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Infantry,

The report of battle nears with the upcoming June release of Map Pack 2. Our more astute soldiers have no doubt already studied the gameplay videos of Sub Pens, Banzai, and Corrosion floating out there on your favorite gaming sites.

Because mastery over the battlefield is essential to survival, we implore you to study the overhead map schematics below in order to reap the most tactical benefit over your opponents when the battle commences.

At first glance of this battlefield, we can see that there’s going to be a lot of heavy close quarters combat. As cautious soldiers tend to avoid open spaces, you can be sure that the corner interiors will see lots of traffic. Automatic weapons will rule in these locations, but fast and accurate rifleman will undoubtedly cover the entryways in anticipation of enemies running in and out.

From the gameplay video and layout of this map, Banzai doesn’t seem to provide too many safe areas, instead opting for spaces tailored toward larger skirmishes. We expect snipers will attempt to perch on the bridge for shots below, but heavy traffic will surely keep them in check. Fights inside the caverns should prove quite hectic with waterfalls obscuring vision, a situation that crafty soldiers will surely take advantage of against distracted opponents.

Soldiers will have to pay particular attention above their eye level as enemies rain bullets from the multiple high-level platforms in this vertical map. The dotted outlines in the corners of the map represent metal pipelines attached to the ceiling that soldiers can travel through, aiming at their prey below. Fierce bombing of the Russian train yard has left plenty of openings in all surroundings, so battlefield awareness will be critical to your survival.

What are some ideas going through your heads after taking a nice look at these schematics? Let’s get some strategy discussion going and see what works when June rolls in.