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— World War II Anthology Edition Manual
Omaha Beach is a map featured in Battlefield 1942, and is based upon one section of the Normandy landings, which were in turn part of Operation Overlord. Historically, Omaha Beach was one of the most famous of the beaches due to the extremely heavy defenses, failed plans, and the subsequent lack of armored support (due to the failed landings of the armor) for the landing infantry; in spite of overwhelming odds, however, the landing units managed to drive the German defenders away from the coast, and linked up two of the other landing zones; Utah and Gold beaches.
Description[]
General Eisenhower's order to attack has mobilized an unprecedented military force. About 4,000 ships will deliver over 175,000 men and supplies to the Normandy beaches. As an advanced unit pushes toward Omaha Beach, the men onboard the landing craft know it will not be an easy mission. Even though air strikes have intensified against German coastal defenses, a formidable enemy awaits atop the cliffs."
— American Map Briefing
On a bluff overlooking the beach, German soldiers stand ready to hold the enemy back from the first line of bunkers. In the unlikely case that the Americans should overrun these positions, German soldiers will fall back to the nearby villages to re-group and repel the enemy."
— German Map Briefing
Conquest[]
— American campaign briefing
— German campaign briefing
US forces begin the map on a ship out at sea. On the beach lies a flag, unowned at the start of the map (this is unique, however. It can only be captured by the Allies). Up on the cliffs at the head of the beach is a German fortified position, behind which is a German garrison. The Allies have to land on the beach then push inland.
Bases[]
Allied Fleet[]
The Allies start out with a Fletcher-2 destroyer, armed with heavy guns which can be manned and fired. It also spawns landing craft, which are used to land on the shore.
Omaha Beach[]
The first Allied objective is the landing beach, and can only be taken by them. This flag will spawn a Sherman and a Willys MB. The beach itself provides little cover apart from static destroyed landing craft and some beach obstacles. There are two routes up to the second base, each at opposing sides of the beach, there is then only a single way up to the third base, a road on the west side of the 2nd level garrison that arcs east at the top of the map.
In singleplayer no vehicles will spawn.
German Fortified Positions[]
A bunker system featuring machine gun emplacements and a tank spawn. This is one of two initially Axis controlled bases. In spite of the appearance of a number of MG42 machineguns, the AI will rarely use them effectively, and occasionally the weapons will go unused altogether.
In singleplayer, the flagpole has been moved to lower ground on the bunker structure to allow bot access.
German Garrison[]
The Axis fallback base, it spawns a tank and an APC. If the Allies capture this base, the Axis will start losing tickets at a fast rate and eventually lose. It also has a Defgun at the top, and many houses lined on 2 streets.
Equipment[]
United States Army | |
Light vehicle(s) | |
Half-track(s) | |
Medium tank(s) | |
Heavy tank(s) | |
Boat(s) | |
Ship(s) |
Wehrmacht | |
Half-track(s) | |
Medium tank(s) | |
Heavy tank(s) | |
Emplacement(s) |
Neutral | |
Emplacement(s) |
Team Deathmatch[]
The layout of the control points and vehicles is almost the same, with a few differences:
- Omaha Beach now starts under the Allies, and is uncapturable as a last resort spawn point in case the fleet gets destroyed.
- German Garrison remains under Axis control, but is now also uncapturable for the same reason.
- German Fortified Positions now starts neutral.
Outcomes[]
— American Victory
— American Defeat
— German Victory
— German Defeat
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Omaha Beach was the highest voted map to be remade in Battlefield 4 in a poll by DICE LA to bring a remade map to the game, beating Wake Island by approximately 250 votes. Despite this, however, it was ultimately decided that Dragon Valley would be selected despite not winning the poll.[1]
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