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Category
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Comments
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Parent
Game
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Spearhead
Expansion
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Map
Path
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maps/dm/mp_druckkammern_tow
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| Map
Type |
Tug of War (ToW) and Team Death Match (TDM)
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Setting
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Submarine
Pen, Baltic Coast
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| Map
Size |
Medium
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| Interactive
Items |
Several
doors can be opened and ladders climbed. No controllable weaponry.
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| Level
Design |
The
dock containing the submarine separates the two sides of the
map. From the submarine there are three ramps (two on the
Allied side and one on the Axis). Overhead there are two metal
bridges that span across the two sides. Near the pen doors
there is a metal maintenance walkway which also bridges the
two sides. The rooms on either side of the sub and the sub
itself tend to see most of the action. There are a number
of other rooms such as a torpedo loading bay but these are
relatively quiet.
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Synopsis
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First
included in the Spearhead demo alongside Malta.
Although the Axis start a ToW game with four of their five
objectives already completed the Allied spawn area brings
them closer to their own objectives and things even out very
early on.
No where near as much fun as a TDM.
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| Allied
ToW Objectives |
1)
Protect the landing craft (initially completed)
2) Disengage U-boat clamps
3) Open pen doors
4) Steal U-boat
5) Detonate German entrance (prevents Axis respawning) |
| Axis
ToW Objectives |
1)
Protect entrance (initially completed)
2) Close pen doors (initially completed)
3) Engage U-boat clamps (initially completed)
4) Prevent U-boat theft (initially completed)
5) Destroy Allied transport |
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Tactics
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Crossing
the map by any route will be tricky as snipers cover both
sides of the bay. Use smoke wherever possible as well as any
other cover you can find. A stealthier approach is called
for than for other maps.
As with all ToW maps, keep some members of your team back
to protect the last objectives, in this case the Allied landing
craft and German entrance. Losing these will remove the ability
to respawn and effectively lose the game.
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In
Short
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A
reasonably enjoyable ToW outing but far less satisfactory
as a straight TDM.
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Rating
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Scores
6/10 as TDM and
8/10 as ToW.
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