Mount Alborz

**Mount Alborz** is one of the four new maps in included in Call Of Duty All Out War: The Strike. The map is set within the snow-covered Alborz mountain range, located in northern Iran.

## Design

One side of this map featueres a long road with a partially frozen lake. Recreational fishers have built cabins along the shore. Several trails and roads lead up to the Power Station to the south, converging at two main passes.

The other side of the range is covered in snow, with small military outposts supporting a radar installation near one of the passes. The summit lies to the northeast, but is generally not of strategic value due to its harsh slope and distant location. Meanwhile, the grade leading to the southern valley is much more gentle, and much of it can be traversed by ground forces.

## Conquest

This map has 5 flags in Conquest, and 2 more in Conquest Large.

### Equipment

 Emplacement(s) | Centurion C-RAM

 Emplacement(s) | Pantsir-S1

### Deployments

The USMC spawn on the north of the map close to the Frozen Lake and the Pier, along a highway. Their jets spawn at a far away runway as their helicopters spawn at a heliport. The rest of their infantry vehicles spawn at the highway. The RGF spawn near the Radio Outpost ontop of a hillside airfield. Their jets spawn at the runway, while their vehicles spawn at the road leading towards the outpost.

### Flags

#### Bungalows

*[Conquest Large]* Small bungalows set at the edge of the forest. Two piers extend from here. The bungalows have .50 cals stationed at the windows. The piers have access to the Frozen Lake and the Forest Base. This flag also has a path which leads down to the Power Station. On Conquest, this serves as the USMC deployment.

1 Growler ITV or VDV Buggy spawns here when captured.

#### Forest Base

A building with several trees surrounding it and a pier extending to the Frozen Lake. The main pathway from here connects to the Radar Tower, and if you keep going down the hill, you can reach the Mountain Village. This flag also leads to another road which goes down to the Cave System. The building can be destroyed using explosives.

When captured, a pair of Snowmobiles spawn here.

#### Radar Tower

This flag features several cargo crates offering cover. A large building, much like a gas station, offers cover. The main feature of this flag is the large radar tower right next to the flag, .50 Cal and TOW Missile emplacements can be found in the rocky forests near the flag. This flag also has a long path which leads to the Cave Systems. if you go down the road, it leads to the Mountain Village.

Depending on which faction, a LAV-25 or BTR-90 will spawn in.

#### Power Station

This features a full sized Power Facility with some power lines up the path which lead down to it, if you can, you can use a helicopter to land on the power lines and snipe at incoming enemies. Regularly features engagements between tanks. The main power grid can also be landed on with a helicopter. There are multiple other smaller facilities down the road.

When captured, either a M1 Abrams or T-90A will spawn in, alongside a pair of Snowmobiles.

#### Cave Systems

The main feature of this flag is a cramped, T-shaped cave system carved out of the rock face adjacent to the road up the mountain. The capture zone extends to the majority of this interior area, limiting the effectiveness of vehicle support for this flag. The caves, although small and well-lit, do provide some opportunities for ambush against attacking infantry.

Depending on which faction, a LAV-25 or BTR-90 will spawn in.

#### Mountain Village

Taking place on a mountain village east from the Power Station. Each house has multiple floors with .50 cals at the entrances, alongside several battle pickups down the road. Infantry combat is great at this objective, making it one of the main places for close quarters. Most of the buildings on this objective are destructible.

When captured, a pair of Snowmobiles spawn here.

#### Radio Outpost

*[Conquest Large]* A few small buildings clumped in an area in the center of a mountain area at the intersection of roads leading to the main road and the Mountain Village. Another pathway also leads to the Power Lines. This flag is also one of the closer places to the RGF deployment, and the RGF deployment on normal Conquest modes.

1 Growler ITV or VDV Buggy spawns here when captured.

## Rush

Rush sees the USMC attack the RGF from the Bungalows to the Radio Outpost, with a whopping 5 stages.

### Original Layout

This layout is no longer used as of the 2022 Rush Balancing Update.

#### Stage 1

Attackers must fight through the Bungalows in order to win over the first stage, a single M-Com is at the Pier and the other one is at one of the bungalows. The defenders spawn across the lake by the Forest Base.

The attackers have multiple Growler ITVs, multiple Snowmobiles, 2 M1 Abrams and 1 A-10 Thunderbolt II. The defenders have 1 T-90A and a Su-25

#### Stage 2

The defenders fall back to the other side of the Frozen Lake at the Forest Base. One M-Com is at the pier and the other is located inside the Building. The defenders spawn at the forest.

The attackers lose their Growler ITVs for this, while the defenders remain with their vehicles.

#### Stage 3

The defenders now must defend the Power Station. One M-Com is at the Power Grid and another is inside the main facility. The defenders spawn at the Mountain Village.

Vehicles remain the same for both sides.

#### Stage 4

The defenders go east towards the Mountain Village. One M-com is located at the main road close to the Cave Systems, while another one is in the field. The defenders spawn at the village near the RGF deployment.

Vehicles remain the same for both sides.

#### Stage 5

Stage 5 takes place inside the Cave systems, one M-com is at the east entrance, while the other one is at the south entrance. The defenders spawn in the middle area of the cave.

Both teams lose their jets.

### New Layout

In the Rush/Obliteration Balancing Initiative, Mount Alborz received a complete rework in the Rush Mode. With a total of stages.

#### Stage 1

Stage 1 takes place inside the Bungalows area, Objective A in Conquest Large. The USMC are the attackers, spawning at their usual spawn point in Conquest Large. The RGF spawn uphill from the Bungalows, and have a grand overlook over both M-COMs. One M-COM is located in a more devoloped hut closer to the Frozen Lake, and another is inside a Store across the street from the cluster of bungalows, typically being attacked first. Vehicles issued during this stage for the USMC consist of multiple Snowmobiles, two Growler ITVs, two M1 Abrams, and a AH-6J Little Bird. RGF are only given a single T-90A for this objective.

#### Stage 2

If the RGF are pushed back, they must defend the Power Station. Their spawn is now the Mountain Village, while the USMC now spawns in at the Bungalows. This sector is an uphill battle, and is pretty hard to get past. M-COM locations are both inside different Engine Rooms on opposite ends of the Control Building inside the Power Station. Vehicles issued on this stage remain the same for the USMC and the RGF.

#### Stage 3

The third stage now sees the RGF defending the Mountain Village. They spawn at the Cave Systems while the USMC spawn at the Power Station. M-COM locations consist of one in the courtyard of the village, and another near the exterior portion facing north, closer to the RGF spawn. Vehicles issued for this stage remain the same once more.

#### Stage 4

The final stage is in the Cave Systems, objective E in Conquest Large. The RGF now spawn deeper in the Caves unaccessible to the USMC, while the USMC spawn in the Mountain Village. One M-COM is ontop of the caves in a hut, while the other is in a small carved out outpost inside the Cave. Due to the close quarters nature of this last objective, the USMC lose their AH-6J Little Bird, while the RGF remain with their T-90A.

## Team Deathmatch

Team Deathmatch takes place inside the Frozen Lake area, extending from the Bungalows to the Forest Base.

## Obliteration

 Emplacement(s) | Centurion C-RAM

 Emplacement(s) | Pantsir-S1

Obliteration takes place in the whole map, making it one of the biggest Obliteration maps. The USMC M-coms are where Alpha, Bravo and Charlie are in Conquest Large, while the RGF M-coms are where The Cave Systems, Mountain Village and Radio Outpost. The bomb usually spawns in the middle of the map at the Power Station.

Alborz, like many other maps, recieved massive balancing changes in the *Obliteration and Rush Balancing Initative*, such as the removal of jets and slight M-COM location changes.

## Capture The Flag

 Helicopters(s) | 1 AH-6J Little Bird

 Helicopters(s) | 1 Z-11W

Capture The Flag takes place in the northern part of the map, the USMC spawn is located around the Power Lines while the RGF spawn is at the Radar Station.

## Domination

Domination takes place inside the Frozen Lake area, extending from the Bungalows to the Forest Base.

### Flags

#### B: Trees

Bravo takes place around the trees near the Forest Base.

#### C: Houses

Charlie takes place at the houses inside the Forest Base.

## Trivia

* Mount Alborz is the biggest map inside Call of Duty: All Out War.