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Caspian Border is the Battlefield 3 launch map that defines the game’s combined-arms Conquest: forest roads, a hilltop radio antenna, a checkpoint, a gas station and a village, with jets and helicopters overhead and 64 players on PC. It was the map of the game’s first multiplayer trailer and the alpha test, and it has been remade twice.
Last verified: November 2026 · Game: Battlefield 3 · Type: map
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Game | Battlefield 3 | EA |
| Added | Launch, 25 Oct 2011 | EA |
| Setting | Forest and hills on the Iran-Azerbaijan border, with a radio tower, a checkpoint and a village | Game |
| Size | Very large | Game |
| Vehicles | Tanks, IFVs, jets, helicopters, light vehicles | Game |
| Returned in | Battlefield 4 Second Assault (2014); Battlefield 2042 Portal (2021) | EA |
Link to section: What it isWhat it is
Caspian Border is the map that sold Battlefield 3. The alpha in 2011 ran on it, the first jets footage was on it, and the 64-player PC servers that defined the game were mostly running it. Five flags spread over forested hills and open fields, with a radio antenna on the highest point and a checkpoint on the border road. Jets have the whole sky; tanks have the roads; infantry has the forest.
Battlefield 4 remade it with a collapsing antenna, and Battlefield 2042’s Portal rebuilt it again.
Link to section: How it playsHow it plays
Balanced Conquest: take the antenna hill and the checkpoint, hold the forest between them, and keep the armour alive on the roads. Jets dominate open ground until the mobile anti-air and Engineer Stingers find them. The forest is where infantry flanks and where helicopters lose rotors to trees. It is the map most players name as the game’s best, and the one Rush fits least.
Link to section: Changes by patchChanges by patch
| Date | Update | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2011 | Launch | Available at launch | DICE |
Link to section: SourcesSources
- Battlefield 3 forum on this site
- Battlelog and Origin help on this site, 2011 to 2016
- Battlefield 4 Second Assault page (remakes)
Link to section: FAQFAQ
Was Caspian Border in the Battlefield 3 alpha?
Yes. The 2011 alpha ran on it.
Which later games include Caspian Border?
Battlefield 4’s Second Assault expansion and Battlefield 2042’s Portal.
Does Caspian Border have jets?
Yes. It is one of the launch maps with the full air roster.
Is Caspian Border good for infantry?
In the forest and the village, yes.
How many players does Caspian Border support?
64 on PC, 24 on consoles.
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