Arica Harbor

Arica Harbor is a multiplayer map in Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Arica is a city in northern Chile that lies 18 km south of the Peruvian border. It lies in the northern part of the worlds driest desert, the Atacama Desert. It was subject to The Battle for Arica, also known as The Battle for Arica Harbor

Battleplan
U.S. Commanders designated 75 ground troops for the assault on Arica Harbor. The assault group "will launch a break through action directly towards the Russian base. If the fight dictates, the Assault Group will cut through the town located on the axis on advance. Collateral damage is not a consequence in the assault, heavy casualties are expected from both sides.

Rush
The Rush variant of the map was included in the PS3 beta, the attackers have 75 reinforcement tickets. The map has 10 M-COM stations, making it the joint largest Rush map in Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

RU (Defenders)
Light Vehicles


 * None

Tanks


 * T-90

Helicopters


 * None

Aircraft


 * None

Emplacements


 * KORD


 * 9M133 Kornet

US (Attackers)
Light Vehicles


 * Quad Bike


 * HMMWV

Tanks


 * M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank

Helicopters


 * UAV-1

Aircraft


 * A-10 Thunderbolt II

Emplacements


 * None

Attackers Deployment
The Attackers Deployment is the starting base for the Americans, 3 M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks, 2 HMMWVs, 1 UAV-1 and 1 Quad Bike spawn here, the road will lead to the Border Control, as attackers move along the road, a pair of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs will fire upon the Border Control, but will not do any damage.

Border Control
The Border Control is the first-line of defense for the defenders of Arica Harbor. Objective Alpha is located in a Office Building and can be destroyed using Destruction 2.0. Objective Bravo is located in a Barracks and cannot be destroyed using Destruction 2.0. 2 T-90 Main Battle Tanks spawn here, along with several KORD & 9M133 Kornet emplacements. After the base is taken by the attackers 1 M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank, 1 HMMWV , 1 Quad Bike and 1 UAV-1 spawn at the base. Aditionally, once the base is taken, defenders would be wise to make detonating the two sniper towers a top priority using C4 or other explosives. These towers can be very effective vantage points for attacking snipers in the next section of the map.

Town
The Town is unlocked after the Border Control is taken by the attackers. Objective Alpha is concealed inside a building alongside the road and a gate has to be destroyed in-order to reach the crate. Objective Bravo is located in a house alongside the road and can be destroyed using Destruction 2.0. 1 T-90 spawns here, along with several KORD & 9M133 Kornet emplacements. After the base is taken by the attackers, 1 M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank, 1 Quad Bike and 1 UAV-1 spawn the the base. The Town is also where the Conquest & Squad Deathmatch variants of the map take place in.

Bridge
The Bridge is unlocked after the Town is taken by the attackers. Objective Alpha is inside a destroyed bus and cannot be destroyed by Destruction 2.0. Objective Bravo is inside a train cart and attackers must use explosives to reach inside the train cart. Several KORD & 9M133 Kornet emplacements are available for the defenders. After the base is taken, 1 M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank and 1 UAV-1 spawn at the base and the Bridge is strafed by 2 A-10 Thunderbolts.

Harbor/Last Push
The Harbor is unlocked after the Bridge is taken by the attackers. Objective Alpha is inside a over-turned train cart and attackers must use explosives to reach it. Objective Bravo is located in a damaged warehouse and cannot be destroyed using Destruction 2.0. Several KORD & 9M133 Kornet emplacements are available for the defenders nearby the train cart. After the base is taken, 1 M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank and UAV-1 spawn at the base, and it is renamed to Last Push.

Last Stand
The Last Stand is unlocked after the Harbor is taken by the attackers. Objective Alpha and Bravo are both located in a construction building and are not vulnerable to Destruction 2.0. Objective Alpha is on the 1st floor and Bravo is on the 2nd floor. There are plenty of KORD emplacements on this building, as well as excellent vantage points for snipers and Medics in the surrounding terrain.

Conquest
"Take to the streets and put your infantry skills to the test! Capture strategic town positions as Arica Harbor is enhanced with Conquest Mode."

The Conquest variant of the map is included in Map Pack 2. The map is similar to the Squad Deathmatch variant of the map.

RU
Light Vehicles


 * None

Tanks


 * None

Helicopters


 * UAV-1 (Has to be captured)

Aircraft


 * None

Emplacements


 * None

US
Light Vehicles


 * None

Tanks


 * None

Helicopters


 * UAV-1 (Has to be captured)

Aircraft


 * None

Emplacements


 * None

RU Deployment
The RU Deployment is located at the Bridge and is nearest to Alpha.

US Deployment
The US Deployment is located just outside of the Outskirts

Tips

 * When playing as the Americans (Attackers), there's a way to get past the starting area very quickly. You need to have someone that can use the tank to hit targets at long range.You need to get this person into position to where they can constantly hit A. After a few shots, the building on A will collapse, which will allow B to be easily visible, so the tank can also bombard B as well. Remember to occasionaly reposition the tank to avoid mortar stikes.
 * When playing as the Russians (Defenders) at the start of the game place anti tank mines on the road. This will make sure that enemy Abrams take a diffrent route were there might be a trap like a launcher or more anti tank mines. This will refuse the enemy armor support will make taking the first base difficult for them. Additionally, sending a small sniper team toward the enemy base along the flanks will allow UAV pilots to be killed.
 * At Last Stand, the use of a shotgun is very effective. As an attacker, it would also be advisable to be an Engineer and equip a rocket launcher, as these can be useful against the defenders' machine guns.

Outcome
RU Victory

Heavy Russian defenses cause massive U.S. casualties and the American Forces retreat as Russian tanks are seen chasing after them, leaving the Harbor in Russian hands.

US Victory

U.S Tanks arrive to secure the Harbor, causing the Russians to lose an important supply port to the Americans. and U.S forces standby for following orders.

Trivia

 * Many players thought that instead of Arica Harbour, this map was named Africa Harbour, and took place in the Sahara.
 * The Rush variant of the map has 5 sets of M-Com stations, making it the joint largest Rush map on the game alongside Valpariaiso