Beachhead

Beachhead
Map overview
Game:	Halo: Reach
Location:	Caracalla Park, New Alexandria, Reach
Terrain:	Human city, park
Gameplay overview
Recommended gametype(s):	Firefight

This article is about the Halo: Reach Firefight level. For the Halo Wars Campaign level, see Beachhead (Halo Wars level).

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Fight for prime real estate on the shores of New Alexandria.

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Beachhead is a Firefight map in Halo: Reach.^[2] The level is set in Caracalla Park, a natural park in the metropolitan city of New Alexandria on the planet Reach and is based on the final section of the campaign level Exodus.^[1]

Overview[edit]

Beachhead is a large asymmetrical Firefight map set in the verdant Caracalla Park. Beachhead's playing area runs from a small lagoon on the right through some open areas studded with boulders, trees and other buildings to a rocky wooded area to the right. Dividing the lagoon from the wooded area is an access road that runs from the main Pavilion building where players spawn to a small structure in the center of the map, which also has a bridge that runs from it to another smaller building set on top of a hill. The main Pavilion building has a set of steps leading up from the main road to the hallway where players spawn and also has some stairs that lead up to the roof, which has a full view of the entire map. On the lower right of the building is an open garage that has a drivable Rocket Hog in it.

Locations[edit]

The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's HUD during gameplay:

Pavilion
Mezzanine
Beach Road
Terrace
Bridge
Breezeway
Stage
Central Coast
Lake
Access Road
Garage
Roof

Trivia[edit]

The design and setting of Beachhead are similar to that of Lost Platoon, the Firefight map from Halo 3: ODST. However, Lost Platoon is set on a savanna, whereas Beachhead takes place in a much more temperate area.
The hazards on this map are the Type-26 Wraith and the Type-32 Ghost.
Beachhead was the first Firefight map to feature the Rocket Hog.