Flayd, I don't think there's any way around the ack if you use the city. I believe it must be country owned. Basically what I did was put the different country-owned cities close together to form one big city. It's pretty much as if each country owned their share of the city. If ya want to invade the other parts, ya gotta kill a few acks. I personally think it adds to the gameplay element. Think of it like Stalingrad, each side fighting for their piece of the pie. I also stationed inward facing shore batts that can shell the city from just outta visual range using land mode. I know that doesn't help w/ an MA map, but it sure is fun! Red leg, Red leg, fire mission, over!!:D