Operation Riverside

Taking place at the Gas Station and the Woods north of there, this Squad Rush battle will test both teams’ abilities to flank and control the area surrounding the objectives, which are exposed to attack within both zones of conflict. Defenders will benefit from making use of claymores to guard the objectives, and implementing T-UGS sensors to warn of attackers that may be attempting to flank their position. During the first phase of this battle, attackers will find it useful to implement a MAV to oversee the combat area while they approach the objective from multiple angles, thereby spreading the defenders thin in the process.

Zone 1

Positioned on the south side of the Gas Station, the first objective is in the open and exposed. This makes successful planting of a charge difficult for attackers that expect to simply run up to it. Defenders will be camping on the rocky hill to the southwest, picking off attackers as they approach. Deployment of a MAV can be helpful to both teams here, as an overview of the objective is useful, considering the area’s relatively open terrain. When attacking, approach from the west side of the building and the south fence line, because an approach from the north will be met with resistance from the defenders that deploy to the east and take position atop the hills to the north. Defenders should take advantage of the position of the M-COM Station and fire upon attackers from the east fence line, which provides an ideal sight line for picking off attackers attempting to arm the objective.

Zone 2

Nestled against a wooden shack on the hillside north of the Gas Station, attackers approaching the objective from the road should expect heavy resistance from defenders that have taken positions in the hills. When attacking, attempts on the objective should be made by proceeding uphill west of the objective and then moving south to descend upon the objective. Defenders looking to hold back the attacking squad would benefit by taking position atop the rocky ledge to the southwest of the objective and sniping attackers as they approach it. If the attacking team does successfully make their way north and attack the objective from this angle, defenders should expect an uphill battle as they attempt to reclaim control of the hill. Deployment of a MAV can prevent this from happening because it would allow an overview of attacker positions.