# Operation Firestorm (Battlefield 3 map)

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![Battlefield 3 wallpaper: a soldier with a pistol on a tropical shore](https://battlefieldforum.co/uploads/default/original/2X/3/32abeffa0a0c9c3b64672a714965a2ee7b215e84.jpeg)  
_Wallpaper shared by a member in [this thread](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/1158)._

Operation Firestorm is a Battlefield 3 launch map set in a burning Iranian oil field, with a refinery and storage tanks in the centre and open desert around them, and it is the game’s purest vehicle Conquest map. It has been remade twice, in Battlefield 4’s Second Assault and as a launch map in Battlefield 6.

**Last verified:** November 2026 · **Game:** Battlefield 3 · **Type:** map

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Game | Battlefield 3 | EA |
| Added | Launch, 25 Oct 2011 | EA |
| Setting | An oil field and refinery in Iran | Game |
| Size | Large, vehicle-focused | Game |
| Vehicles | Jets, helicopters, tanks, IFVs, light vehicles | Game |
| Returned in | Battlefield 4 Second Assault (2014); Battlefield 6 (2025) | EA |

## [Link to section: What it is](#p-1903467-what-it-is-1)What it is

Operation Firestorm is the oil field: wellheads on fire, a refinery of pipes and catwalks, storage tanks, a few buildings and a lot of open sand. The centre is an infantry fight among the tanks and pipes; everything else belongs to armour and aircraft. It is the launch map pilots like best after Caspian Border, and the one that returned most often.

The [Battlefield 6 version](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/260044) has its own page on this wiki.

## [Link to section: How it plays](#p-1903467-how-it-plays-2)How it plays

Jets and tanks decide it; infantry fight in the refinery. Mobile anti-air at the refinery is the counter to air power, and Engineers on the catwalks are the counter to tanks pushing the centre. Helicopters are strong until the Stingers come out. In Rush the attack across the open sand needs smoke and vehicles, and defenders in the refinery can hold for a long time.

The archived threads on this site compare the three versions at length: Battlefield 3’s for its scale, Battlefield 4’s for the collapsing storage tanks added in Second Assault, and Battlefield 6’s for full destruction, with most veterans naming the original as the best Conquest layout of the three.

## [Link to section: Changes by patch](#p-1903467-changes-by-patch-3)Changes by patch

| Date | Update | Change | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 25 Oct 2011 | Launch | Available at launch | DICE |

## [Link to section: Sources](#p-1903467-sources-4)Sources

- [Battlefield 3 forum on this site](https://battlefieldforum.co/c/battlefield-3/311)
- [Battlelog and Origin help on this site, 2011 to 2016](https://battlefieldforum.co/c/general-discussions/battlelog-origin/163)
- [Battlefield 4 Second Assault page (remakes)](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/260081)

## [Link to section: FAQ](#p-1903467-faq-5)FAQ

**Where is Operation Firestorm set?**  
An oil field and refinery in Iran.

**Which later games include Operation Firestorm?**  
Battlefield 4’s Second Assault and Battlefield 6, where it is a launch map.

**Is Operation Firestorm a vehicle map?**  
Yes. The refinery centre is the only real infantry area.

**Does Operation Firestorm have jets?**  
Yes.

**What is different in the Battlefield 6 version?**  
Full destruction of the refinery structures; see its page.

_Discuss Battlefield 3 in the [Battlefield 3 forum](https://battlefieldforum.co/c/battlefield-3/311). This page is part of the [Battlefield Wiki](https://battlefieldforum.co/c/wiki/322); see also [Battlefield 3 (game)](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-3-game/260120) and [every Battlefield game in order](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/260018)._