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While the Americans enjoy vehicular superiority throughout, the determined defenders can count on a significant terrain advantage, with most objectives protected by multi-layered belts of fortifications, including pillboxes, gun positions and tunnels, each of which must be overtaken in turn. The area is situated between a pair of already beached Landing Ships which, along with the wrecks of tanks and other debris scattered along the shoreline, suggests a previous landing attempt that failed, with the US team's attack being the second wave. West of Bloody Gulch however the sharply sloping terrain, combined with the highly restrictive tunnel network running throughout the heights, generally means combat in and around the mountain takes place on foot. Then, military historians help us understand the role documents like this map could have played in key battles of World War II. Three aircraft carriers alongside the ships to the south are used to launch the three F4Us allotted to the Americans at this and all subsequent stages. The east and west mountain complexes are separated above ground by a large fissure, but remain connected from below via the tunnel system. Despite being devoid of vegetation, the entire island is a veritable hive of fortifications, with trench lines snaking across almost the entire length of the play area, connecting an array of bunkers, pillboxes and gun emplacements together. Objective A is the Lava Cave, while objective B is The Last Stop. The US spawn points are located around the island's southern coast, in the vicinity of Beachhead Red, which is out-of-bounds to the enemy team. Japanese pilots must takeoff from the runways at Motoyama, with their team's airhook being found at an intersection of two runways on the northeastern corner of the airbase. Aside from the bunker the area is decided lacking in cover, especially against the main line of approach to the north. This gives players many options in terms of assaulting the flag, although given its isolated position relative to the map as whole, simply reaching it can be a challenge. With yet another Japanese airbase firmly in US hands, their four year long island hopping campaign is nearing its completion - but the ever increasing fierceness of the enemy as they approach their home islands is foreboding of even greater bloodshed in the near future. The US team has little tactical options but to push forward and overpower the defenders, who start on the dominant high ground position, with sheer weight of numbers. The capture point is very small, spanning the lip of the mountain crest, meaning Squad Reinforcement artillery can be highly effective at this stage. Furthermore, each team has access to high ground from which to support an attack on the objectives. Suribachi. The Chi-Ha Assembly Station is located within the caves of the eastern section of the mountain. There are a total of five direct routes into the Assembly chamber, including through the fallen-in cave ceiling on the west side of the capture zone - the rockfall of which has created a ramp for players to enter and exit, granting access to the higher ground of the mountain's south face. Objectives are placed throughout this hilly, largely exposed area of the Headlands, with the two outlying flags separated by a large ridge housing an extensive trench network, which may facilitate covered movement between them. At this stage, the US advance is severely limited by the terrain. They can also spawn on a buoyant LST out to sea to the west of Beachhead Red, which allows for the deployment of four LCVPs. The large rocky mound can be identified from afar by a red-lit radio mast on its summit, and is bordered to the north and east by a V-shaped trenchline that connects up to three cylindrical casemates, two of which house 40mm AA guns. Suribachi, by coming ashore at the alternative landing zone of Beachhead Green. Closest to the shore is objective A, the Rallying Point, situated behind the third coastal ridge and the concrete pillboxes built within it. To the south, the ashen beaches used by the invasion force are similarly chaotic, with the sunken hulks of Landing Craft piled up on the shallow sea bed and burnt-out tank hulks adorning every dune, the tops of which are barbed with belts of dragon's teeth. Map of the island of Iwo Jima, showing the geographical layout of the island just before the battle. The plane impacted the hill with enough force to initially shave off its tail, with the remaining aircraft body sent ploughing forward, pushing aside dirt mounds and carving out a trench-like ditch before coming to rest. The capture area consists of a natural chamber where two Chi-Ha tanks are awaiting service, their turrets hung from crane hooks suspending from the rocky ceiling, parked within a maintenance bay cut into the north wall of the cave. Objective B is the Beachhead Command Post, across a stretch of open grassland atop the back shore to the west. Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japanese Empire A short stretch of trenches runs along the capture zone on its east side, while the whole area is bordered to the north and east by the Motoyama Checkpoint ridge and associated trenchline, and the Rallying Point hill containing buildable anti-aircraft guns, respectively. While the watchtower can be climbed to remediate this, they will be in direct line of sight with anyone using the elevated positions at the two adjacent flags. The Beachhead Command Post has the largest of the three capture zones, based around the cliff bunker directly south of the Airbase. Starting with five light vehicles per side, as recruit count increases each team can field a maximum of two tanks and aircraft, as well as a Squad Reinforcement tank. Combat Second World War Subject Index,