also make sure you're an engineer for quick repairing. Vanguard honestly isn't that bad.....but I just don't like it anymore.