bots are usually more efficent when aren’t moving.
which usually are greater in defense ( which the K command where you can place them around corners or windows is extremely useful yet time consuming )
bots with automatic weapons ( LMG and then SMGs ) are more efficent than single/semi shot weapons ( such as fgs ( unless you set that to auto ), g43s ( m1 garands etc ) and k98s ( bolt action rifles ).
with that being said, the best use, is to use them cover to cover, or sit arounds in the flanks ( or directly inside the objective. though risky as they aren’t really keen on surviving when grenades starts flying or walking into fire ).
the other scenario as you mentioned, would be making them sit in a corner and use them as respawn.
there aren’t many tactics that you can adopt. bots are more of a manpower thing.
great to cap / decap points, and placing them around key areas to provide some defense.
but yeah, the more stationary they are, the more efficent they become.
which, occasionally might happens ( as happened to everyone ) that bots running, get shot near by, stops him self for a brief second and snaps you ( or the shooter ) in one millisecond. though it’s kinda rare.
but generally, they rush a position or where the squad leader told them to go and don’t really mind many things unless they get shot.
which the opposite happens when stationed. they tend to engage more often and more accurately.
but that’s how i use them and usually serves me good.
either that, or cannon fodders when i have to charge the point.
( great for instant grenades and active weapons/backup weapons if they are on point near me. though yeah, low rate of suitability for them. but it’s a small price of sacrifice that i’m willing to pay )
it’s like playing COH2 or men of war as the soviets.
your advantage usually lies in numbers and being fast in taking points or killing your opponents. the rests, are expandable “lives”.