Wallpaper shared by a member in this thread.
Operation Firestorm is a Battlefield 6 launch map and the series’ third version of the oil-field map first seen in Battlefield 3 in 2011 and again in Battlefield 4’s Second Assault expansion. It is a large, vehicle-focused map with wide open areas and plenty of airspace, plus built-up industrial zones for infantry.
Last verified: November 2026 · Game: Battlefield 6 · Type: map
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Game | Battlefield 6 | EA |
| Added | Launch, 10 Oct 2025 | EA |
| Setting | Oil fields and refinery; the original BF3 map was set in Iran | Battlefield 3 (2011) |
| Scale | Large, vehicle-focused | PCGamesN map guide, Oct 2025 |
| Vehicles | Tanks, helicopters, jets | PCGamesN |
| Remake of | Operation Firestorm, Battlefield 3 (2011); also in Battlefield 4 Second Assault (2014) | DICE |
| Modes | All launch modes | EA |
Link to section: What it isWhat it is
Operation Firestorm is the nostalgia pick of the launch roster. The original was one of Battlefield 3’s launch maps and one of its best-loved Conquest layouts: a refinery and storage tanks in the middle, open desert and roads around them, and a sky full of jets. Battlefield 4 brought it back in Second Assault, and Battlefield 6 rebuilds it a third time with the new destruction system, which means the storage tanks and refinery structures can now come apart in ways the 2011 version could not.
For players coming from the archive of this forum’s Battlefield 3 and 4 discussions, it is the map that connects the games.
Link to section: How it playsHow it plays
The refinery is the infantry fight and the desert is the vehicle fight, as it always was. Tanks that sit in the open get hunted by jets; jets that loiter get hunted by Engineers with anti-air. The storage tank area is where Assault and Support earn their kills, and where Recon players who learned the old rooftops find that the rooftops now fall down. Breakthrough runs the long axis of the map and rewards the side that uses the transports instead of walking.
Link to section: Changes by patchChanges by patch
| Date | Update | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2025 | Launch | Third version of the map; new destruction | EA |
Link to section: SourcesSources
- Battlefield 3 forum on this site, 2011 to 2016
- Battlefield 4 forum on this site (Second Assault discussion)
- PCGamesN: all Battlefield 6 maps (Oct 2025)
Link to section: FAQFAQ
Is Operation Firestorm a remake?
Yes. It first appeared in Battlefield 3 (2011) and returned in Battlefield 4’s Second Assault (2014). Battlefield 6’s version is the third.
Does Operation Firestorm have jets?
Yes. It is one of the launch maps with the most airspace.
Where is Operation Firestorm set?
An oil field and refinery. The Battlefield 3 original was set in Iran; the Battlefield 6 fiction places it within the 2027 NATO versus Pax Armata conflict.
What changed from the Battlefield 3 version?
Destruction. The refinery structures and storage tanks are now destructible in ways the 2011 engine did not allow.
Which modes run on Operation Firestorm?
All launch modes.
Discuss Battlefield 6 in the Battlefield 6 forum. This page is part of the Battlefield Wiki; see also Battlefield 6 (game) and every Battlefield game in order.