Medal of Honor Tier 1 Operations

Medal of Honor

Operating directly under the National Command Authority, a relatively unknown entity of handpicked warriors are called on when the mission must not fail. They are the Tier 1 Operators. Over 2 million Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines wear the uniform. Of those, approximately 50 thousand fall under the direct control of the Special Operations Command. The Tier 1 Operator functions on a plane of existence above and beyond even the most highly trained Special Operations Forces. Their exact numbers, while classified, hover in the low hundreds. They are living, breathing, precision instruments of war. They are experts in the application of violence. The new Medal of Honor is inspired by and has been developed with Tier 1 Operators from this elite community. Players will step into the boots of these warriors and apply their unique skill sets to a new enemy in the most unforgiving and hostile battlefield conditions of present day Afghanistan.

MOH Maps

Diwagal Camp

Diwagal Camp centers around a small Coalition base located deep in the Korengal Valley, with an exposed road running through the map, and high rocky bluffs surrounding the area. Great for Sector Control, the intricate nooks and crannies created by the rocky outcrops make prime sniping locations, so only venture out into exposed areas when left with no choice.

Garmzir Town

One of the most graphically impressive Medal of Honor multiplayer maps, Garmzir Town features masses of intricate detail in its narrow streets, tight corners and crumbling buildings. Use the central riverbed to quickly travers the length of the map, but make sure you don't spend too long in the exposed marketplace in the center of the map, as you will be easy meat for Snipers perching themselves in the multiple two storey buildings surrounding it.

Kandahar Marketplace

The bombed out buildings of Kandahar Marketplace provide plenty of cover as well as multiple routes throughout this map, and there is always a window or blasted wall on hand to dive through when under enemy fire. If you do find yourself exposed on the wider open roads on the map, remember that unlike Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the scenery in Medal of Honor multiplayer maps is non-destructible, so there are plenty of crates or drums to take cover behind. Verticality is really important on this map as well - use the building roofs and narrow street gaps to jump quickly from a high location to another, giving you a good vantage point from which to pick off enemy soldiers.

Kabul City Ruins

Another urban MoH map, when playing any of the gametypes on Kabul City Ruins make maximum use of the bomb-damaged multi-level buildings and construction sites and avoid venturing out into the road at all costs - you'll be taken out instantly, and respawning at your last location will become a recipe for instant deaths, requiring a return to base. The tight corners and large building blocks are great for cover, dashing out to melee kill unsuspecting opponents.

Kunar Base

Lives are short and not particularly sweet on Kunar Base, one of the smallest of the Medal of Honor maps available in multiplayer. Set in an isolated Coalition base on a rocky hillside, its small size combined with its regular layout provide plenty of eyelines across most of the map for adept Snipers to cause carnage. Always Respawn at your Base, as the run back to the action is negligible. Try and get up on to the one storey buildings and prefab walls as early as possible to dominate the opposing team, and cover the small stairways up from the lower spawning points. Sector Control on this particular map devolves into absolute bloodshed.

Helmand Valley

The first of the specialized Combat Mission Medal of Honor maps we'll be looking at, Helmand Valley is set in a not-so-peaceful rural landscape of riverbeds and farmland. For the Attacking Team, the trip to the initial Roadblock Objective is made fraught by the wide open fields you need to travers, so veer right on the map and try to get up the hillside and flank your enemy. The second and third Objectives, the Bunker and the Barricade are simpler tasks, especially the latter once you get the Bradley Tank as support, although your armor can be horribly exposed on the small bridge across the river, so get across quick.

Mazar-I-Sharif Airfield

As with Helmand Valley, the initial spawn point for the Attackers on this Combat Mission leaves them utterly exposed for that initial run to remove the Roadblock Objective. However, at least the scrap aircraft and tanks littering the map provide some form of cover and elevation. Having some decent Snipers certainly helps on this Medal of Honor map, especially if they veer right towards the fence and pick off Defenders as they run out from their spawn point while the Riflemen get to the Objective.

Shahikot Mountains

The Combat Mission Medal of Honor map featured in the PC Beta just before release. Unlike the previous two, Shahikot Mountains favors the Attacking team quite a bit, as their initial spawn gives them a great overlook of the first Chinook Wreck Objective to snipe defenders for fun. After that, getting to the Ammo Depot Objective requires a tricky passage through some confined channels in the rocks, where the Defenders can exact some revenge. Resist the urge to Respawn here at all costs. Once through, though, the Attackers again have access to some great elevated positions to pick off their opponents with ease.