A Retake Flash from CT Red

Steps

1. From CT Red (the red container area near CT spawn on A site), position yourself behind the right edge of the red container with your back against the wall. This gives you cover from any T peeking from site.
2. Look up above the container. Find the ceiling beam that runs overhead. There is a horizontal metal beam with visible rivets running perpendicular to the container.
3. Place your crosshair on the right side of the ceiling beam, roughly where the beam meets the wall structure above. This angle bounces the flash off the ceiling and into A site from above.
4. Throw with a standing left click - no movement needed. The flash bounces off the ceiling structure and pops in the air above A site.
5. The flash detonates above A site, blinding any Ts positioned on the bomb plant area, near hut, squeaky, or watching toward CT spawn. The overhead angle makes it nearly impossible to dodge.

Tips

• CT Red is one of the safest retake positions because you have hard cover from the container. Flashing from here before peeking gives your team a massive advantage.
• The flash pops from above the site, which means Ts have to look straight down to avoid it - and looking down means they cannot shoot your teammates pushing in.
• If the flash pops too early (before reaching the site), you hit the ceiling directly above you. Aim your crosshair more forward along the beam to bounce the flash further out.
• If the flash goes too far and pops behind site, your aim was too far forward. Pull the crosshair back closer to the beam section above the container.
• Call “flashing A” so your teammates can time their peek. They should push from heaven, main, or CT spawn the instant the flash pops.
• Practice in an offline server with sv_cheats 1; sv_infinite_ammo 1; sv_grenade_trajectory 1; sv_grenade_trajectory_time 10; mp_roundtime_defuse 60 to see exactly where the flash pops relative to common T positions.

When to Use

This flash is your primary retake tool for A site on Nuke. Deploy it when:

• A site retakes where your team is pushing from CT spawn and heaven and needs Ts on site blinded before the engagement
• Post-plant retakes where the bomb is down on A and you need every advantage to fight through to the defuse
• Coordinated pushes where 2-3 CTs approach from different angles and the flash covers all of their peeks simultaneously
• Solo retake attempts where you flash from CT Red and immediately swing wide from the container to catch blinded Ts
• Economic rounds where a well-timed flash compensates for inferior weapons during the retake