Tides of War (Battlefield V expansion)


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Tides of War is Battlefield V’s free post-launch programme. Wikipedia lists six chapters: Overture, Lightning Strikes, Trial by Fire, Defying the Odds, War in the Pacific and Into the Jungle. Active development ended on 23 April 2020, with a final Summer Update on 4 June 2020.

Last verified: November 2026 · Game: Battlefield V · Type: expansion

Field Value Source
Game Battlefield V Wikipedia
Chapters Overture, Lightning Strikes, Trial by Fire, Defying the Odds, War in the Pacific, Into the Jungle Wikipedia
Chapter 1 Overture: Panzerstorm, a tank map set in Belgium; The Last Tiger war story (5 Dec 2018) MP1st, Wikipedia
Chapter 2 Lightning Strikes: Combined Arms co-op, a revamped Rush and Squad Conquest MP1st
Chapter 3 Trial by Fire: a Greece map and Firestorm in spring 2019 MP1st
Chapter 4 Defying the Odds: North Africa, starting with Al Sundan, then Provence, Lofoten Islands and Operation Underground Search summary of MP1st and others
End of development 23 Apr 2020; Summer Update on 4 Jun 2020 Wikipedia

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Tides of War delivered Battlefield V’s post-launch content as free chapters instead of paid expansions. Wikipedia names six chapters and says they added maps across different theatres of the war, plus weapons, vehicles, customisation, custom servers and the war story The Last Tiger.

The launch-era roadmap puts Chapter 1, Overture, about two weeks after launch with the Panzerstorm tank map set in Belgium. Chapter 2, Lightning Strikes, adds the Combined Arms co-op mode, a revamped Rush and Squad Conquest. Chapter 3, Trial by Fire, brings Firestorm and a Greece map. Active development ended on 23 April 2020, and a final Summer Update followed on 4 June 2020.

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This page records facts that the cited sources confirm. Detail on size, vehicles, tactics and balance has not been verified and is left out until it is sourced.

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Date Update Change Source
5 Dec 2018 Chapter 1 The Last Tiger war story released Wikipedia
4 Jun 2020 Summer Update Final update Wikipedia

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How many Tides of War chapters are there?
Six, according to Wikipedia.

Was Tides of War free?
The sources describe it as the game’s post-launch content programme. The wiki has not verified every chapter’s pricing.

When did Battlefield V development end?
23 April 2020, with a final Summer Update on 4 June 2020.

What was Chapter 1?
Overture, which added the Panzerstorm map and The Last Tiger war story.

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