Five more days 'til Premium players can get their hands on Battlefield 4's next DLC, Naval Strike, and the info just keeps comin'. Overhead layouts of the DLC's four maps - Lost Islands, Nansha Strike, Wave Breaker, and Operation Mortar - have found their way to the net courtesy of Redditor BlueberryCentral.
Not exactly "tactical" information, but it does illustrate that your swimming skills better be top notch, because there's no way around the fact that "el agua" will be unavoidable. Grab a vehicle quick or bring your floaties. Check out the screens below.
Operation Mortar
Wave Breaker
Nansha Strike
Lost Islands
DICE had previously offered up scant details on Naval Strike in a Battlelog post last month.
As written in the post, "In this expansion, you'll experience intense water-based combat as the Chinese armada takes the fight to the sea. You'll have access to new weapons, gadgets, and amphibious vehicles, and four all-new maps - Lost Island, Nansha Strike, Wave Breaker, and Operation Mortar."
Battlefield.com's Expansion section had a bit more to offer:
"Battlefield 4 Naval Strike takes the intense and dramatic water-based combat introduced in Battlefield 4 to four all-new maps set in the South China Sea. Blow open a crashed passenger plane and capture fishing villages across the tropical Lost Islands. Drop a submarine on your foes as you infiltrate a naval base or rush between shipping docks and rocky islands on the massive Wave Breaker map. Wage war across stormy seas in the largest ocean stretch in a Battlefield map yet with Nansha Strike. Storm an abandoned cliff-side resort, or get lost in the breathtaking vistas in Operation Mortar.
Key Features
* 4 all-new multiplayer maps set in the South China Sea: Lost Islands, Nansha Strike, Wave Breaker & Operation Mortar
* 5 weapons all-new to Battlefield 4
* Introducing the amphibious hovercraft vehicle
* 2 additional gadgets - 3GL (3 grenade launcher) attachment for the Assault class, and the Anti-Heli Mine; an aircraft disabling projectile for the Engineer class
* Carrier Assault game mode, which is a re-imagining of the classic Battlefield 2142 Titan Mode, and 10 new assignments with unlocks for each
You can read more about the Carrier Assault mode here.
Naval Strike is set to release for Premium players next week, March 18, and to everyone else on April 1. After that, two more DLC packs are scheduled for a release this summer - Dragon's Teeth and Final Stand.