Tsaritsyn

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"The Bolsheviks Red Army and the Imperial White Guard battle among barricaded streets as the old and new regimes fight for the soul of Russia. This up-close and personal infantry fight is as brutal as they come."

- News Article - Battlefield.com

Tsaritsyn (Russian: Царицын) is a map set to be featured in the Battlefield 1: In the Name of the Tsar expansion.

Tsaritsyn was the site of the Sary Su fortress, around which a port city was developed beside the Tsaritsa and Volga Rivers. During World War I, the Battle for Tsaritsyn was fought between the Red and as part of Russia's Civil War. In the interwar years, it was renamed Stalingrad, to become infamous due to defense against the German Army. In the present day, it is known as Volgograd.

Overview
Tsaritsyn is a small-scale map enclosed within a dense city block. A cathedral set upon a low hill serves as the center of fighting, surrounded by demolished buildings and lines of barbed wire. Buildings along the perimeter provide flanking routes and an, but also have fragile façades that can litter players with debris.

The White Army controls the riverside train station and port, while the Red Army approaches from further inland.

Behemoth
In place of a Behemoth, a pair of Sentry kits and a Flame Trooper kit spawn at deployment.

Control Points
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Buried Courtyard
Destroyed residential buildings faced by a row of howitzers.

Cathedral of Light
Partially gutted by artillery, the cathedral has an upper gallery made accessible by piles of rubble. However, players must capture the central floor that offers very little cover.

Along with four main entrances, some of the windows allow passage in or out. Some windows with sturdy muntins with objects beneath them allow gunfire and possibly thrown gadgets through them, though they block passage.

A trench network outside allows infantry to approach with cover. A Flame Trooper kit appears along the western (top) edge of the map, and the Villar-Perosa Sentry along the east (bottom).

Merchant Ruins
A block of destroyed warehouses, with many tall walls remaining free-standing.

Conquest
Conquest is fought over three flags.

Equipment
Each side has access to two Cavalry and a Mark V Landship. No other heavy armor can be selected.

Trivia

 * The design of the Cathedral of Light seems to be partially based on the Kronstadt Naval Cathedral. It appears to stand in for the Alexandro-Nevsky Cathedral.
 * The telegraph poles appear to be modeled on actual period photos.
 * The internal name for this map in Community Test Environment is MP_Tsaritsyn.