Search and Destroy

Search and Destroy is the third released Game Mode in Combat Arms. It borrows a type of strategic gameplay found in most popular FPS games, including CounterStrike and Call of Duty. Search and Destroy is aimed towards the more hardened players and with the arrival of Elimination Pro, only veterans or curious players still play it. In this game mode, team Alpha is the offense; they must plant bombs to destroy enemy operations. Bravo Team is the defender; they are given the task to eliminate all opposition and defuse any bombs.

Overview
On each of the available maps there are two bomb sites: Alpha (A) and Bravo (B). Alpha Team can choose either one to attack, depending on the map or statistics. To plant a bomb, a player must be in (or close enough to) the Bomb Plant circle and swap to his/her Mission Item (by pressing 6), then hold the left mouse button for 6 seconds. A one minute timer will begin. During this time, Bravo's primary role is to defuse the bomb, which will cause Alpha to lose.

To defuse a bomb, simply aim at the bomb and hold down your action key, which is by default the "E" key. Many Alpha players will swoop in on Bravo players while a defusal is in progress. Eliminating all Alpha members is a secondary, although most of the time easier, goal.

Through the whole course of Search and Destroy, if a player dies, he/she cannot respawn in that round. Instead they spectate their teammates. Alpha wins by either killing off Bravo or letting the bomb's timer run out. Bravo wins by defusing the bomb or eliminating all of Alpha before they can plant the bomb.

Search and Destroy's goal limit can be set to 3, 5, 7, or 9 rounds by the Room Master.

Gameplay
In this Game Mode, most players stick to extreme gear. They either tank, with a heavy vest, helmet of some sort, and a machine gun (mostly Bravo because they must defend); or they go as light as possible, using a Submachine Gun, a Light Vest, and a speed boosting cap (mostly Alpha, since they can dodge around the heavier Bravo members to get to the bomb). An exception to this lies when players use snipers, such as the favored L96A1 Arctic Wolf or a L96A1 that has been silenced (either Alpha or Bravo, but an Alpha player with this gear must be better at sniping than someone from Bravo, since all Bravo has to do is defend with an L96A1, and Alpha must charge up to the enemy with it).

The round ends when:


 * All Alpha members are killed (and the bomb has not been planted)
 * All Bravo members are killed
 * The bomb is successfully detonated
 * The bomb is successfully defused
 * Time is up

Trivia

 * Search and Destroy was once one of the most popular game modes. However, since the arrival of Elimination Pro, there has been a large loss in popularity among the larger masses. Few players stuck to it, and even fewer started playing it.


 * It is speculated that Alpha is the UAF and Bravo is WarCorp.
 * If time runs out with the bomb not planted and the same number of players are left on both teams, then the round will automatically count towards Bravo's score.
 * The time bomb used in Search and Destroy has been made from scratch. One can assume since it appears to be made with plastic and a cell phone.
 * Planting, defusing, and bomb detonation times were decreased in a distant patch..