Suez Canal | Maps' analysis Battlefield 2142 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Map name: Suez Canal

Location: Suez surroundings, Egypt

Game mode: Conquest: Assault

Map description: Battlefield is divided by the canal. Its west bank is full of buildings, which are the EU main base. Eastern part of the map is a hilly, extensive terrain with a few flags. It is the place, where most of the fights take place. Although this map is adapted to armored battles, infantry has its own little role too. The best kits here are Engineer - destroys vehicles - and Assault - good against enemy soldiers. Gunships and other means of air transport may be used to eliminate unfriendly troops and to attack control points placed behind the frontline. One of the most important things here is to move swiftly. This will allow the team to regain control of the flags fast and that means preventing amount of tickets from decreasing.

Analysis: Main bases of both teams are quite huge. EU has got two flags - [I] and [II]. These points allow the team to use tanks, battlewalkers and means of air transport. In addition, [II] cannot be captured with a caterpillar vehicle or an APC; only infantry and battlewalkers can do it. PAC has got as many as two main bases [III] and [IV]. Thanks to that, they can attack the eastern part of the map from two different directories. Green circle in the middle marks flags, which change the owners very often. It is the result of PAC bases placed near. Moreover, this area is filled with various structures and other objects, so it is the place of infantry fights. Sharpshooters, thanks to numerous hills, can operate in many places on the map, but there are two specific vantage points. [1] is a mountain range, from where EU flag in the west and PAC main base in the east can be seen. [2] is a footbridge. Great place, especially for Engineers, which may destroy every single vehicle on the bridge over the Suez canal.

Strategy for EU: Unfortunately, intensive fight for flags in the eastern part of the map is unavoidable. The enemy, thanks to his location, can attack which flag he wants and at any time he likes, so it is quite difficult to anticipate his moves. That's why it is necessary to place in there as many heavy vehicles as possible. Their task is to move from one flag to another and check whether PAC forces are coming or not. Regaining control of lost spawn points is one of their duties too. In addition, the team must remember about points [I] and [II], because the opponent will probably try to take them, which is always a great stroke. However, a group of infantry will be able to cope with that kind of danger. Reacting fast on enemy moves and - if possible - driving him out of this land is the condition of the success. Nevertheless, if PAC deals with EU forces, the team will have to assault these points, which have the weakest defense. This will at least slow down decreasing the ticket amount.

Strategy for PAC: Attacks on flags in the eastern part of the map have to be really concentrated if we want them to be efficient. A lot of heavy machinery is necessary to crush enemy defense. Our main goal is to take the majority of control points in the central-east part of the map. This can be done by sending large groups of tanks and soldiers with Engineer kits to stop the EU counterattacks. It's not a bad idea to capture the main base of our enemy. In order to that, the team should send a Yastreb or Ocelot vehicle, filled with infantry, to the western part of the map. However, that assault has sense only after few minutes from the beginning of the round, when most of - or even every - EU forces are struggling in the east.

Titan mode:

The only thing worth mentioning here is the fact that missile silos are concentrated in the eastern part of the map, in contradistinction to flags in Conquest mode. As a result, fights take place only in the central-east area. Titans may be moved towards the battlefield, in order to shoot at silos placed extremely out of the way. Silo 5, marked with green color, is a special place, because it is situated in a rarely visited place in the Conquest mode and it may disorientate these players who are playing first time on Suez Canal in Titan mode.