Sub Base



Sub Base is a multiplayer level featured in Modern Warfare 2. It features an indoor dock with a docked submarine. The map is contested by Navy SEALs and the Spetsnaz and is based on the mission Contingency.

There is a large courtyard in the middle of the map that all buildings eventually flow into. The courtyard is normally a hotly contested area of the map as it is exposed to fire from all directions, including the edges of the map, the structures leading to the center and nearby rooftops.

On each side of the map it is possible to get onto the rooftop of the buildings. On one side it is a large cat-walk with two buildings behind it that you are able to climb on - these provide decent cover for snipers and on the other side there is a second floor, instead of a cat-walk, that leads to a open area on top of the middle of the building that is connected to another second-floor building on the far other side. The side with the cat-walk seems to be harder to use since you are vulnerable to air support, more easily spotted, and have much less cover.

Unsurprisingly, a Thermal Scope will work well on this map as it can be hard to distinguish targets at long range.

Tips

 * The safest place to signal for a Care Package, Emergency Airdrop and operate manned killstreaks is on the Spetsnaz spawn area since not much action happens there and most happens on the other side, the SEALs spawn point.
 * This map is very suited for sniping, although it can be argued it done best with an ACOG Scope. Apart from the long "Corridor" at the back of the map (SEAL Spawn), a lot of the sniping someone might do on this map is easily suited to an ACOG scope due the ranges of engagement. When using the Thermal Scope, avoid high areas and looking down - the snow can make some players appear almost invisible.

Trivia

 * Along with the obviously Russian submarines at the base there is at least one, American Los Angeles class at the dock and a SEAL Delivery Vehicle hanging from a gantry in one of the buildings, both of these were from The Only Easy Day...Was Yesterday. The American sub, distinguished by the number 730, appears to be an early Los Angeles SSN, however the hull number 730 belongs to the USS Henry M. Jackson. The USS Jackson is an Ohio class submarine much bigger than the sub in the game, and with 24 Trident missile tubes. In this case it should be designated SSBN 730 for a nuclear ballistic missile submarine, not SSN 730.
 * Ghillie suits appear as urban rather than arctic, likely due to the prevalence of urban terrain.