Battlefield 1942

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Battlefield 1942 is the first game in the Battlefield series. It was released for the PC in 2002.

Contents 1 Setting 2 Forces 3 Maps 3.1 Battle of Britain 3.2 Operation Battleaxe 3.3 Gazala 3.4 Wake Island 3.5 Kursk 3.6 Tobruk 3.7 Midway 3.8 Stalingrad 3.9 El Alamein 3.10 Guadalcanal 3.11 Kharkov 3.12 Omaha Beach 3.13 Bocage 3.14 Market Garden 3.15 Battle of the Bulge 3.16 Berlin 3.17 Iwo Jima 3.18 Operation Aberdeen 3.19 Coral Sea 4 See Also

[edit] Setting

Battlefield 1942 is set during the Second World War. Like later games in the series, it allows players to play on maps based on famous battles from that conflict.

[edit] Forces

Allied

• United States
• British Commonwealth
• Soviet Union
• Canada

Axis

• Germany
• Empire of Japan

[edit] Maps

[edit] Battle of Britain

Main article: Battle of Britain

As you might expect, this map is almost entirely based on planes, and shooting them down. However, a good sniper who parachutes from a plane can cause a tremendous amount of disruption to the other team thanks to the complete lack of armour on this map. It was included as a bonus in the version 1.45 patch. [1]

[edit] Operation Battleaxe

Main article: Operation Battleaxe

Two headquarters, one for the allies and one for the axis, sit on plateau's opposite each other with a large valley with 6 control points in, 3 British and 3 German.

[edit] Gazala

Main article: Gazala

Desert map with sand, rocky hills and deep canyons. There are not many places to hide but there are deep valleys to get around in.

[edit] Wake Island

Main article: Wake Island

An island on a coral reef with a big lagoon that houses a US airbase. The Japanese must launch an amphibious attack from their waiting fleet

[edit] Kursk

Main article: Kursk

Kursk is an overwhelmingly vehicle-based map. Small, difficult-to-defend bases are separated by wide open areas, and the only threat to the large number of vehicles is from the two planes that spawn at each team's incorporable base.

[edit] Tobruk

Main article: Tobruk

The city of Tobruk boasts a fortified harbour but now it has come under attack from the land. There are 2 lines of defence and the city itself that the enemy must push through to capture the city and win the game

[edit] Midway

Main article: Midway

This map is a mixed bag. The main focus of combat is the planes that spawn on the aircraft carriers and on Midway Island itself. However the availability of landing craft, and the fact that a tank spawns at the radar station control point, can also lead to a significant amount of land-based combat.

[edit] Stalingrad

Main article: Stalingrad

The battle for this Russian city centers around the bombed out port and rail facilities where both forces of Germany and the Soviet Union must battle through the bombed out buildings to reach their goal

[edit] El Alamein

Main article: El Alamein

This is a large desert map with two bases each side of Kidneys Ridge and two more control points along the ridge with another in the middle of the desert.

[edit] Guadalcanal

Main article: Guadalcanal

This is based on a large pacific island with bases at each end and strategically based bunkers as well as a village and outpost

[edit] Kharkov

Main article: Kharkov

A typical Russian plain with forests, a river crossed by two bridges and with an island in the middle. Control points on these bridges create interesting choke points and a mountain point provides for a good opportunity to fire down on the enemy.

[edit] Omaha Beach

Main article: Omaha Beach

This Normandy beach is heavily defended by cliffs with strategic bunkers which make this battle extremely hard for the allies to win. A German garrison base can only be reached by the same road the Germans use to access the beach, leading to close street fighting.

[edit] Bocage

Main article: Bocage

Typical Normandy countryside with hedgerows separating the fields. Perfect for ambushes and snipers. A french village and main stone bridge are main points of this map.

[edit] Market Garden

Main article: Market Garden

This map includes forests, a city, and a river crossed by two bridges.

[edit] Battle of the Bulge

Main article: Bulge

This European map features a destroyed village held by the allies and numerous patches of hilly forests

[edit] Berlin

Main article: Berlin

A popular map for online play, Berlin consists entirely of claustrophobic city streets with limited maneuverability for the few ground vehicles on offer. it is a hard map for beginners, because of the fog and the completely urban enviroment

[edit] Iwo Jima

Main article: Iwo Jima

Iwo Jima is a volcanic island and its soil is heavily cratered from the Allied bombing and naval shelling campaigns. Mount Suribachi, a Japanese stronghold, is heavily defended and dominates the island.

[edit] Operation Aberdeen

Main article: Operation Aberdeen

Operation Aberdeen is a desert map with two homebases on opposite ends, and 4 repair facility bases and a town base spread around the map. With enough tanks for all players (many Shermans and 2 M10s for the Allies, many Panzer IVs and 2 Tigers for the Axis), this map allows for the biggest tank battles in the game.

[edit] Coral Sea

Main article: Coral Sea

Coral Sea is a dogfight map set around an atoll with 2 aircraft carriers. The objective of this map is to sink the other team's aircraft carrier. On a full server dogfights can become very chaotic over the atoll.

[edit] See Also