Panama Canal

The Siege of Panama Canal (or Panama Canal) is a multiplayer map in Battlefield: Bad Company 2. It has the largest amount of bases to capture in any Conquest map in Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Units in contact are being rotated out as a result of combat fatigue. Weeks of fighting have left the docks in ruins and the surrounding area littered with destroyed equipment. Armored movement is hampered and deadly kill zones mar the ground. US Forces are staging an assault of the dock complex with the objective to seize, retain and exploit the area. Control of the canal will allow larger-scale Strategic Operations along the South West Pacific coast.

Background
Panama Canal is a 81 km long canal in Central America. It connects the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean and effectively splits the continents of North and South America. When Russia initially invaded South America, they knew that the primary route of counter-attack would be through Panama: a US invasion of South America from the north.thumb|300px|right|Footage of Panama Canal Gameplay

Conquest
This map becomes very vehicle-centric due to the amount of tanks available, despite the few areas vehicles can travel through. This makes Anti-Tank Mines very useful on this map as they can be concealed by the debris scattered about the map, especially on the way from Delta to Charlie.

RU
Light Vehicles
 * Quad Bike

Tanks
 * T-90
 * BMD-3 Bakhcha

Helicopters
 * UAV-1

Naval Craft
 * None

Emplacements
 * KORD

US
Light Vehicles
 * Quad Bike

Tanks
 * M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank
 * M3A3 Bradley

Helicopters
 * UAV-1

Naval Craft
 * None

Emplacements
 * XM312

US Deployment
The US Deployment is the starting base for the US Forces. One M1A2 Abrams, one M3A3 Bradley and two Quad Bikes spawn here. US Forces can either head directly to Alpha or take the dirt road along the highway to Bravo.

A: Comm Center
The Comm Center is the nearest control point to the US Deployment; it has one M3A3 Bradley that spawns next to the barracks at the rear and two XM312 heavy machine guns - one next to the flag and one on the roof of the building. There is a walkway along the dry-dock that the destroyed tanker is in that leads to Charlie nearby, and the road ahead leads up to Bravo.

B: Warehouse
The Warehouse control point is nearby the front of the destroyed ship. It can be taken easily by both the US and the Russians, as both factions have a road leading up to Bravo.With this, many first confrontations will occur here. After capturing, Bravo the US Forces can either move towards Charlie through the dry dock, or towards Delta through the road. The RU Forces can move through Bravo towards Alpha.

C: Factory
The Factory control point houses a UAV-1 on the roof with large metal walls guarding it from snipers; however, these walls can be destroyed by rockets or tank shells. The US Forces can head to Charlie either through the walkway on the dry-dock near Alpha or across the destroyed ship. The RU Forces have a road leading up to Charlie from Delta that is covered in debris, making tanks take a while to pass it.

D: Train Yard
The Train Yard is the nearest control point to the Russians. It spawns one BMD-3 near the trains and two KORD heavy machine guns - one next to the factory building, and one on the other side next to the warehouses. In back, there is a road leading to Bravo. The US Forces can reach Delta by taking the road near Bravo or through Charlie.

RU Deployment
The RU Deployment is the starting base for the RU Forces. One T-90, one BMD-3 and two Quad Bikes spawn here. There is a road leading to Delta and another one leading to Bravo along the highway wall.

Outcome
RU Victory

RU Su-25 Frogfoots bomb the US Deployment and US Forces are driven out of the area Panama Canal and the assault is a failure.

US Victory

2 US F/A-18 Hornets bomb the RU Deployment and RU Forces are driven out of the Canal allowing larger-scale Strategic Operations along the South West Pacific coast for the US.

Trivia

 * The map is featured in the Battlefield Moments 3 trailer.


 * 2 F/A-18 Hornets bomb the destroyed ship and repeat the lines "Merry Christmas Bravo 2" said in the Campaign. In Battlefield Moments 3 trailer, a UAV operator says the same lines.
 * Panama Canal and Nelson Bay are the only two Conquest maps with 4 different flags.
 * A unique event can occur on this map, in where sometimes, in the early part of a game, if a player is at the right place at the right time, they can observe several helicopters flying overhead, with the radio comm dialogue being heard by the player. The pilots can be heard verifying strike coordinates, and after confirming them, they can be heard saying "Three, two, one, splash", followed by a barrage of missiles being fired from each helicopter at an unknown target outside the map.