Longtime veterans of the Battlefield series should be very familiar with the configuration of this classic map. While the weapons and vehicles have changed, the layout of Wake Island is almost identical to the variants available in previous installments.
US Deployment
Base Assets
| Vehicle | Image | Quantity | Respawn Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAV-7A1 AMTRAC |
|
1 | 60 sec. |
| AH-1Z Viper |
|
1 | 40 sec. |
| UH-1Y Venom |
|
1 | 20 sec. |
| F-35B Joint Strike Fighter |
|
2 | 30 sec. |
| RHIB |
|
6 | 5 sec. |
| Centurion C-RAM |
|
1 | N/A |
But this time it is the US team who is on the offensive while the RU team digs in around the five flags. As in all Wake Island variants, the Airfield (C) is the most contentious control point on the map.
A: North Village
Control Point Assets
| US Control | RU Control | Respawn Time |
|---|---|---|
DPV (1)
|
VDV Buggy (1)
|
10 sec. |
M1 Abrams (1)
|
T-90A (1)
|
40 sec. |
It supplies the RU team with their only air assets. Therefore, the US team should try to take the Airfield (C) as early as possible to establish air superiority.
B: North Base
Control Point Assets
| US Control | RU Control | Respawn Time |
|---|---|---|
|
DPV (1)
|
VDV Buggy (1)
|
10 sec. |
But the RU team won’t concede this central control point without a bloody fight. If the US faces stiff resistance at the Airfield (C), sometimes it’s best to focus on capturing and holding the surrounding control points.
C: Airfield
Control Point Assets
| US Control | RU Control | Respawn Time |
|---|---|---|
|
DPV (1)
|
VDV Buggy (1)
|
10 sec. |
|
M1 Abrams(1)
|
T-90A (1)
|
40 sec. |
LAV-AD (1)
|
9K22 Tunguska-M (1)
|
30 sec. |
Skidloader (1)
|
Skidloader (1)
|
40 sec. |
Mi-28 Havoc (1)
|
50 sec. | |
|
SU-35BM Flanker-E (1)
|
35 sec. |
With five flags up for grabs, each team must try to hold at least three flags to initiate the drain on the opposing team’s ticket count.
E: South Base
Control Point Assets
| US Control | RU Control | Respawn Time |
|---|---|---|
|
DPV (1)
|
VDV Buggy (1)
|
10 sec. |
|
M1 Abrams (1)
|
T-90A (1)
|
40 sec. |
Of course, if the US team manages to secure all five flags, the RU team has nowhere to spawn and this leads to decisive US victory. So the RU team must defend each flag aggressively to avoid an embarrassing defeat.