User blog:Heatedpete/Going Back to Karkand 6 - Vehicles and Oman

"O-man! What a map!"

- Comment on YouTube video

Yeah. That guy really thought he was funny...

So, we're nearing December, and that means one thing - Back to Karkand. Or if you're me and have no qualms about not having Battlefield 2 and/or not being a PC-BF2-elitist arsehole who trolls about on the Battlelog forums about how bad BF3 is compared to BF2, it's merely called "Karkand" But well... Over on [blogs.battlefield.ea.com|Battlefield Blog] the lovely internet people there have given us a new gameplay trailer for the Gulf of Oman and some (well, very few) details on the three new vehicles in the game... or is it four...


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The new trailer shows us the three announced vehicles in Back to Karkand - the F35B Lightning (II)1, which here shows off it's party piece - a vertical take-off system that can also allow pilots to fly the plane at very low speeds - essential for those low-level strafing runs that always seem to miss (as well as being shot out of the sky...)

Also shown are the BTR-90, which is basically another armoured beast for annoying non-Engineers/non-Supports, and the Desert Buggy, which looks the most enjoyable - as well as the most vulnerable.

As well as that, there has been a new announcement for the expansion - a new, fourth vehicle. I know what it is, but debate amongst yourselves if you don't know...

We also see a bit more of the new weapons in the expansion, as well as a lovely bit of PC rendering - because the consoles aren't as good, PC-elitists will always say. Get off my blog nubs and back to your tentacle porn...2

To finish off, a nice quote from Niklas Fegraeus, lead designer on the expansion:

"I wanted to complement what we already have in the base game, plus I wanted to bring back some of the classic vehicles from Battlefield 2 that we know players loved, such as the Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing fighter jet and the desert buggy. In today’s trailer, you can also get a first glimpse of a hitherto unannounced fourth vehicle bound to strike fear into the very hearts of the enemy. See if you can spot it!"

- Back to Karkand Lead Designer Niklas Fegraeus

A final note from the wiki - we've got some classification nominations open, so check those out and vote for them here.

Also, as Skyrim has come out... err... what's Battlefield again...

Footnotes
 * 1) For those who don't know, the P38 Lightning I was a fighter during WWII. And the F-35B Lightning II is a Harrier-copy to Brits with knowledge, and to others a good plane
 * 2) A DCRU Colin reference