Lautan Lama Desert

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Lautan Lama Desert
Territory in Panau
Faction	Reapers
Gained in	A Second Amendment
Stronghold	Kem Gunung Gurun
Location in country	South-west

Lautan Lama Desert is an area in Just Cause 2.

Name

"Lautan Lama" is Malaysian and Indonesian for "Old Sea", suggesting that the desert may at one time have been covered in water. This is supported by the broken ship in the desert (see Easter Eggs). The ship is from the late 20th century, but most towns and temples in the area are from long before the 20th century, so this doesn't really add up.

Description

It's one of nine districts in Panau and is the only district covered by desert. It is also where the Demo for the game takes place. There are two airports in the district, in the North and South-East. There are many Military bases and settlements, with a good road network transversing the desert connecting most settlements. Lautan Lama is connected to the mainland via Panau Tengah Bay by road. Panau City is just a kilometer from the district's North coast.

The district's topography is quite unique to the surrounding area, as huge desert cliffs and mountains around the coast create a large valley in the center of the desert, which makes for visually stunning views, especially in early morning and evening. The south of the district is dominated by a large mountain, with views of the Senjakala Islands to the Southeast. To the East is Panau Tengah Bay and the Selatan Archipelago and to the North the Ramai Rakyat Islands. Located on the West coast are beautiful tropical sandy beaches and small islands in the Panaun Ocean.

This is the only district that spawns the military vehicles in a desert color, unless it is the Fengding EC14FD2. For some reason, some Fengdings are in desert camo in what is clearly forest camo areas.

Culture

Most of the locals in the desert can trace their ancestry to Indonesia; many minarets and small mosques dot the landscape. The region retains a very Middle East-like culture, with much of the architecture and clothing of the locals reflecting their Islamic heritage.

Faction: Reapers

The second Reaper stronghold takeover is in a remote south-west section of the desert. After it is complete, you gain a foothold in the desert, albeit in a rural area. You will have access to the missions:

• Can I get a Witness
• Black Gold
• Driving Miss Stacey
• Hell on Wheels
• The Broader Scope

The base spawns one SV-1003 Raider, which Reaper soldiers will get in if you drive the Raider up to them.

You can also find two Marten Storms, with Reapers in the turrets, and multiple Fengding EC14FD2s there.

Oil and Gas Fields

In the sea west of the district, a Oil and a Gas field have been found after that Pandak "Baby" Panay's scientists searched through Panau's seabeds. The field can also be known as Panau Barat Oil and Gas Fields. Two Offshore Rigs have been erected here very close to each other:

• Pelantar Minyak Gerudi Besar - The only Panauan Oil rig. From here most of the oil in the country comes today. Don't destroy anything here before starting "Black Gold"; this would make the mission undoable!
• Pelantar Gas Panau Barat - A usual Gas rig. Gets small amounts of oil in it's production when the drill hits small oil pockets aside from the oil reservoir. It's also recommended to stay away from this rig before the mission, as you may mistakenly destroy the wrong rig!

The oil produced at the oil rig will be sent in long Pipelines to reach Panau's two refineries, while the Natural Gas is sent into the main Gas Pipeline system.

Gallery

The Lautan Lama Desert is located in the South-west of Panau.]]

Pelantar Minyak Gerudi Besar, the only Panauan oil rig.

Doing a race in the desert.

The Rajang river. Note that this screenshot was from the demo version of the game, as indicated by the partly grey map.

Kem Pekan Selamat, a military base under construction.

A Si-47 Leopard at Kem Jalan Merpati airport.

Sunrise in the desert. Note that this is during the mission The White Tiger.

Kampung Danau Lengkong.

A temple at Kampung Perigi Lumpur.

View over Pekan Selamat.

The map of this area has some odd large white areas.

The mysterious broken ship is located just left of the arrow. The arrow shows the location of a YP-107 Phoenix.

The start of the Just Cause 2 Demo.