Tehran Highway

Tehran Highway is one of the nine multiplayer maps in Battlefield 3, as the name suggests it is set in a highway in the Iranian Capital of Tehran, however since the highways of Tehran are around 180 km in length, it is probably one of the more famous highways such as the Modarres or the Hemmat.

Designer Thoughts


''One of the inspirations for this map was a photo of a night time skyline of Tehran which now is basically the same vista that is available in the game. As the United States in Conquest, you start up on the hills above the city outskirts and eventually work your way into town, while the Russians start near a gas station. This atmospheric night-time map, where you can see rockets lighting up the sky, has a balanced mix between vehicle and infantry focus. It plays length-wise and starts semi-open with plenty of room for vehicles, but ends on a much more urban and tight note with less focus on vehicles and more on infantry.''

Description
During Conquest, which primarily takes place underneath the Highway, an exploit via the "MAV Elevator" allows Recons to go to the very top of the Highway and snipe targets far out of reach of normal infantry. As such, Tehran Highway is perfect for snipers due to its elevated terrain, multiple hide-outs and its dark setting. Mortars or enemy snipers are the best way to counter these Recons on the Highway. Walking on the top of the highway itself is a bit buggy however, as the developers did make it solid but didn't expect people to walk on it, and as a result when walked on characters may "float".

Teheran Schnellstraße

Trivia

 * If someone uses the spawning becon glitch, they can parachute on top of the overpass. When sitting on it though the play moves significantly much slower and they are only able to jump off the sides instead of the middle gap.
 * The maps size was increased in Team Deathmatch in the 1.04 update due to spawning issues.