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The plane can be entered from many points, even through the cockpit. |
Type: Hostage rescue
Hostage location: Throughout the coach and first-class cabins.
Size: Medium
While it might seem like a large and fairly open map, all the fighting in 747 takes place in an extremely centralized and cramped area. Without proper coordination, terrorist teams can get overwhelmed by fast-moving counter-terrorists, who can enter the plane through multiple entryways.
As a counter-terrorist, you have three different ways to enter the 747, where the trapped hostages are located. For the best results, you should split up your team into groups of three and swarm the plane using all its entry points.
You'll start off in the terminal of the airport. The majority of the team should head to the left, enter the jetway, and carefully make its way into the coach cabin of the 747. Be careful as you stroll down the jetway, as rushing terrorists will be eager to pick off careless counter-terrorists. Once your team has made it to the cabin, you should then split it into two more groups and head up either side of the plane's alleys quickly, paying close attention to any terrorists who are hiding underneath the seats. You'll find the first two hostages in the first passenger compartment. Secure them and move them back to the rescue point on the jetway. Then, head back the way you came to meet up with the second counter-terrorist group.
This second team should be made up of no more than two counter-terrorists, and it should enter the closed door to the right of the terminal and head down the stairs. This leads to the paddock area of the airport, where you can enter the cargo section of the plane using its open ramp. As you climb the ramp, be on the lookout for terrorists hiding behind the many crates in that area. It's a good idea to grenade the top of the ramp to flush out any terrorists. Proceed to the back of the plane, and one counter-terrorist should head up the stairs leading to the cabin on the right - but wait for the second teammate. The second team should move even further backward to the closed grate on cargo hold's ceiling. Shoot out the grate and swarm the cabin together. If timed properly, the first counter-terrorist team should be right behind you, just in time to reach the other two hostages in the rear of the passenger compartment.
Finally, the third team should face the opposite wall of the terminal and head up the stairs that lead to the nose of the plane. From that ledge, shoot out the plane's cockpit glass and jump through into the cockpit. Be aware that some terrorists usually camp the other side of the cockpit door, so stay on your toes. Exit the cockpit into the first-class cabin, where the last remaining hostage is waiting.
You'll all spawn within the cabin of the plane, and it won't take long for the counter-terrorists to reach you, so take up hiding places quickly. A good idea is to crouch near the hostages. Doing so will not only make you hard to spot, but stray counter-terrorist bullets will usually cut down the nearby hostages, costing the opposite team a lot of money.
Two terrorists should hide in the rearmost part of the plane, near the last two hostages. As counter-terrorists enter that small compartment, they'll be reluctant to use grenades, so as not to hurt the hostages, and they won't notice you until it's too late. Other terrorists should take up hiding places underneath seats right in front of cabin partitions. If you hear counter-terrorists moving through the cabin, you can fire right through the curtains without alerting them to your presence. Another group of terrorists should wait by the cockpit door in the first class cabin, because counter-terrorists will usually enter the plane from that direction. Lastly, if you hear the dog in the cargo area barking, that means counter-terrorists are below, so man the doorway that leads up from that area into the cabin.
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It's tough to be spotted if you're hiding behind these seats. |
Counter-terrorists tend to get overconfident while in the terminal in 747. If you notice that they continually breach the aircraft using only one or two of the three entryways, rush the ignored direction and surprise them in the terminal. You can also hide behind the forward-most crate in the cargo hold. Rushing counter-terrorists almost never check behind that specific box while coming up the plane's ramp, thus leaving their backs exposed to you.
