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The control tower has a clear shot to the VIP extraction area. |
Type: Assassination
VIP extraction point: Oil rig helipad
Size: Medium
Oil Rig, like High Rise, features a helipad as the sole means for counter-terrorists to extract the VIP, but luckily the firing lanes for terrorists to exploit are much shorter, and hence, there's less of an AWM threat here.
One of the terrorist spawn points on Oil Rig is literally only six or seven seconds away from the lone VIP spawn point below. If your team loses focus of the task at hand and doesn't deploy fast enough, the lone terrorist will likely make short work of the round by rushing and assassinating the stationary VIP. Get moving right away and get the VIP to the point where he can emerge from a protected area, like the outdoor catwalk/ramp that leads to the main helipad level. No matter how quietly your team has marked your approach, if the terrorists have camped in one or two dark areas, the VIP must make a run for it up the small ramp right under the helipad. Before you let the VIP make this mad dash, be sure to clear out the tall and open tower-nest where terrorist AWM snipers often camp.
Going indoors or into the depths of the counter-terrorist spawn point isn't recommended. It's all too easy to get lost or drilled by the horde of a rushing counter-terrorist/VIP group if you take a wrong turn. The best bet on Oil Rig is to man the two counter-terrorist roof exit points, the two underground exit points, and stay in contact with your team. A particularly good spot to camp is the tower. Send two people there: one to snipe and one to take out counter-terrorist aggressors that will rush the sniper. Another good spot is the walkway on the opposite side that the tower sniper can't cover.
As a last resort, always remember that if the team is compromised, the tower sniper can still save the round if he gets off a shot at the VIP as he runs up the exposed ramp that leads to the helicopter itself.
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It's easy to get lost in the bowels of the oil rig. |
If you're a counter-terrorist, one sure-fire way to have some selfish fun is always to rush the tower yourself. By going to the tower and eliminating the lone terrorist that always seems to be in it with his back turned to you, you can then camp the tower yourself and pick off terrorists that still think there's one of their own up there. After a round or two of this, the terrorists will develop a fixation with the tower that leaves most of the map clear for you to rush the VIP to safety.
It's even better if you can kill the tower sniper with a high-explosives grenade throw from below. But don't risk it unless you're sure the sniper is looking somewhere else, or you're as good as dead.
