Alexis Kestler
Alright friend, listen up. Surviving the dangerous DMZ and reaping those sweet faction rewards requires learning crucial skills ASAP. One of the most important is knowing how to activate UAV towers for expanded reconnaissance.
These tower activations will become your best friend for gaining intel on enemies in DMZ‘s ruthless open world. Consider this your master class on safely approaching towers, activating their networks, and leveraging UAV vision for tactical advantage.
By the end, you‘ll have the ultimate solo and squad-based strategies for using Warzone 2‘s UAV towers to survive, progress, and absolutely dominate DMZ matches. Let‘s do this.
DMZ 101 – Core Mechanics Overview
For newcomers to DMZ, here‘s a quick primer on key mechanics that set this mode apart from traditional COD multiplayer:
Open World Map: DMZ takes place on a massive open world map called Al Mazrah with diverse biomes like cities, deserts, forests, and more. You have freedom to explore and approach objectives from any direction.
Missions: Core objectives involve completing operations like extracting intel or eliminating HVTs. Completing missions earns rewards and unlocks higher difficulty tiers.
Loadouts: Loadouts with custom weapons/perks must be purchased with cash found in DMZ before insertion. Lost on death.
Contamination: Some areas have deadly contamination that damages operators without proper gas masks.
Extracting: Successfully extracting alive keeps all equipped weapons/rewards. Death results in losing everything.
PvEvP: Fight deadly AI combatants and bosses while competing against other players/squads for objectives.
Now let‘s get specific on why UAV towers should be a focal point of your DMZ strategy…
What Are UAV Towers in DMZ?
UAV towers provide momentary radar pings revealing real-time locations of all enemies in the area.
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There are 17 UAV towers scattered around the large Al Mazrah map.
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Tower locations are fixed and remain the same each match.
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Activating a tower grants radar pings for 30 seconds, revealing walls/ceilings don‘t block.
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Towers have a 5 minute cooldown before they can be re-activated after use.
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Enemies glow red during pings, even through surfaces, up to 75 meters away.
As you can see, mastering UAV tower activations grants serious reconnaissance advantages. Let‘s get into the step-by-step process now.
Step 1: Locate Nearest UAV Tower on Tac Map
To find a UAV tower, first open your full tactical map by pressing View/Select. Zoom in and scan for the tower icons marked by white satellite dish symbols.
Towers are clustered around points of interest like objectives, loot areas, contaminated zones, and high traffic combat areas.
Once located, ping the tower icon to mark its location on your compass for navigation. Consider the dangers between you and the tower when picking one.
Step 2: Choose Ideal Route to Reach the Tower
With a tower pinged, plot an infiltration route accounting for:
- Enemy/boss spawn locations
- Contaminated areas
- Open danger zones like roads or hills
- Buildings/terrain to utilize for cover
Avoid sprinting and minimize exposure when possible. Having a silenced weapon and ghost perk equipped helps evade detection. Consider vehicles to cover large distances quickly.
Clear any enemies in the tower area before activating to avoid unwanted attention. And watch for mines/traps around objectives!
Step 3: Activate the Tower‘s UAV Network
Within around 50 meters, the laptop terminal on the tower will prompt you to activate it. Press and hold your Use button to initialize the activation sequence, taking 5-10 seconds.
You‘ll receive an on-screen confirmation once the network is online. Nearby enemies will now be pinged every few seconds for 30 seconds.
Time to put that UAV intel to use!
Solo UAV Tower Strategies
Activating towers alone requires stealth and caution. Here are proven solo operator tactics:
Flank Enemies: Use radar pings to flank distracted enemies while their attention is drawn elsewhere.
Stalk Targets: Track mission HVTs and assassination targets from a distance.
Avoid Hotspots: Steer clear of high activity areas revealed by pings.
Hide & Wait: Use pings to identify hide spots outside enemy awareness.
Lure Enemies: Activate then retreat to draw enemies into an ambush.
Time Infiltrations: Use lulls between pings to advance undetected.
Squad UAV Tower Strategies
For coordinated teams, UAV towers enable deadly focus-fire maneuvers:
Mark Prey: Designate lethal enemies to focus fire on when revealed.
Enemy Suppression: Hammer pinned enemies while their locations are exposed.
Lure Enemies: Activate tower then hide and ambush concentrated enemies drawn to it.
Flank Maneuvers: Use pings to coordinate flanking unmasked enemies from multiple angles.
Breach & Clear: Time a tower activation when breaching buildings or contaminated areas to clear all threats.
Boss Melting: Spot a rare boss spawn and concentrate fire to melt them.
Extraction Intel: Ensure extraction points or item stashes are clear of hidden enemies before exposing your squad.
Pro UAV Tower Tips
To maximize your UAV tower impact and lethality, keep these expert tips in mind:
Bait Enemies: Activate towers without exposing your position to lure enemies into firing lanes.
Hide Nearby: Stay within ping range but break line of sight for an intel advantage.
Clear First: Pick off visible guards stealthily so pings reveal only hidden enemies.
Save Intel: Note towers deep in enemy territory to return to when completing missions for that area later.
Ping Chaining: Coordinate chaining multiple tower activations to maintain constant radar coverage.
Overwatch: Post snipers nearby to clean up pinged targets of opportunity.
Denial: Camp an unused tower to ambush enemies drawn to activate it.
Counter UAVs: If a ping reveals you, quickly reposition and break line of sight.
Mastering UAV towers takes DMZ game sense to the next level. Use this intel wisely and there‘s no limit to the dominance you can achieve. Now get out there, complete those faction missions, unlock the best loadouts, and show Al Mazrah who‘s boss!
Let me know if you need any other Warzone 2 DMZ tips. I got you covered. Now go give ‘em hell!
