These are 2 strategies to capture the flag on Coag. No, they are not just stupid tips like "everybody pile in the warthog and hope there aren't snipers", so read them. These strategies work best with at least a five man team.

1) In the beginning of the CTF match, have two people immediately go through the teleporter and go along the cliff to reach the other base. Both of them should hide in the cubbies in the base along the ground. They shouldn't see you, because usually nobody searches their base unless their flag is missing. Once they are in position, have one person back at the base arm themself with a sniper rifle. When you are ready, have the sniper clear the map of all other snipers, and have 1 of the guys get on top of the base, and one underneath. Have two guys back at the base get into the warthog, (one-driver, one-gunner), and start towards the other base, picking up the launcher on the way there. Now, have the guy on top of the enemy base face the drop-down chute opposite the flag in the base, and have the guy in bottom be in the doorway below the chute. The guy on top should run straight foward towards the chute, dropping down and picking up the flag. If the base is well defended, he will be killed immediately by an expecting defender; however, this is not a bad thing: the flag will bounce down the chute to the other waiting attacker, and, 9 times out of 10, the defender will search the body before going down after the flag, giving the other attacker a precious second or so. Right about now, the warthog should pull up right to the doorway, where the attacker with the flag can hop into the passenger seat. Then the warthog should just zoom back to the base, under the cover of the sniper and the gunner, since the launcher has already been picked up.

2) In this strategy, the 2 should hide again, and a sniper should be armed and clearing the map again, and a warthog should go pick up the launcher again, same as before. However, this time, BOTH attackers should head up on top. One should be positioned in between the teleporter and the hole, and one should be directly opposite him. Now, this next step should be done in one smooth motion, with the attacker nearest the teleporter on the edge of the hole, holding X the whole time. The attacker needs to do the following: Drop down towards the flag while holding X, look up at his buddy, and jump and pull the trigger. The other attacker should end up with the flag, and he can just back up into the teleporter. By this time the warthog should pulled up next to the teleporter, and the warthog should be home by the time the defender manages to make it up and through the teleporter.

Both of these strategies are very hard to defend against, especially the second, but the second one can be completely ruined by just one observant enemy sniper, so make sure you completely clear the map first. Both strategies should take less than 30 seconds when in motion.

-Tarano