Salvage (map)

Salvage is a new map included in the Stimulus Package for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It can be described as a snowy junkyard fortified by stacked debris and crushed cars. The junkyard setting provides plenty of cover in the form of crushed vehicles and debris, yet is very open in some areas. There is very little cover from enemy air-support, due to no roofing and little overhead protection. It looks to be based on the same section of the singleplayer level Contingency that was used for the Special Ops level Sniper Fi. A preview of this map is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmk-T4jt4xE

Capture the Flag

 * The Flag that spawns in the Zakhaev house is easily guarded by two players with Claymores and LMG's.


 * If facing the Zakhaev house on the right side of the map there is a broken car lift with barrels on it, this spot provides a perfect vantage point for attacking the Zakhaev house.


 * When defending the flag in the Zakhaev house a good place to hide is under the stair case as it is extremely protected.

Domination

 * 'C' Flag is the easiest to camp, and therefore the hardest to get back if lost. Put down claymores/C4 near it or a Tactical Insertion down behind the building behind the flag.

Team Deathmatch

 * When running through the car parts in the middle of the map, it is advised that the player uses Shotguns and SMG's.Or that the player jump on to and hide in the parts.

General

 * Submachine Guns are very useful here. Their fast rate of fire and great mobility make them very effective in the close quarters and short distances. Also, this map is great for ambushes, especially if you are using C-4 since it's color matches the snow. The close-quarters combat is very helpful in this aspect, for enemies will rarely, if ever, have Sitrep to counter explosive ambushes..

Trivia

 * The map's console codename was known as 'Compact'.
 * The map contains a doghouse in which a player can crawl into. Be careful, however, because it is not bullet proof.
 * On the western side of the map, near the attackers' spawn, there is a building full of diagrams of weapons. The weapons are a Dragunov, an AK-47 and a 9mm Makarov PM pistol (like the ones in kill house). There is also a shrine to Zakhaev, a blue print and CCTV photos for the Zakhaev International Airport, and plans for the airport assault.
 * In the same house, if you go up to the second floor and look up you can see a blow-up doll, (much like the one on Estate and in Loose Ends) on the rafters.
 * On a destroyed building (The roof of the one with the shrine and sex doll) there is a message on the side of the roof that says "ALEXANDER ROYCEWICZ 2010" and below that are two teddy bears frozen in ice.
 * There is a glitch in the map that can only be performed with Marathon and Lightweight. You jump from a small slope onto some barrels. From there you jump onto a pile of cars. Turn around and jump onto the higher barrels. Then jump towards the corner of the diagonal box. You will be up on another box which you can snipe from. This is not recommended though because you are easily seen up there.
 * In one of the buildings there is the same drugs as the ones in Rundown, but unlike the ones in Rundown if you shoot the packages it won't explode but look like it forms ice.