El Alamein

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El Alamein
Platform
Game	Battlefield 1942
Game modes	Conquest
Setting
Part of	Second World War
Teams	British Empire vs. Nazi Germany
Date	October 23rd – November 5th, 1942
Location	El Alamein, Egypt
Terrain	Desert
Combat	Combined Arms
Singleplayer	Yes
Media
Console Codenames	PC

The Battle of El Alamein (Arabic:معركة العلمين) was a battle during the Western Desert Campaign fought in 1942. A crucial battle between the weakened German forces and the resurgent British, the battle marked a major turning point in the campaign, ending Axis hopes of occupying Egypt, taking control of the Suez Canal, and gaining access to the Middle Eastern oil fields.

Description

"The battle at Tobruk resulted in heavy casualties. While generals in both sides realize that rest and reinforcements are needed, they also know that the only way to victory is to press on with the attack and seize whatever momentum they can master. At El Alamein, the Allies are amassing the entire Eighth Army in preparation to counter the next Axis offensive. At a point known as Kidneys Ridge, Allied troops have been ordered to prepare for the German advance. As part of the plan to secure this area, Allied troops will lay down as many mines as possible. When the Panzer Division rolls through this area, it will be greeted by some explosive surprises. It's crucial that the Allies stop the enemy from storming through this area."

— Map Briefing

Conquest

This is a large desert map with two bases, one for each force, each side of Kidneys Ridge. There are two more control points along the ridge, one to the north and one to the south. Another control point is located in the middle of the desert between the ridge and the Allied base.

The map is fairly equally distributed. Both teams start with generally the same vehicles and planes. The team's objective is to capture and hold as many of the flags as possible to win the game. However, the Axis have the advantage of being closer to the ridge points and the Allies to the desert point.

Due to the large size of this map, and abundance of vehicles, most combat will be in the air or in tanks.

Equipment

British Army
Light vehicle(s)	Willys MB
Main battle tank(s)	M4 Sherman M10 Wolverine
Self Propelled Artillery	M7 Priest
Fixed-wing aircraft	Spitfire B-17 Flying Fortress
Emplacement(s)	40mm Bofors M2 Browning
Deutsches Afrikakorps
Light vehicle(s)	Kubelwagen
Main battle tank(s)	Panzer IV Tiger
Self Propelled Artillery	Wespe
Fixed-wing aircraft	BF109 Ju-87 Stuka
Emplacement(s)	Flak 38 MG42

Bases

There are five bases on this map. Two serves as the Uncap for each team. And other three are neutral.

British Base

Located at south-east of the map. It spawns 4 Sherman tanks and a M10, as well as 2 Spifire and a B-17

German Base

A direct counterpart of British Base. But at west of the map. It spawns 4 Panzer IV and a Tiger, also 2 BF109 and a Stuka

North Outpost

As it's name suggests, it's located at north of the map. It's likely to be captured by Germans. It spawns an IV tank when under German control or a Sherman under British control