Headlong

"Although during the day Section 14 monitors almost all harbor traffic, at night it's one of the city's most notorious hangouts."

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Summary

Headlong is a multiplayer map in Halo 2 That takes place in the city New Mombasa. This map is found mostly in Big Team Battle matchmaking playlists due to the size and number of vehicles, with Capture the Flag and Assault being the most common game types assigned. This map seems to be a port under construction. Some of the features are a broken bridge, a teleporter, two floating cranes, active camouflage, an overshield, and a large base under construction.The default vehicles for this map are two warthogs, two ghosts, a banshee, and a scorpian tank or wraith.

Strategy

The obvious tactic for this map is to get to the high ground. Only attempt this if you are sure you can get to the Banshee before the other players. Grab the banshee and head to the raised path leading to the side furthest from the water. On there is a Rocket Launcher, take it. Next fly over to the building furthest from the banshee spawn point. On the side away from the water there is a path conecting two buildings. Land on there and grab the sniper rifle and ammo. Hop back in the banshee and fly up. When you are as high as you can go, look around. In one of the corners there is a rooftop you can land on, its the top of the building right near where you picked up the sniper rifle. Land there and start picking off your opponents.

Get back in the banshee for a little while once every few minutes or it will respawn and disappear from your location. If this happens get ready to use the rocket launcher because you're about to have some very angry company. Defending against this tactic is relativly simple. The obvious thing is to get the rocket launcher first and blow the banshee out of the sky. If the rocket launcher is already gone then find the covenant sniper rifle. Use it to pick off the sniper once he lands. If all else fails just keep moving and let him run out of ammo then kill him when he comes to land. If you have vehicles off then the best way to win is to keep a combo. The one that works best for me on Headlong is the Battle Rifle and the Shotgun. Having a short a medium range weapon seems to be the easiest way to stay alive on Headlong.

Territories

• Gate Bridge
• Statue
• Alley
• Building Site
• Corner Building
• Construction Pit

Do's and Dont's

• Don't fall in the water.
• Don't stand around admiring the scenery.
• Do get to the vehicles before everybody else.
• Do use the Sniper Rifle and Rocket Launcher.
• Don't run around aimlessly with a rubbish weapon. (i.e. SMG, Plasma Pistol)
• Always look at your radar.