Kharg Island
Kharg Island is my second favorite free rush map in Battlefield 3 after Operation Metro. Here is my Guide to a successful Rush round for both the attackers and the defenders.
Zone 1
Attackers
When the attackers spawn they will spawn on their Carrier Ship the USS Essex. The carrier has 1 A-10 Thunderbolt jet, 1 AH-1Z attack helicopter, 3 LAV-25s, 2 RHIB boats and a AMTRAK. A good tip for the Air vehicles on this first base is get the helicopter and jet to get out fast and take out either the Russians air support or their armored vehicles this will make it a lot easier for the infantry the charge up the beach with out the worry of Tank shells and missiles coming down to them on the beach. Next get a squad into a RHIB boat preferably 2 snipers, 1 medic and 1 support trooper. Now this squad should go around the island as show in the picture by the red line and basically just pick off the Russians ground troopers and snipers. Now the LAVs and AMTRAK, these armored carriers should try and get out of the carrier quick because of the Russians air support. When they reach the beach be careful of anti tank mines dotting the beach, have at least 2 people in the transportation part of the LAVs and AMTRAK to get out and take out the mines. When the armored carriers have reached the base the squad who are sniping on the mountain should go in for objective B apart from 1 sniper who will provide the suppressing fire so that the rest of the squad inside the bunker can shoot from inside the bunker at the enemy. At the same time the armored carriers should be going for objective A once it is armed all the drivers need to be constantly moving and looking around the M-COM for enemy troops and tanks, there also needs to be 1 or 2 engineers near by to repair the Tanks. Once both objectives have been taken out the attackers need to check all areas for any remaining defenders and then they need to get to the boundaries of the map so that when they move up they can advance fast.
Defenders
When the defenders spawn they will have 1 T-90 tank and a SU-25m Frogfoot. Some people would say this is highly unfair and the attackers have and advantage. Well this may be the case but as the attackers are coming through the water towards the beach effectively they are sitting ducks, all you need to do is mine the beach with anti tank mines and get engineers with Javelins and Stingers to lock on to the heli and armored carriers and take them out. Always have support troops around so that the engineers can resupply. The Frogfoot can also assist in taking out the armored carriers, but it should really go for the attacking teams jet and heli as it is the only thing fast enough to take out the jet and the heli in and effective way. This bombardment at the start of the match should reduce the attackers tickets by a lot so when they do reach the beach the mines will be really effective. Snipers will now be a real amazing help they should position themselves on the hills around the map and inside bunkers and take out and attackers who are running on their own thinking they can do the whole thing on their own.. Having C4 traps on the M-COM stations will help because as soon as you see it is being armed BANG! you detonate it and get a kill or two. Also use the mounted missile launcher its there for a reason and it can always help take out the LAVs if you lose the base.
Zone 2
Attackers
The two M-COM stations are really close together for this second base. When the first base is taken out 2 boats each containing 1 tank and 1 HUMVEE will come the shore taking this and moving towards the next base is the key to taking out the base. If the LAVs and AMTRAK haven't been destroyed they should go in straight away and not wait for the tanks and HUMVEEs. When the tanks get there they should go in and just patrol the area picking of the enemy ground troops. The HUMVEEs should either be abandoned at the top of the hill and just have a gunner left in it to pick of the troopers on the bank shown in red on the picture. On this hill there is a mounted missile launcher and the tanks like to use it for cover and to repair.Or the HUMVEEs should charge in and everyone should jump out are both the M-COM stations and run into the building next to them and camp out letting no one in and no one close to the M-COMs. The AH-1Z heli should always be flying over and taking out heavy armor and ground troops on the hill. The jet on the other hand should be concentrating on the defending teams jet, this way it cant go for your team mates because it will be concentrating more on you not the rest of your team. As with the last base when it has been taken check the area for any defenders who are going to get you from behind.
Defenders
As the two M-COM stations are near to each other they should be easy to defend. But that isn't the case. Station A is in a ditch and the attackers can stay on the hill opposite and shoot into it. So what you need to do to take out the tanks in mine the entrances and the road. Also have 2 squads consisting of a the classes. These squads should position themselves on the mountain marked in red and they should pick of the attackers troops on the hill opposite to them. Also someone should be on the mounted missile launcher to take out and attacking tanks that do make it past the minefield. You also will be given 2 T-90 tanks these should stay on the boundaries of the zone because if the go in every time the jet or heli will shoot them and if they survive that some guy with C4 or a Javelin will blow them up, so stay on the hill and provide covering fire. The final squad should have 2 medics and 2 support troopers and the should stay in the building and take out any of the enemy who go for the M-COM stations. Finally the Jet should be going for the attacking teams Jet and Heli. This will limit the fire which will be going down onto your troops. Also remember that the attacking teams air support will also be trying to get you so always watch your 6.
Zone 3
Attackers
For this base the M-COMs may look close together but to get to them is hard. What you will need to do is get 2 squads of 2 snipers 1 medic and 1 support and the should go to both the construction sites which are marked with the red dots. These 2 squads are required to provide covering fire to the remaining players who are attacking the M-COMs. As before the Heli and Jets should take out the defenders armored vehicles and air support. The armored vehicles should do the same as in the last 2 bases. Finally the remaining players on the ground need to swarm all over the base area and have say 3 people to go for the M-COMs and the rest need to provide covering fire. When armed the 3 people who attacked the stations need to mine around the stations and get out of there. If the enemy are defusing the charge detonate C4. If you think that wont work put claymores at the entrances to the stations.When you have taken the base check the area and move towards the boundary of the zone for a quick advance.
Defenders
For this one your tanks are crucial. Your tanks need to take out the attackers tanks because if they make it in the stations will become almost impossible to defend. Mining the roads will help and someone in the missile launched will help as well. Snipers on the base don't really help so having squads of say 1 medic 1 support and to engineers will help. The support troops should stay inside or near to cover which is near to the stations and take out troops moving down towards the stations. C4 traps would also be a good thing to do because they will get the troops and possibly if any armored vehicles are around it may disable or destroy them. The jet should be going for the attackers air support as always. If a squad could flank the attackers for this zone it would really help with taking them out unaware.
Zone 4 (Final Zone)
Attackers
The final zone. This zone is definatley the hardest to attack for one reason. The M-COMs are inside a building and that means it is easy to defend. The tanks also wont do much is the whole team stay inside.The heli and jet need to bombard the building taking out any campers who are lying down waiting for you team to enter the building. You should aim to go for both objectives and arm them around about the same time. Every ground troop should be medic or support and they should come at the building from all sides and surround the enemy. Once they have been taken out arm the M-COMs and hide in groups of 2 near to the entrances and blast any defenders coming into the building. When it has blown. WELL DONE YOU WON
Defenders
If you are defending this area this if your final shot for victory. Have most of your team defending M-COM B because if the attackers are in the will come in they will come in numbers and it will be fairly impossible for you to get back into the building becuase the attackers will be camping at the at the entrance. C4 the station and have flashlights on your gun because they are most likely to smoke you. The tank and jet should concentrate on the armored vehicles and the heli. The Jet should be concentrating on the attackers Jet again and diverting him from the troops below. Mine and Claymore the ground so tanks and troopers cant get to close and if you can hold out for long enough and not let your guard down you should take victory from the attackers at the final hurdle
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For this zone the attackers will spawn with 1 HUMVEE and a C-RAM. The M-COMs are both placed in buildings so this make them easy for the defenders to defend. The most effective way to attack is use the rocks on the path down. Snipers and Support troops come in real handy if you are stuck down in the area with M-COMs and you are pinned down. Send 1 squad in a HUMVEE down to the M-COMs. Another squad should becoming down the path shown in green and they should provide covering fire for the 1st squad. When the squad with the HUMVEE get close to M-COM B a passenger should get out arm it and run inside the building. When this trooper goes inside the building the squad on the mountain side should also move in. The HUMVEE should now be used as a turret until the M-COM has blown. Once it has blown the squad who were originally in the HUMVEE should abandon it apart from the gunner who should stay inside the turret until the squad have reached M-COM A. The other squad who were providing the cover and who defended M-COM B with the HUMVEE should also move in but they should move around the M-COM A area and look out for any enemy defenders. While all this is going on a squad of 2 snipers,1 medic and an engineer should be in the middle of all the rocks moving around picking of any of the defenders who are moving around not in cover. They should also be concentrating on the defenders scout helicopter. Once both M-COMs have been destroyed the whole team should check the map for any defenders who are trying to get you from behind. 
For this zone the attackers will be given a new HUMVEE and they may still have the other one. If they have that is a big help, but if they haven't it's not going to impact that much if you use the right tactics. As with the last base 1 squad should go down with the HUMVEE and quickly arm the M-COM. The squad who went down the mountain side in the last base should also go down the mountain side following the path shown in green. These 2 squads are doing the same as last time for M-COM A. HUMVEE squad will arm they will all surround and mountain side squad will move and and the HUMVEE will become a turret. Whilst this is going on the squad who were taking out the helicopter will follow the path shown in purple and they will snipe the defenders from behind and they will also be trying to take out the helicopter. However when M-COM A has been taken out the purple squad will move in on M-COM B and the HUMVEE turret will be shooting the top of the building where M-COM B is held because the defenders tend to go there to hide. When purple squad reach the M-COM they should go upstairs and take out any defenders who survived the HUMVEE onslaught and then wait until green squad make it to the M-COM station. The green squad should arm the M-COM and put C4 onto it. Then they to should come up the stairs but not all the way, just enough to be out of sight but still be able to see the M-COM. Purple squad should now be on the roof lying down waiting for the helicopter to come and also scanning for any defenders coming back up to the M-COM. HUMVEE squad should all be back inside and be driving around the area looking for any defenders who are hiding.
For this zone the attackers will receive a scout and a transport helicopter. The attackers have the choice of riding the helicopters down the 500m drop or jumping from the helipads aiming to land on the factory plants below. Before attempting the jump the attackers must remember to check the area for any defenders who are hiding so that the helicopters wont be stolen or you wont be killed before you can even make the jump. Once you make the jump you should aim to land on the big building located in the center of the drop. One squad should be in the transport helicopter and another in the scout helicopter. The squad in the transport helicopter should go straight for M-COM A and the squad in the scout helicopter should all jump as close to M-COM B's building apart from the pilot and 1 engineer on the side to do repairs. The scout helicopter should be going for the defenders scout helicopter distracting it from your infantry on the roof. The squad who jumped of the pads and landed on the building should stay there and take out any defenders they see until the other squad have armed M-COM A once it has been armed they should jump down into the building and arm M-COM B now these two have been armed the squad who jumped out of the scout helicopter should split and help defend the M-COMs. M-COM A should be defended the most because if the defenders get a strong force there it will be hard to move in on them. While all this is going on the 2 snipers in both the squad should now be at the green line and the medic should be taking cover behind the rock marked with the blue line and should have medic kits around the place so if the snipers start taking fire they can come back to the rocks to heal. Should they run out of ammo one of the support troopers should be radioed in to either spawn at the medic or to move over to the snipers to resupply them and then move back into the action. Once M-COM A has blown up the whole team should move over to M-COM B and help the squad who were originally defending it. If it has been defused re-arm it and hide in groups of 2 or 3 by the entrances and blast away at the defenders who try to move in on you.
These M-COMs are both inside a tunnel. The attackers will now receive a tank a HUMVEE and a scout helicopter. It is possible to fly the helicopter through the tunnel but it doesn't work that well because you will be crashing around and RPGs and the tank will have an easy shot at you so the helicopter should either be used to transport the troopers quickly or to take out the defenders helicopter. There are 3 ways into the tunnel. The main road and the two tunnels marked with the green and purple lines. 1 squad should go through both of these. These 2 squads should consist of 1 sniper 2 medics and a support trooper. This is because the defenders tend to use these tunnels to either camp in the parts where it opens out a bit or snipers snipe down it and get you pinned down. The attackers should arm both the M-COMs at around the same time and use all the cover around them or retreat back to the sub tunnels and just pick of and defenders running towards the M-COMs. The tank and the remaining attackers should all stay together and should have 2 engineers 2 medics and 2 support troopers.This is because 1 engineer should be repairing the tank the other engineer should be firing RPGs at the defenders tank and the medics should be healing and reviving people and the 2 support troops should be resupplying and trying to get close to the enemy tank and C4ing it. The HUMVEE shouldn't be used because the tank or RPGs will blow it up instantly. The key to this base it just constantly firing and keeping all the ways for the defenders to get to you mined or under close eye.
The attackers will receive the scout helicopter again they will also receive a HUMVEE and a tank if they have kept the other tank from zone 4 it will stay but not re spawn if the defenders destroy it. As with the previous zones 2 squads should follow the purple and green lines and wait until the helicopter squad have armed the one of the M-COMs and then the closest squad to it should move in and help defend it. Once armed any remaining infantry should get in the tank and drive up with the other tank to the other objective and the squad who are still in hiding should move up and arm the other objective. Then they should go and hide. The tanks should blast any defenders coming in that the squad in hiding cannot see. Both M-COMs are close together so once 1 has blown up the people defending it should move up and help the rest of your team to defend the M-COM until it blows.
The two M-COM stations are really close together for this second base. When the first base is taken out 2 boats each containing 1 tank and 1 HUMVEE will come the shore taking this and moving towards the next base is the key to taking out the base. If the LAVs and AMTRAK haven't been destroyed they should go in straight away and not wait for the tanks and HUMVEEs. When the tanks get there they should go in and just patrol the area picking of the enemy ground troops. The HUMVEEs should either be abandoned at the top of the hill and just have a gunner left in it to pick of the troopers on the bank shown in red on the picture. On this hill there is a mounted missile launcher and the tanks like to use it for cover and to repair.Or the HUMVEEs should charge in and everyone should jump out are both the M-COM stations and run into the building next to them and camp out letting no one in and no one close to the M-COMs. The AH-1Z heli should always be flying over and taking out heavy armor and ground troops on the hill. The jet on the other hand should be concentrating on the defending teams jet, this way it cant go for your team mates because it will be concentrating more on you not the rest of your team. As with the last base when it has been taken check the area for any defenders who are going to get you from behind.
For this base the M-COMs may look close together but to get to them is hard. What you will need to do is get 2 squads of 2 snipers 1 medic and 1 support and the should go to both the construction sites which are marked with the red dots. These 2 squads are required to provide covering fire to the remaining players who are attacking the M-COMs. As before the Heli and Jets should take out the defenders armored vehicles and air support. The armored vehicles should do the same as in the last 2 bases. Finally the remaining players on the ground need to swarm all over the base area and have say 3 people to go for the M-COMs and the rest need to provide covering fire. When armed the 3 people who attacked the stations need to mine around the stations and get out of there. If the enemy are defusing the charge detonate C4. If you think that wont work put claymores at the entrances to the stations.When you have taken the base check the area and move towards the boundary of the zone for a quick advance.
