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Top Platforms Log In Sign Up Game Title Search ANSWERS BOARDS CONTRIBUTE FEATURES USERS WHAT’S NEW PC » Strategy » RealTime » General Codename: Panzers, Phase Two FAQs Board More FAQ/Walkthrough by Deuce ex Defcon Version: 1.00 | Updated: 02/28/07 | Printable Version To win battles, you do not beat weapons. _____ ___ _ _ ______ _____ _____ ______ CODENAME: | __ \/ _ \ | \ | ||___ /| ___|| ___ \/ ____/ | |_/ / /_\ \| \| | / / | |__ | |_/ /\ \___ | __/| _ || | / / | __| | / \___ \ | | | | | || |\ | / /___| |___ | |\ \ /\__/ / |_| |_| |_||_| \_|/_____/|_____||_| \_\\____/ PHASE 2 You beat the soul of man. Copyright 2005 Staley, Deuce ex Defcon. Any site that wishes to host any of my guides is free to do so, provided you contact me prior to posting the guide(s), as I like to know where they're being used. I cannot guarantee any site other than GameFAQs will always have the most current form of my guides, so if there's ever any doubt, always check GameFAQs. If you find an outdated form of any of my guides on any site, please contact me, and I will contact the site to get it updated. All questions, comments, and so forth concerning this guide can be posted on my site here: http://thebrink.us/boards Or if you're not fond of message boards, please feel free to email at [email protected] or try me on AIM (Deuce ex Defcon). Note: I'm just writing about the methods I personally used to win these missions. Don't be surprised if you find a strategy for some missions that's better than the ones I've written down. Hey, at least I tried, right? | ========================= | | | | | | | CONTENTS | |

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Top Platforms Log InSign UpGameTitleSearch ANSWERS BOARDS CONTRIBUTE FEATURES USERS WHATS NEWPCStrategyRealTimeGeneralCodename: Panzers, Phase TwoFAQs Board MoreFAQ/Walkthrough by Deuce ex DefconVersion:1.00|Updated:02/28/07|PrintableVersionTowinbattles,youdonotbeatweapons.________________________________CODENAME:|__\/_\|\|||___/|___||___\/____/||_///_\\|\||//||__||_//\\___|__/|_|||//|__||/\___\||||||||\|//___||___||\\/\__//|_||_||_||_|\_|/_____/|_____||_|\_\\____/PHASE2Youbeatthesoulofman.Copyright2005Staley,DeuceexDefcon.Anysitethatwishestohostanyofmyguidesisfreetodoso,providedyoucontactmepriortopostingtheguide(s),asIliketoknowwherethey'rebeingused.IcannotguaranteeanysiteotherthanGameFAQswillalwayshavethemostcurrentformofmyguides,soifthere'severanydoubt,alwayscheckGameFAQs.Ifyoufindanoutdatedformofanyofmyguidesonanysite,pleasecontactme,andIwillcontactthesitetogetitupdated.Allquestions,comments,andsoforthconcerningthisguidecanbepostedonmysitehere:http://thebrink.us/boardsOrifyou'renotfondofmessageboards,[email protected](DeuceexDefcon).Note:I'mjustwritingaboutthemethodsIpersonallyusedtowinthesemissions.Don'tbesurprisedifyoufindastrategyforsomemissionsthat'sbetterthantheonesI'vewrittendown.Hey,atleastItried,right?|=========================|||||||CONTENTS|||||||=========================|0.00)AFewNotesBeforeYouGetStarted0.10)ImportantControls0.20)CampaignDifficultySetting1.00)TheAxisCampaign1.01)SidiBarrani1.02)Headquarters11.03)MersaBrega1.04)Headquarters21.05)HalfayaPass1.06)OperationBattleaxe1.07)Headquarters31.08)SidiRezegh1.09)Headquarters41.10)TheCauldron1.11)Tempest1.12)Headquarters51.13)TelElEisa2.00)TheAlliedCampaign2.01)BreakthroughatElAlamein2.02)Headquarters62.03)Tobruk2.04)KasserinePass2.05)Headquarters72.06)Tunis2.07)OperationHusky2.08)CrossingtheVolturno2.09)Headquarters82.10)MonteCassino2.11)Headquarters92.12)AnzioCisterna3.00)ThePartisanCampaign3.01)OperationSheathedSaber3.02)RunningtheGauntlet3.03)ReclaimingBelgrade3.04)NoEasyWayOut4.00)UnitList4.01)UnitListKey4.10)AxisUnits4.11)AxisUnitsInfantry4.12)AxisUnitsArmoredVehicles4.13)AxisUnitsTransportVehicles4.14)AxisUnitsArtillery4.20)SovietUnits4.21)SovietUnitsInfantry4.22)SovietUnitsArmoredVehicles4.23)SovietUnitsTransportVehicles4.23)SovietUnitsArtillery4.30)AlliedUnits4.31)AlliedUnitsInfantry4.32)AlliedUnitsArmoredVehicles4.33)AlliedUnitsTransportVehicles4.34)AlliedUnitsArtillery5.00)End5.01)VersionHistory5.02)Closing=============================================================================||||||||0.00)AFEWNOTESBEFOREYOUGETSTARTED||||||||=============================================================================Inthissection,Iwilllistsomenotesaboutvariousthingsyoushouldkeepinmindwhileplaying,innoparticularorder:I)Alwaysmakesurethecompassispointingduenorth.Thecamerasometimesstartspointinginastupiddirection,sotokeepthewalkthroughinstructionsassimpleaspossible,youshouldalwaysturnyourcompasssoit'sfacingduenorthatthestartofeverymission.If,foranyreason,Itellyoutorotatethemapsoitfacesanyotherdirection,Iwillincludesomereferencepointstomakesureyouhaveitfacingtherightway.(Themapcanscrollbyholdingdownthetwomousebuttonsandrotatingit.)II)Youcanadjustthecamerazoom.Byrollingthewheelinthemiddleofyourmouse,youcanmakethecamerazoominorzoomout.Itendtokeepitzoomedallthewayout,sinceyoucanseemoreofthemaponyourscreenatonce.III)OptionalandSecretobjectivesgiveextraPrestigePoints.Themoreobjectivesyoucomplete,themoreprestigeyou'llget,whichmeansyou'llbeabletogetmore/betterunitsduringyourtripstoHeadquarters.IV)UsingSpecialAbilitiesdoesn'tcostyouanything,andtheydon'tstack.UsingBomberattacks,FighterBomberattacks,Artillerybombardments,andsoforthdoesn'tcostyouprestige.Theydon'tpileupfromonemissiontothenextifyoudon'tusethemeither,sothere'sreallynoreasontonotusethem.V)Thisgamehasa2XSpeedoption.Inthetoprightcornerofyourgamescreen,you'llseethespeedoptions.Clickingonthefastforwardiconwilldoublethespeedofthegame,whichIfindveryhelpfulthroughmostofthemissions.=============================================================================||||||||0.10)IMPORTANTCONTROLS||||||||=============================================================================NooffensetothepeopleatCDV,buttheirsetupsucksprettybad...SoIstronglysuggestusingthe"classic"controlsetup.EverytimeImentionacommandorhotkeyinthisguide,Iwillassumeyouareusingthe"classic"setupstyle.(NOTE:IwillonlybelistingtheonesIfinduseful.)S:Stopsthehighlightedunits.Veryusefulifyoujustaccidentallysentagroupofyourunitssomewhereincrediblystupid.>_>A:Makesthehighlightedunitsattackatarget.veryusefulfordestroyingunmannedvehiclesandbuildingsthathaven'tbeenidentifiedasathreat.Changingthedirectionaunitisfacingwithoutactuallymoving:Ifyouselectaunit,thenrightclickandholditdown,youwillhaveanarrowthatyoucanusetomanuallyturnaunitwithoutactuallymovingit.Thisisgreatformakingsureyourunitsarefacingtheenemywhentheyarelinedupfordefensivepositions.Pause:EitheruseyourSpacebarorclickonthepausebuttoninthetoprightcornerofyourscreen.Thisisverybeneficialontimedmissions,whenyoumightwanttoformteamswithouttakingtimeoffofthecountdowntimer.DoubleSpeed:EitheruseyourBackspacekeyorclickonthefastforwardbuttoninthetoprightcornerofthescreen.Honestly,thereareveryfewcaseswhereIdon'tsuggestusingthisfeature.Evenonfastmode,thisgameispainfullyslowformyliking.MakingGroups:HoldingtheControlkeywhileyouhavesomethingselectedandthenpressinganumberkeywillformagroup.Groupsareinvaluableforeffectivefastpassedcombat.Onceyou'vemadeagroup,pressingthecorrespondingnumberkeywithouthavingthegroupselectedwillselectthegroupforyou.Pressingthenumberwhilethegroupisalreadyselectedwillcenterthescreenonthatgroup.SelectingEveryUnitofaCertainType:IfyouholddowntheControlkeyandclickonaunit,allunitsofthattypewillbeselected.Thisisgreatforsortingoutyourforcesandquicklymakinggroups.UsingSpecialItems/Weapons:Whenyouhaveaunitselected,anyspecialabilitiesoritemstheunithaswillbeshowninthecommandbaronthebottomrightofyourscreen.Leftclickingontheiconwillcausetheunittousetheitem.ifit'sarubberboat,youmustbestandingonthewater.Ifit'sagrenade,Molotov,orsoforth,youwillhavetoselectatarget.Somethings,likegrenades,Molotovs,andeventhecureabilitymedicshave,canbesettoautomatic.Rightclickontheability'sicon,andyouwillseeagreenlightcomeon.Thismeansthattheunitwillautomaticallyusetheirspecialabilitywhenappropriate.Medicsshouldalwayshavetheirhealingabilitysetonautomatic,andinfantryshouldhaveGrenadessetonautomaticiftheywillbefightingatank.Entering/Exitingavehicleorstructure:Youwillbegivenaboxwithanarrowinitifyouhoveroversomethingyourunitcanenter,whetherithappenstobeavehicleorabuilding.Onceinsideabuildingorvehicle,theunitcanbetoldtoleavebyclickingontheejecticoninthebottomrightcornerofthecommandbar.=============================================================================||||||||0.20)CampaignDificultySetting||||||||=============================================================================Whenyoustartanewcampaign,youwillbegiventheoptiontochoosebetweenthreedifferentdifficultysettings.Thesearethesettings:EASY:Whenoneofyourcoreunitsisdestroyedincombat,youwillautomaticallybegivenreinforcementsduringyournexttriptoHeadquarters.Thesereinforcementswillstillhavethesameamountofexperiencepointsastheydidbeforetheyweredestroyedinthepreviousmission.Thismakeseachmissionmucheasierthanonharderdifficultysettings,sinceyoudon'tneedtoworryaboutlosingunitsduringcombat.NORMAL:Whenoneofyourcoreunitsisdestroyedincombat,youwillautomaticallybegivenreinforcementsduringyournexttriptoHeadquarters.Unlikeeasymode,thesereinforcementswillstartwithnoexperiencepoints.Thismakesitalittlemoreimportanttobecarefulwithyourunitsduringthecampaign,butit'sstillveryeasytowinthecampaignsonthissetting.HARD:Whenoneofyourcoreunitsisdestroyedincombat,youloseitpermanently.LostunitswillnotbereplacedduringyournexttriptoHeadquarters,soyouwillneedtomakesureyouminimizeyourlossesoneachmission.Personally,Ithinkthisisbyfarthebestwaytoplayasfarasfungoes,butabeginningplayermightbecomeatadfrustratedwhiletryingtoplaysomeofthemissionswithouttakinganycasualties.=============================================================================||||||||1.00)TheAxisCampaign||||||||==========================================================================================================================================================||||||||1.01)SidiBarrani||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)Reconthearea.This'llbeautomaticallycompletedwhenyoutrytofollowSergio'stracks,sodon'tworryaboutdoinganythingspecialforit.2)DiscoverSergio'sairplane.Theplane'squiteobvious,sittinginasmolderingwreckinthemiddleoftheeasternsideofthemountains.Youshouldprobablystayawayfromitifpossibleuntilafteryou'vecompletedthesecretandhiddenobjectives,justtomakethingsalittleeasier.3)FollowthetrackstofindSergio.AfteryoufindSergio'splane,headsoutheasttotheblueobjectivesymboltoaccomplishthisobjective.4)Retreattotheevacuationzoneimmediately.Moveasfastasyoucan,sinceBritishreinforcementswillbealloverthemap.Headallthewaytothewestwherethenewblueobjectivesymbolislocated,andwhenyoudriveontoit,thismissionwillbecomplete.Thesefourobjectivesareworth150prestigepointstogether.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:1)Takecontrolofbothoases.You'llfindoneoasisinthemiddleofthesouthsideofthemapandoneinthemiddleofthenorthsideofthemap.Eliminateallresistancearoundbothofthemtoaccomplishthisoptionalobjective.Thisisworth100prestigepoints.SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)Hiddensupportcampsecured.There'sanaidstationinthemiddleofthemap,accessiblebythepathontheeastsideofthemountains.Takecontrolofittocompletethissecretobjective.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.2)Enemyairdefensegroupneutralized.You'llfindasmallenclaveinthemountainsonthefareasternsideofthemapthat'shousingfourantiaircraftgunsandsomeinfantry.Killeverythingintheareatoaccomplishthissecretobjective.Thisisworth75prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)DarioDeAngelismustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.SPECIALABILITIES:3HeavyArtillerybombardmentsWALKTHROUGH:Thismission'sobviouslyfairlysimple,seeingasit'sthefirstone.Makesureyouremembertorotateyourmapsoyourcompassisfacingnorthifyouwantmydirectionstomakesensetoyou.Youwon'tbeneedingyourfourinfantryunits,truck,ortankcrewforthismission,soIsuggestyousimplyleavethemwheretheyare.[YoucancaptureaBritishtankneartheaidstationwithyourtankcrewifyouwant,butitwon'tbenecessary.]Takeyourthreetanksandtherepairvehicledueeastuntilyoucometoaverysmallhill,thenwaitfortwoBritishtankstoappear.Blastthemboth,healingyourtankswiththerepairvehiclewhenyou'redone.Sendallfourofyourvehiclessouthnow,theneastallthewaytothetreesnearthewater.AfewmoreBritishtanksandsomeinfantryarewaitingforyouontheotherside,somakesureyoukeepyourtanksclosetogether,andmakesureyou'reconstantlyrepairingthemasyoufight.You'llbenotifiedoftheoptionalobjectivenow,whichistosecurebothoasesonthemap.Thisareaisthefirstone,somakesureeverythingnearbyiseliminated.Next,headnorthuntilyouseeapaththatleadswestintothecenterofthesmallmountainrange.You'llseeanaidstationinthemiddleofthosemountains,andcapturingitisoneofyoursecretobjectives.Sendyourtanksandrepairvehicletowardstheaidstationanddestroythetwofieldgunsnearby,thenslaughteranystragglinginfantryunitstotakecontroloftheaidstation.Lettheaidstationrepairandreloadyourvehiclesifnecessary,andifyou'reinterested,gotakethetankcrewoutofyourtransporttruckandtakecontroloftheBritishtanknearthisaidstation.Youdon'treallyneeditthough,sounlessyoureallywantit,don'twastethetime.Headoutofthemountainareaandturnnorth,thenclearouttheareaaroundthissecondoasis.WhentheBritishforcesarounditaregone,you'llaccomplishtheoptionalobjective.[Ifitdoesn'tcompletelikeitshould,takealookaroundbothoasesforinfantryunitshidingbehindsandbags,inbuildings,orintrees.]Thenexttargetisfarthertotheeastandalittlebitsouth,dueeastoftheairplane'swreckage.Fourantiaircraftgunsandsomeinfantryareentrenchedinthismountainarea,butthey'renomatchforyourtanks.Eliminateeveryunitintheareatoaccomplishthesecondsecretobjective.Makesureyourtanksarerepaired,thensendyourrepairvehicleallthewaybacktoyourinfantrypileonthefarwesternsideofthemap.Sendyourtanksdowntotheairplanewreckagetofindyournewobjective,thensendthemsoutheasttothebluemissionsymboltoreceiveyourlastobjective.Whentheordertoretreatisgiven,simplysendallofyourtankstogetherinaclusterbacktotherestofyourunitsinthefarwest.Don'tbotherstoppingtodestroyanyBritishstuff,sinceitwon'thelpyou.|==================================|||||||1.02)HEADQUARTERS1|||||||==================================|PRESTIGEPOINTS:Assumingyou'veaccomplishedalloftheavailableobjectives,optionalobjectives,andsecretobjectives,youwillhaveatotalof375PrestigePointsavailableforthistriptoHeadquarters.Keepinmindthatyoucanonlyhaveatotalof25units.Outofthose25,nomorethan10maybearmoredvehicles,nomorethan8maybetransportvehicles,andnomorethan8maybeartillery.*Note:You'llbeabletopurchaseItalianandGermanunitsfromthesametriptoheadquarters.Theinfantryunitsfunctionthesame,buttheGermanversionsusuallytendtohaveslightlyhigherfirepowerthantheirItaliancounterparts.Keepthatinmindifyou'rewonderingwhytheGermaninfantryunitscostslightlymorethantheItalianones.UNITSAVAILABLE:Infantry:[Italian][German]Riflemen...................35Riflemen...................40Medics.....................35Medics.....................40AntiTankRiflemen..........40AntiTankRiflemen..........45SubmachineGunners.........50SubmachineGunners.........60MachineGunners............50MachineGunners............60TankCrew..................80TankCrew..................80ArmoredVehicles:FlammpanzerI.............118CarroArmatoL6/40........125SdKfz223.................140Autoblinda41.............152Semovente7518...........175PanzerIIIF..............186M1340....................191TransportVehicles:Kubelwagen.................24OpelBlitz.................25KruppAmmoTruck..........100SdKfz11Support..........150Artillery:Pak36.....................38Flak88mm.................93LeFh18...................103WHATTOBUY:DefinitelygetaKruppAmmoTruck.Upgrade*yourTankCrewtoanM1340,thensellallfourofyourotherinfantryunits.PurchasetwoSemovente7518s,andyoushouldhave104prestigepointsleftover.Keepinmind,however,thatwhatyoubuyisalmosttotallyoptionalforeachmission.Iwillgivesuggestionsbasedonmypersonalpreferences,andIwillmakespecialnotesaboutanyunitsthatwillgreatlyimpactfurthermissionsastheycomeup.*Vehiclesandtankcrewscanbe"upgraded"ratherthansold.SelectaunitandclickontheChangeVehiclebuttonbelowitsinformationpanel.=============================================================================||||||||1.03)MersaBrega||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)BreakthroughBritishdefensesandoccupythesupplydepot.There'saheavyconcentrationofBritishtanksandfieldgunsnearthesupplydepotinthenorth.You'llhavetopunchaholeintheirlineandtakecontrolofthesupplydepottowinthemission.Thisisworth200prestigepoints.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:1)Neutralizebothhowitzersonthewesternpath.Twofieldgunsaremountedalongthepathinthemountainsonthewestsideofthemap.Tankswon'tbeabletogetupthere,soyou'llhavetouseinfantry.Or,ifyou'relikemeanddon'tliketouseinfantry,theycaneachbecompletelydestroyedfromoneofyourHeavyArtillerybombardmentsifyoulanditrightontopifit.Thisisworth100prestigepoints.SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)Mustafathehonorablehealed.ThepaththroughthemountainsontheeastsideofthemapleadsnorthtoasmallcampwhereMustafaisbeing"tortured."Tankswon'tbeabletoaccessthepath,soyou'llhavetouseinfantryorinmycase,tankcrews,sinceIdon'tliketokeepinfantryaround.FightyourwaytothecampandusethemedicsyoustartwithtohealMustafa.Thisisworth75prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)DarioDeAngelismustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.2)HansvonGrobelmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.SPECIALABILITIES:3HeavyArtillerybombardments2ReconPlanescoutsWALKTHROUGH:Let'stakecareoftheoptionalobjectivefirst.Assumingyou'velistenedtomyadviceonpurchasingnewunits,theonlyinfantryyou'vegotrightnowarethetwounitsthemissiongaveyou.Thetwomountainpathsareonlyaccessiblebyinfantry,soyou'llhavetouseafewunorthodoxstrategiestotakecareoftheoptionalandsecretobjective.Useoneofyourscoutplanesinthemiddleofthemountainrangetothewest.It'lleventuallyrevealeachofthefieldgunsunderneaththeblueobjectivesymbols.Assoonasyoucanseeoneoftheguns,dropaHeavyArtillerybombardmentdirectlyontopofittodestroyitinstantly.Destroythembothtoaccomplishtheoptionalobjective.Timetoturnyourattentiontotheeasternmountainpath.Justtobesafe,ejectallofyourtankcrewsfromtheirvehiclesandgroupthemwiththeunitofsnipersandtheunitofmedics.Headuptheeasternmountainpathnow,slaughteringtheenemyinfantryyouencounteralongtheway.Whenyoureachthespotwherethepathsconverge,makesureyourmedicshavehealedeveryone,thenheadnorthtowardsthecamp.Quicklymovedownthepathheadingwesttodealwiththemortarinfantryandtheotherinfantryunit,thenturnandheadintothecamp.Aftereliminatingthelastunitofguards,useyourmedicstohealMustafa,thenheadsouthallthewayoutofthemountainpaththesamewayyouenteredit.Putyourtankcrewsbackintotheirvehicles,thenstartmovingthemnorthtowardsthesupplydepot.LotsandlotsofBritishtanksandfieldgunsarewaiting.YoucantakeonefieldgunoutwithyourlastHeavyArtillerybombardment,buttherestofthemwillhavetobedealtwithbyyourtanks.Eventhoughitlookslikethere'realotofenemyvehicles,you'llhavenoproblemsdestroyingthemallifyouusehitandruntactics.Rushtheirfrontline,destroyacouplevehicles,thenretreattouseyourrepairtruck.Repeatthatprocessuntilyoucansafelyapproachthesupplydepot.Watchoutforinfantrypilesnearthedepot.Theyliketocrouchontheground,which'llsometimescauseyoutoliterallyberightontopofthembeforeyouseethem.Sweeptheareaandtakecontrolofthedepottoendthemission.|==================================|||||||1.04)HEADQUARTERS2|||||||==================================|PRESTIGEPOINTS:Assumingyou'veaccomplishedalloftheavailableobjectives,optionalobjectives,andsecretobjectives,youwillhaveatotalof479PrestigePointsavailableforthistriptoHeadquarters.Keepinmindthatyoucanonlyhaveatotalof25units.Outofthose25,nomorethan10maybearmoredvehicles,nomorethan8maybetransportvehicles,andnomorethan8maybeartillery.*Note:You'llbeabletopurchaseItalianandGermanunitsfromthesametriptoheadquarters.Theinfantryunitsfunctionthesame,buttheGermanversionsusuallytendtohaveslightlyhigherfirepowerthantheirItaliancounterparts.Keepthatinmindifyou'rewonderingwhytheGermaninfantryunitscostslightlymorethantheItalianones.UNITSAVAILABLE:Infantry:[Italian][German]Riflemen...................35Riflemen...................40Medics.....................35Medics.....................40AntiTankRiflemen..........40AntiTankRiflemen..........45SubmachineGunners.........50SubmachineGunners.........60MachineGunners............50MachineGunners............60Flamethrowers..............55[NEW]Flamethrowers..............70[NEW]TankCrew..................80TankCrew..................80Snipers...................100[NEW]Snipers...................120[NEW]ArmoredVehicles:SdKfz263.................115[NEW]FlammpanzerI.............118Autoblinda41.............152Semovente7518...........175PanzerIIIF..............186Semovente10525Basotto..191[NEW]M1340....................191TransportVehicles:Kubelwagen.................24OpelBlitz.................25SdKfz250/1................48[NEW]KruppAmmoTruck..........100SdKfz11Support..........150Artillery:Pak36.....................38Pak38.....................52[NEW]Flak88mm.................93LeFh18...................103Sig33....................113[NEW]WHATTOBUY:UpgradebothofyourSemovente7518stoBasottos,thenpurchasetwomoreBasottos.Youshouldhave65prestigepointsleftafterthistriptoheadquarters.Keepinmind,however,thatwhatyoubuyisalmosttotallyoptionalforeachmission.Iwillgivesuggestionsbasedonmypersonalpreferences,andIwillmakespecialnotesaboutanyunitsthatwillgreatlyimpactfurthermissionsastheycomeup.=============================================================================||||||||1.05)HalfayaPass||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)SecurebothBritishencampments.There'sonenorthofyourcurrentpositionandonetotheeastofyourcurrentposition.Isuggesttakingthenorthernonefirst,swingingacrossthetopofthemaptocollectdesertedvehicles,andthenheadingsouthtotaketheeasternencampmentfromabove.2)Towandplacethe88mmFlakstothemarkedpositionstofendoffthecounterattack.Onceyouhavecontrolofbothencampments,twosetsoftruckswillappearalongthewestandsouthsidesofthemap,eachtowingaFlak88mm.Fourblueobjectivesymbolswillrepresentthefourspotsyouneedtodeploythem.Onceyoudoso,thisobjectivewillbecomplete.Carefulthoughassoonasyoucompletethis,thecounterattackwillstart.3)Holdbothencampments.Theeasternencampmentwillbeattackedfromthenorth,thenorthwesternonewillbeattackedfromtheeast.Splityourtanksintoequalgroups,andyou'llhavenoproblemsfendingofftheattacks.Thesethreeobjectivesareworth350prestigepointstogether.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:None.SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)Atleastoneabandonedvehiclefound.ThreeGermantankcrewsarescatteredaroundthemap.Oneisinthefarnorthwesterncorner,anotherisalittletotheeastofthere,andthethirdisinthefarnortheasterncorner.Discoveroneofthecrewstoaccomplishthissecretobjective.Thisisworth75prestigepoints.2)Britishselfpropelledguncaptured.Eastofthenorthwesternencampment,onthenorthernsideofthemainroadinthecanyonlikearea,you'llfindanabandonedBishopsurroundedbyBritishinfantry.YoujustneedtoseetheBishoptoaccomplishthissecretobjective,butcapturingitforyourownusecertainlywon'thurt.Thisisworth75prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)DarioDeAngelismustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.2)HansvonGrobelmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.SPECIALABILITIES:2FighterBomberstrikes3HeavyArtillerybombardments2ReconPlanescoutsWALKTHROUGH:Gatheryourtanksandheadwesttotheroad,thenturnnorthandentertheencampment.Onlysomeinfantryandsomelighttanksaredefendingit,soyoushouldn'thaveanytroubletakingit.Makesureyouwatchoutforunitsinsidebunkersthoughdon'twantyourrepairandsupplytrucksgettingdamaged.Makearunforthenorthwesterncornerofthemap,andyou'llfindaGermantankcrewcrouchednearanabandonedmachinegunvehicle.MovefarthertotheeastandyoushouldfindanabandonedPanzerIIIFwithanothertankcrewnearit.Havethiscrewgetbackinthetank,thenrepairitandaddittoyourpile.(Findingoneofthecrewswillcompleteyourfirstsecretobjective,bytheway.)TurnsoutheastofwhereyoufoundthePanzerIIIFandheadforthehighspotneartheroad.AgroupofBritishinfantryareguardinganabandonedBishop,andifyouseeit,you'llaccomplishthesecondsecretobjective.ClearouttheinfantryandsendyoursecondGermantankcrewintoit,thenrepairitandaddittoyourarsenal.Moveyourcolumnontotheroadnow,headingdueeast.Turnsouthwhenyouhittheedgeofthemapandfollowtheroad.You'llfindanothertankcrewnearanotherabandonedPanzerIIIF,sotakeitandrepairit.Continuemovingsouthuntilyoutakecontrolofthesecondencampment,thenusethesupplydepottorepairyourunitsifnecessary.You'llreceivefourtruckswithtowingFlak88s.Beforeyoudeploythemonthefourblueobjectivesymbols,divideyourtanksintotwoequalgroups.Leaveoneatthissupplydepot,thensendtheothergrouptotheotherencampment.ParkthetankgroupsbetweenwheretheFlak88swillbedeployed,thengoaheadanddeploythem.Thecounterattackwillstartimmediately.Youshouldn'thaveanytroublefendingofftheassaults,butifyouwanttomakesureyoudon'tloseanything,youshouldactivelyattackwithyourtanksbeforetheBritishunitsreachyourFlak88s.Youcaneventowthembackoutofthewayifyouwant,althoughit'snotreallynecessary.Themission'soverwhenenoughoftheattackersaredestroyed.=============================================================================||||||||1.06)OperationBattleaxe||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)LuretheBritishtoanyofthemarkedareas,anddestroythem.AwaveofBritishtanksandartillerywillapproachfromtheroadinthesoutheastcornerofthemap.Stallthemforaminutewithyourthreetanks,thenretreatduenorthtotherowsofFlak88sonthehillsanddestroythem.2)MoreBritishforcesinbound!Lurethemintothetrap.Asecondwavewilleventuallyshowupinthesameplace.Thistime,stallthemforaminute,thendropallofyourheavyartillerybombardmentsandbomberstrikesontopofthepiletoseverelyweakenit.Retreatnorthwhenyoutakeadangerousamountofdamage,thenfinishthemoffwiththeFlak88s.3)MoreBritishforcesinbound!Letthemmeettheirdoom!Thelastwavewillenterthemapfromthesamelocationasthepriortwo,butthistime,don'tmeetthemrightwhentheycomeonthescreen.Instead,sityourtankswaytothewestatthefarwesternedgeoftheminefieldbetweentheplanewreckageandyourwesternsupplydepot.Runnorththroughtheminefieldonceyou'vegottheirattention,andagreatdealofthemwillbedestroyedorimmobilizedonthemines.Finishthesurvivorsoff,thenfinishofftheonesstuckintheminefield.Thesethreeobjectivesareworth250prestigepointstogether.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:1)Donotlettheenemypilotescape.ShortlyafterthecutsceneinvolvingtheshotdownMosquito,anewblueobjectivesymbolwillappearinthemountainsinthenortheast.SendthetwoRiflemensquadsfromyourdefensivespotinthemiddleofthemapoverthereimmediatelytokillthepilot.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.[ItalsoearnsyoutwoBomberstrikes.]SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)Fueltruckdestroyed.Whenthethirdwaveoftanksarrives,twoMatildaIItanksandafueltruckwillalsoappear.They,unfortunately,won'trushyoulikeeverythingelsedoes.Onceyou'vegotsomeofthethirdwavestuckontheminefield,sendyourtankstothesoutheasterncornerofthemapbelowyourscoutguyonthecliffs.DestroythefueltruckfromthewestbeforetheMatildasseeyou.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.2)AtleastoneMatildaIItankdestroyed.Thesearesittingalittletotheeastofthefueltruck.Blastoneofthemtoaccomplishthesecretobjective.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)DarioDeAngelismustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.2)HansvonGrobelmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.SPECIALABILITIES:4HeavyArtillerybombardments3ReconPlanescouts2Bomberstrikes[Onceyoucompletetheoptionalobjective.]WALKTHROUGH:Themap'sinareallystupidpositionagain,sostartbymakingnorthpointstraightup.MakeyourthreeItaliantanksintoagroup,thenfindyourrepairtruckandsenditdowntothetanks.SendthetwoRiflemensquadsnearyourwesternFlak88stothewest.You'llseeasmallpathleadingintothemountains,andlater,areconplanewillcrashthere.Parktheinfantryinthemiddleofthepathsothey'llbeabletoaccomplishtheoptionalobjectivelaterinthemission.Meanwhile,sendyourtanksandrepairtruckduesouthtotheroad,thenfacethetankseastandparktherepairtruckbehindthem.WhenthefirstwaveofBritishtanksappears,starthittingthefrontvehiclesonebyonetomakethemstopontheroad,blockingtheonesbehindthem.You'llhavetimetodestroythreeorfourofthembeforeyouneedtoretreat,soheadbacktothenorthasfastaspossible.Irecommendlaunchingascoutplanebetweenthemountainssoyou'llbeabletoseethetanksfromadistance.TakecontrolofyourthreelowestFlak88sandblastanythingthatgetsinrange,givingprioritytotheartilleryvehicles.Makesureyourrepairtruckisfixingyourdamagedtanksduringthistime,andmakesureyoureloadthemwithyourammotruck.OnceenoughoftheBritisharedestroyed,thefirstmainobjectivewillbecomplete.[Acutscenewillshowanenemyreconplanecrashinthemountains,butthisdoesn'tconcernyouifyouplacedtheinfantrywhereItoldyoutoearlier.Theoptionalobjectivewillcompleteitselfalmostinstantlyafterthesceneisover.]Followanyretreatingsurvivorsanddestroythem,thengetyourtanksbackintopositioninthesamespotasbeforetogreetthesecondwaveofBritishvehicles.Stallthemontheroadjustlikelasttime,onlythistime,dumpallfourofyourheavyartillerybombardmentsandbothofyourbomberstrikesonthemwhilethey'repiledup.Finishoffafewofthesurvivors,thenretreattothenorthwhennecessary.UseyourFlak88stofinishoffthesurvivorsthatchaseyou,andmakesureyourepairandreloadyourtanks.Insteadoffightingthethirdwaverightwhentheyenterthearea,we'llmeetthemwaytothewest.There'sanantitankminefieldinthecorridorbetweentheplanewreckageandyourwesternbase,sopositionyourtanksontheroadbythefarsouthwestcorneroftheminefield.Whenthethirdwavereachesyourposition,usethesametacticasbefore,hittingthefirstseveralvehiclestocauseapiletoformbehindthecolumn.Whenthingsstartgettingugly,retreatnorththroughtheminefieldalongthewesternside.TheBritishwillfollowyou,andalotofthemwilleatmines.ThetrickypartisfixingyourtanksfastenoughsoyoucanreentertheminefieldanddestroytheBritishrepairvehiclesbeforetheyfixanyofthedamagedtanks.Whenyou'vedonethat,sittightattheentrancetoyourwesternsupplydepotandwaitforstragglerstodriveby.Whenitlooksliketherearen'tanyleft,sendyourtankssoutheasttowhereyoufoughtoffthefirsttwowavesoftanks.AfueltruckandtwoMatildaIItankswillbewaitingdirectlysouthofyouruncontrollablescoutguyonthecliff.PickoffthefueltruckandoneoftheMatildastoaccomplishbothsecretobjectives.Onlythinglefttodoisheadbacktotheminefieldandpickoffthevehiclesthat'restillstrandedonthemines.|==================================|||||||1.07)HEADQUARTERS3|||||||==================================|PRESTIGEPOINTS:Assumingyou'veaccomplishedalloftheavailableobjectives,optionalobjectives,andsecretobjectives,youwillhaveatotalof965PrestigePointsavailableforthistriptoHeadquarters.Keepinmindthatyoucanonlyhaveatotalof25units.Outofthose25,nomorethan10maybearmoredvehicles,nomorethan8maybetransportvehicles,andnomorethan8maybeartillery.*Note:You'llbeabletopurchaseItalianandGermanunitsfromthesametriptoheadquarters.Theinfantryunitsfunctionthesame,buttheGermanversionsusuallytendtohaveslightlyhigherfirepowerthantheirItaliancounterparts.Keepthatinmindifyou'rewonderingwhytheGermaninfantryunitscostslightlymorethantheItalianones.UNITSAVAILABLE:Infantry:[Italian][German]Riflemen...................35Riflemen...................40Medics.....................35Medics.....................40AntiTankRiflemen..........40AntiTankRiflemen..........45SubmachineGunners.........50SubmachineGunners.........60MachineGunners............50MachineGunners............60Flamethrowers..............55Flamethrowers..............70Mortars....................55[NEW]Mortars....................70[NEW]TankCrew..................80TankCrew..................80RocketSoldiers............85[NEW]RocketSoldiers...........100[NEW]Snipers...................100Snipers...................120ArmoredVehicles:SdKfz263.................115FlammpanzerI.............118SdKfz232.................150[NEW]PanzerIIIF..............186MarderII.................220[NEW]BisonI...................239[NEW]PanzerIVD...............242[NEW]BisonII..................250[NEW]TransportVehicles:Kubelwagen.................24OpelBlitz.................25SdKfz250/1................48KruppAmmoTruck..........100SdKfz11Support..........150Artillery:Pak36.....................38Pak38.....................52Flak88mm.................93LeFh18...................103Sig33....................113WHATTOBUY:UpgradeallofyourBasottostoBisonIIs,andupgradeallofyourM1340stoPanzerIVDs.GetanewBisonII,thengetanewKruppAmmoTruckandanewSdKfz11Supportrepairtruck.Youshouldhave84prestigepointsleftafterthistriptoheadquarters.Keepinmind,however,thatwhatyoubuyisalmosttotallyoptionalforeachmission.Iwillgivesuggestionsbasedonmypersonalpreferences,andIwillmakespecialnotesaboutanyunitsthatwillgreatlyimpactfurthermissionsastheycomeup.=============================================================================||||||||1.08)SidiRezegh||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)Taketheairfield.Simpleenough,justentertheairfieldinthesoutheastandtakecontrolofthesupplydepotinside.2)Securethevillage.Alsoprettysimple,butdon'tunderestimatetheamountofBritishforcesdefendingthetown.Thesetwoobjectivesareworth300prestigepointstogether.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:1)Captureordestroyenemyhowitzers.You'llseethemmarkedinthesandbyablueobjectivesymbol.They'reeasytodestroy,butbecarefulmovingthroughthedesert.TheterrainallowsinfantryandBritishtankstohide,andyou'llsometimesberightontopofthembeforeyounoticethem.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)Atleastoneenemyplanecaptured.Whenyouentertheairfield,theBritishpilotswillscramblefortheirplanes.Slaughterthemallbeforetheyreachtheaircraft,thenheadforthefarsoutheastcornerofthemap.Ejectatankcrewandapproachthecaptivepilotstotakecontrolofthem,thensendthemintotheplanestoaccomplishthissecretobjective.Iftherunwayisclear,they'lltakeoff,givingyouoneadditionalfighterbomberstrikeforeverypilotyoumanagetogetintoaplane.Thisisworth75prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)DarioDeAngelismustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.2)HansvonGrobelmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.SPECIALABILITIES:3HeavyArtillerybombardments2ReconPlanescouts2FighterBomberstrikes[+1moreforeachplaneyousuccessfullycapture]1BomberstrikeWALKTHROUGH:Gatheryourtanksandartilleryandheadeasttowardstheairfield(yoursouthernforces,notyournorthernones).AfairlyheavyconcentrationofBritishtanksisguardingtheairfield,somovefastanddon'tstandstill.Sendbadlydamagedtankstotherearimmediatelyforrepairs,thensendthembackintotheactionuntiltherearen'tanyBritishtanksleft.Whenyou'reready,entertheairfield.TheBritishpilotswillscramblefortheirplanes,sobealertandstopthemallbeforetheytakeoff.Clearouttherestoftheairfieldandtakecontrolofthesupplydepotinthemiddle,butDONOTdestroytheaircraftontherunway.Instead,sendatankdowntothesoutheastcorneroftheairfield,ejectthecrew,andapproachtheGermanprisonerstotakecontrolofthem.Cleartherunway,thensendthepilotsintotheplanes.Notonlywillyouaccomplishthesecretobjective,butyou'llalsobegivenonefighterbomberstrikeforeveryplaneyoumanagetogetofftheground.Headoutthenothernexitoftheairfieldandeliminatethefieldgunsandlighttanksguardingit.Makesureallofyourvehiclesarerepairedandsupplied,thenturnwestandheadforthelargepatchofdesertbelowtheotherblueobjectivesymbols.ThedesertisloadedwithBritishtroopsandvehicles,andtheuneventerraincanmakethemhardtoseesometimes.Stayalert,makingyourwaynorthtothehowitzersuntilthey'realldestroyed.Theoptionalobjectivewillbecompleteassoonasallofthegunshavebeeneithertakenordestroyed.Fixandreloadyourvehicles,thenheadfortheroadjustbarelysouthwestofyourItalianforces.Useascoutplaneonthetowntothewest,thendropallofyourartilleryandaircraftstrikesonanytargetsyoucanfind,preferablyonesthatonebeinstantlyhealedbythesupplydepotiftheysurvivetheattacks.Onlythinglefttodoisrushthetown,sosendyourvehiclesacrossthetopofthetownabovethewater.Crushthegunsandmortarsupthere,thenturnyourattentionfarthertothesouth.Onceyoutakecontrolofthesupplydepot,thismissionwillbecomplete.|==================================|||||||1.09)HEADQUARTERS4|||||||==================================|PRESTIGEPOINTS:Assumingyou'veaccomplishedalloftheavailableobjectives,optionalobjectives,andsecretobjectives,youwillhaveatotalof509PrestigePointsavailableforthistriptoHeadquarters.Keepinmindthatyoucanonlyhaveatotalof25units.Outofthose25,nomorethan10maybearmoredvehicles,nomorethan8maybetransportvehicles,andnomorethan8maybeartillery.*Note:You'llbeabletopurchaseItalianandGermanunitsfromthesametriptoheadquarters.Theinfantryunitsfunctionthesame,buttheGermanversionsusuallytendtohaveslightlyhigherfirepowerthantheirItaliancounterparts.Keepthatinmindifyou'rewonderingwhytheGermaninfantryunitscostslightlymorethantheItalianones.UNITSAVAILABLE:Infantry:[Italian][German]Riflemen...................35Riflemen...................40Medics.....................35Medics.....................40AntiTankRiflemen..........40AntiTankRiflemen..........45SubmachineGunners.........50SubmachineGunners.........60MachineGunners............50MachineGunners............60Flamethrowers..............55Flamethrowers..............70Mortars....................55Mortars....................70TankCrew..................80TankCrew..................80RocketSoldiers............85RocketSoldiers...........100Snipers...................100Snipers...................120ArmoredVehicles:SdKfz263.................115FlammpanzerI.............118SdKfz232.................150PanzerIIIF..............186MarderII.................220PanzerIVD...............242BisonII..................250StugIIIF................251[NEW]PanzerIVF2..............265[NEW]TransportVehicles:Kubelwagen.................24OpelBlitz.................25SdKfz250/1................48KruppAmmoTruck..........100SdKfz11Support..........150Artillery:Pak36.....................38Pak38.....................52Flak88mm.................93LeFh18...................103Sig33....................113WHATTOBUY:UpgradeallofyourtankstoPanzerIVF2s,thenpurchaseonenewPanzerIVF2.Youshouldhave152prestigepointsleftafterthistriptoheadquarters.Keepinmind,however,thatwhatyoubuyisalmosttotallyoptionalforeachmission.Iwillgivesuggestionsbasedonmypersonalpreferences,andIwillmakespecialnotesaboutanyunitsthatwillgreatlyimpactfurthermissionsastheycomeup.=============================================================================||||||||1.10)TheCauldron||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)SupporttheItaliansintheirattempttopenetratelines.Basically,aslongasDarioDeAngelissurvivestheassault,you'llachievethisobjective.Thebestwaytodothisistosendyourtanksnortheastthroughtheminefield,thenapproachtheBritishdefendersfromthesouthneartheoasis,sincethat'swhereDariowilleventuallygo.2)Securethesupplydepot.There'sawelldefendedsupplydepotinthefarnortheast,guardedmostlybyartilleryandsometanks.Useascoutplanefirst,thendropallofyourartilleryandbombingstrikesonprimetargets.Moveyourtanksintomopupthesurvivors,andthispartwillbecomplete.Thesetwoobjectivesareworth250prestigepointstogether.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:1)DonotlettheFortsentriesspotyoubeforetheattack.Prettymuchtheonlywaythis'llhappenisifyoutrytoattackthefort,sodon't.Unlessyouwaituntilthecountdown'sover,thenyoucanattackitallyouwant.>_>Thisisworth50prestigepoints.SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)Atleastoneenemytankcaptured.There'sagroupoffourBritishtanksnearacampinthesoutheastcornerofthemap,andtheircrewsarehangingaroundnearthetentsinsteadofintheirtanks.Moveyourtanksinfastandslaughterthecrewsbeforetheycangetintheirtanks,thenejectoneofyourcrewsandtakecontrolofaBritishtanktocompletethissecretobjective.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)DarioDeAngelismustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.2)HansvonGrobelmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.SPECIALABILITIES:2HeavyArtillerybombardments2ReconPlanescouts2FighterBomberstrikes2ParatrooperdropsWALKTHROUGH:Thetrickiestpartofthismissionismakingitthroughtheminefieldwithouthittinganymines,butthankfully,thethreeRiflemenyoustartwithareequippedwithminedetectors.Sendthemnortheasttowardstheoasisslowly,lettingyourtanksfollowthemtodestroythemines.Whenyoureachtheoasis,turnnorthandstartpoundinganythingthatmoves.TheItalianswillstarttheirassault,butdon'tconcernyourselfwiththemtoomuch.Instead,continueheadingnorthtomeetDarioattheeasternedgeoftheBritishdefensiveline.KeepyourrepairvehiclesclosebythoseBritishgunsemplacementshurtlikehell.WhenDariomakesitovertheriver,headbacktotheoasiswithhimtodealwiththeforcesstillguardingit.WaitforanyotherBritishforcestoattack,thengobacktoyourRiflemen.Clearapathtothesoutheastwheretheroadleadsthroughthemountains,thensendyourtanksintowardsthetents.Catchthetankcrewsbysurpriseandslaughterthem,thenejectoneofyourowncrewsandtakecontrolofoneoftheabandonedBritishtankstoaccomplishthesecretobjective.Makesureyourtanksareallrepairedandsuppliedwithammunition,thenheadbacktotheoasis.Useascoutplaneonthesupplydepotinthenortheastcornerofthemap,thendropyourartilleryandbomberstrikesonanyfieldgunsandselfpropelledartilleryunitsyoucansee.Sendyourtanksinafterthattoeliminatethesurvivors,andthismissionwillbecomplete.=============================================================================||||||||1.11)Tempest||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)BreachthewallsandoccupythesupplydepotinsidetheFort.Useyourfieldguntoblowaholeinthewall,thensendyourforcesintotheforttotakethesupplydepot.Carefulthoughthere'realotofmortarunitsintherethat'llmakeshortworkofyourunitsifyou'renotcareful.Thisisworth150prestigepoints.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:1)SurroundtheFortandholdthestrategiclocations.There'rethreeblueobjectivesymbolsoutsidethefort,andparkingaunitontheindicatedspotwillletyou"takecontrol"ofthespot.Parkaunitonallthreespotsatoncetoaccomplishthisoptionalobjective,whichwillalsoearnyouanammotruck.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.2)VonGrobel'spanzerrepaired.Whenyoublowtheholeinthefort,HansvonGrobel'stankunitorwhat'sleftofit,anywaywillappearinthenortheast.Histankisdamaged,souseyourrepairtrucktofixit,whichwillcompletethisoptionalobjective.Thisisworth25prestigepoints.SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)Detectthesecretentrance.Thisshouldbethefirstthingyoudo,sincefailingtodoitwillresultinanendlesssupplyofenemyinfantryforcesbeingdumpedintothearea.Moveyourinfantryallthewayuptotheoasisinthenorthwestcornerofthemap,thenkillanynearbyenemiestocompletetheobjective.Thisisworth100prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)DarioDeAngelismustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Hedoesn'tstartinavehicle,sobeespeciallycarefulwithhimduringthismission.StickhiminoneofGrobel'spanzerswhentheyshowup.2)HansvonGrobelmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.SPECIALABILITIES:1HeavyArtillerybombardment1ReconPlanescoutWALKTHROUGH:Gatherallofyourinfantryunitsintoagroup,thenheadwestalongthesouthsideofthefort.Noticethatyourunitswilldiscovermines,somakesureyoudestroythemasyoufindthem,butstayfarenoughawayfromtheforttoavoidtakinganyhitsfromtheguysinit.Turnnorthonthewesternsideofthefort,thenmakeyourwayallthewayuptotheoasis.Takecareofanyenemytroopsleftaroundit,thentakecontrolofittoaccomplishthesecretobjective.Thiswillalsostoptheendlesstrickleofenemyinfantryunitsontothemap,somakesureyoudoitasfastaspossible.Headtotheeastacrossthetopofthefort,thenstopinthenortheasterncorner.Leaveaunitcrouchedonthesmallcoloredindicatortotakecontrolofthis"strategiclocation,"thenmovesouthalongtheeasternsideoftheforttoremovetheminesbeforevonGrobel'stanksshowup.Leaveanotherunitontheindicatorinthesoutheastcorner,thensendoneovertothelastindicator.Whenyouhavecontrolofallthreespotsatthesametime,anammotruckwillappearnearyourstationaryartilleryunits.Timetopunctureaholeinthefort'swall.Manyourfieldgunwithaunitofriflemen,thenpushittowardsthefortuntilitcanhitthesoutheastcorner.Continuedestroysectionsofthefortuntilaholeismade,andvonGrobel'stankswillappearalongwithseveralBritishtanks.Immediatelyfendthemoffwithyourtanks,thenrunthemsouthtocoveryourotherunitsbeforetheygetattacked.UseyourrepairtrucktofixvonGrobel'stank,whichwillcompletethesecondoptionalobjective.[Don'tforgettohealtheothertanks,too.]There'reatonofinfantryunitsinsidethefort,sotrytoluresomeofthemoutinfrontofyourtanks.Whenyou'vetakencareofsomeofthem,startmakingrunsintherewithyourtanks,andretreattorepairthemifnecessary.Repeatthatprocessuntilyoucantakecontrolofthesupplydepot,andremembertomakegooduseofyourartillerybombardment.|==================================|||||||1.12)HEADQUARTERS5|||||||==================================|PRESTIGEPOINTS:Assumingyou'veaccomplishedalloftheavailableobjectives,optionalobjectives,andsecretobjectives,youwillhaveatotalof827PrestigePointsavailableforthistriptoHeadquarters.Keepinmindthatyoucanonlyhaveatotalof25units.Outofthose25,nomorethan10maybearmoredvehicles,nomorethan8maybetransportvehicles,andnomorethan8maybeartillery.*Note:You'llbeabletopurchaseItalianandGermanunitsfromthesametriptoheadquarters.Theinfantryunitsfunctionthesame,buttheGermanversionsusuallytendtohaveslightlyhigherfirepowerthantheirItaliancounterparts.Keepthatinmindifyou'rewonderingwhytheGermaninfantryunitscostslightlymorethantheItalianones.UNITSAVAILABLE:Infantry:[Italian][German]Riflemen...................35Riflemen...................40Medics.....................35Medics.....................40AntiTankRiflemen..........40AntiTankRiflemen..........45SubmachineGunners.........50SubmachineGunners.........60MachineGunners............50MachineGunners............60Flamethrowers..............55Flamethrowers..............70Mortars....................55Mortars....................70TankCrew..................80TankCrew..................80RocketSoldiers............85RocketSoldiers...........100Snipers...................100Snipers...................120ArmoredVehicles:SdKfz263.................115FlammpanzerI.............118SdKfz232.................150PanzerIIIF..............186MarderII.................220PanzerIVD...............242BisonII..................250StugIIIF................251PanzerIVF2..............265TransportVehicles:Kubelwagen.................24OpelBlitz.................25SdKfz250/1................48KruppAmmoTruck..........100SdKfz11Support..........150SdKfz10/4Flak...........180[NEW]Artillery:Pak36.....................38Pak38.....................52Flak88mm.................93LeFh18...................103Sig33....................113WHATTOBUY:WhiletheBisonIIscanbequiteeffectiveinthenextmission,theyalsohaveanastyhabitofgettingdestroyedincrediblyeasilycomparedtoPanzerIVF2s.IsuggestconvertingallofyourBisonIIstoPanzerIVF2s,thenpickingupanewPanzerIVF2andthreemorerepairtrucks.Youdon'treallyneedtherepairtrucks,butsincethenextmissionisthelastmission,youmightaswellspendtheprestige.Youshouldhave52prestigepointsleftafterthistriptoheadquarters.Keepinmind,however,thatwhatyoubuyisalmosttotallyoptionalforeachmission.Iwillgivesuggestionsbasedonmypersonalpreferences,andIwillmakespecialnotesaboutanyunitsthatwillgreatlyimpactfurthermissionsastheycomeup.=============================================================================||||||||1.13)TelElEisa||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)Defendthesupplydepot.Theunitsthatstartnearitcansuccessfullydefenditforatleastanhour,sothere'sreallynoneedforyoutoworryaboutit.Ifyou'reparanoid,leavetwoofyourPanzerIVF2snexttoitalongwitharepairtruckortwo.2)Occupyandholdtherailwaystation.Thisshouldbeyourfirstobjectivesincetakingitbeforethecountdownreacheszerowillcompletetheoptionalobjective.Headnorthalongthefarwesternsideofthemap,thencrossoverthemountainstowardsthestation,entirelyavoidingthegodforsakenpileoftanksandfieldgunsinthemiddleofthemap.3)Secureandholdthecheckpoint.Thisreferstotheblueobjectivesymbolinthenortheastcornerofthemap.It'snotverywelldefended,sotakingitwillbeeasy.You'llwanttosavethisobjectiveforlast,though,sincethesecondsecretobjectivewillbeeasierifyoucancompletelytaketheoasiswithoutcompletingthemission.4)Occupyandholdtheoasis.It'sinthesoutheastcornerofthemap,guardedbyseveraltanks,fieldguns,andahoardofrocketsoldiers.Slaughterthemallandtakecontrolofthesupplydepotinthemiddleofthetown,butdon'tdestroythetowerinthemiddleyou'llneedthatforthesecondsecretobjective.Thesefourobjectivesareworth350prestigepointstogether.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:1)Occupytherailwaystationbeforeenemyreinforcementsarrive.That'swhatthecountdownonthetopofthescreeniscountingdowntowards.You'llhavenoproblemgettingthereandtakingitifyougoaroundthepileoftanksinthemiddleofthemapinsteadofthroughit.Thetraincan'trunintoyourunitsonthetracks,sodon'tworryaboutthat.Asarewardforcompletingthisobjective,twoPanzerIVF2sandsomeinfantrywillunloadfromthetrain.Thisisworth75prestigepoints.SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)Enemyairdefenseweakened.Additionalairstrikesgained.There'saplateauthinginthenortheastcornerofthemapabovethecheckpoint,andseveralantiaircraftgunsandfieldgunsareupthere.Destroyallofthegunstoaccomplishthesecretobjective,andyou'llreceivethreemorecarpetbomberattacksandthreemorefighterbomberattacks.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.2)Minaretentrancediscovered.Sendaninfantryunitintotheminaret(thetower)neartheoasisinthesoutheastcornertoaccomplishthissecretobjective.Thisisworth25prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)DarioDeAngelismustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.2)HansvonGrobelmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.SPECIALABILITIES:4Paratrooperdrops4ReconPlanescouts1HeavyArtillerybombardments[+3fromfirstsecretobjective]1FighterBomberstrikes[+3fromfirstsecretobjective]1BomberstrikeWALKTHROUGH:GatheryourtanksandheadnorthasfastasyoucantointerceptthewaveofBritishtanksheadedforyoursupplydepot.Whenyou'vedestroyedthemall,repairyourtanksandheadnorthalongthewesternedgeofthemap.Ifyouwanttomakesureyoudon'tloseanyunitsaroundthesupplydepot,leavetwoofyourPanzerIVF2sandapairofrepairtrucksnexttothedepot.Movetherestofyourtanksnorthuntilyoufindthepathleadingoverthemountains.Crossittotheothersidewherethetrainstationis,butdon'tlinger.There'retanksandfieldgunswaitingontheotherside,soyou'llwanttomakesureyoudestroythembeforetheycancauseanyseriousdamage.Continueadvancingoverthemountainsandpastthetraintracks,sincealargeportionoftheBritishdefenseareontheothersideofthetracks.Removeallenemypresensefromthetrainstationtooccupyit,andifyoumanagetodoitbeforethetimerrunsout,you'llaccomplishtheoptionalobjective.TwomorePanzerIVF2sandsomeinfantrywillcomeoffofthetrainwhenitshowsup,somakesureyouaddthetankstoyourgroup.Repairandreloadyourtanksifnecessary,thenheadeasttothemountains.You'llnoticeanotherpathleadingupintothem,sotakefourorsotanksupthepath.There'resomefieldgunsandsomeantiaircraftgunswaitingatthetop,anddestroyingthemallwillaccomplishthefirstsecretobjective,whichwillalsograntyoufourmorecarpetbombingstrikesandthreemorefighterbomberstrikes.Sendthetanksbackdownthemountainandrepairthemwhenyou'redone.Despitehowcloseyouaretothecheckpoint,youshouldavoiditfornow.Thesecondsecretobjectivewillbemucheasier(andsafer)ifyoucantakecompletecontroloftheoasiswithoutwinningthemission,soyoudon'twanttotakecontrolofthecheckpointyet.Instead,headbelowit,thenfollowthetraintracksdowntothesoutheastcornerofthemap.Assaulttheoasis,butbesuretoavoiddestroyingtheminaret(thetowerinthemiddleofthetown).Whenthetown'sclearedout,ejectatankcrewandsendthemintotheminarettocompletethesecondsecretobjective.Ifyourtanksarefixedandreadytogo,headbacknorthtodealwiththecheckpoint.It'snotexactlywelldefended,soyoushouldhavenotroublecrushingitandfinishingthemission.[Whilethelargepileoftanks,fieldguns,andinfantryinthemiddleofthemapnearthetwosupplydepotsistempting,there'snobenefittodestroyingthem.Ifyou'dliketothough,it'squitepossible.It'lljusttakealotofpatience,asyou'llneedtorepairyourtanksadozenorsotimesbetweenassaults.]=============================================================================||||||||2.00)TheAlliedCampaign||||||||==========================================================================================================================================================||||||||2.01)BreakthroughatElAlamein||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)RetreattoKidneyRidgeandholdit.Yourforcesstartunderheavyattack,soyou'llwanttohurry.Ifyouhavenomoralobjectiontoit,Isuggestpausingthegameassoonasitstarts,thenorderingallofyourunitstomovetotowardsyoursupplydepot.Whenyouunpauseit,they'llexecutethelastordertheyweregiven,whichcanreallybealifesavesometimes.DefendthefirstwaveofGermantankstoaccomplishthisobjective.2)TakethevillagebydefeatingtheAxisgarrison.Prettystraightforward.CrushtheGermantanksinanaroundthetown,thenwipeouttheinfantryandtakecontrolofthesupplydepotinthecenterofthevillage.Thesetwoobjectivesareworth200prestigepointstogether.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:1)Salvagedamagedtanksandusethem.Youstartwithsixtankcrewsnearyoursupplydepot,andthereareabandonedtanksalongthenorthandsouthedgesofthemap.Sendthecrewstowardsthetanksassoonasthemissionstartsandrepairthemasfastaspossiblethey'llbeabighelplater.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)Atleastone88mmflakcaptured.TherearetwomountedFlak88mm'sontheeastsideofthevillage.Approachonewithsomeinfantrytoslaughterthecrew,thentakecontrolofittoaccomplishthissecretobjective.Thisisworth75prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)Barnesmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Hedoesn'tstartinavehicle,somakesureyoustickhiminalargetankassoonaspossible.SPECIALABILITIES:[AllofthesebecomeavailableaftertheShermantanksarrive.]5Bomberstrikes2FighterBomberstrikes2ReconPlanescoutsWALKTHROUGH:Assumingyouhavenomoralobjectiontomakinguseofthepausefeature,Isuggestyoustartbypausingthegamewithyourspacebarorthepauseiconinthetoprightofthescreen.Unitsorderedwhilethegameispausedwillexecutetheorderassoonasthegameisunpaused.Orderallofyourinfantryandvehiclestoretreattotheareatothewestofyoursupplydepot.Theinfantryshouldcontinueallthewaytothedepotifyoudon'twanttogetthemslaughtered,butthevehiclesshouldstayoffoftheridgetofendofftheGermantanks.Abandonthetwofieldgunsfarthesttothewest,sincethere'snowayyou'llbeabletopushthemoutoftheway.MovetheotherfieldgunsontothewestsideofyourridgeandturnthemtofacetheGermanstothewest.Findyourtankcrewsaroundthesupplydepotandsendonetowardseachoftheabandonedtanksyoucanseeonthemap.They'llmakeittothetanksbeforetheGermansarrive,andifyoucangetthemrepaired,they'reinvaluabletoyourefforts.Whenyou'reready,unpausethegame,waitforyourvehiclestogetclose,andsendBarnesintothebiggesttank.Keepaneyeonyourtankcrewsandsendthetankstheyoccupydowntoyourothersassoonaspossible.WhentheGermansattack,there'llbealotofthem.Bepreparedtoretreatcriticallydamagedtankstothesupplydepotorrepairthemwithyourrepairtruck,butstayalert.SometimesafewGermantankswilltrytogoaroundtheridgeandattackyourdepotfromtheeast,butyourpileofrocketsoldiersshouldbeabletodealwiththem.SomeShermansandsomereconvehicleswillarrivetoreinforceyou,sosendthemtothefightasquicklyaspossible.Avoidmovinganyfarthertothewestthanabsolutelynecessary.There'reevenmorePanzersoverthere,andthey'llattackifthreatened.Instead,destroytheinitialwave,thenrepair,reload,andregroupyourvehicles.Whenyou'reready,headwestslowly,eliminatingtheGermantanksonebyoneifpossible.Stopbeforeyoucomeanywherenearthetownyoudon'twanttoriskaccidentallydestroyingtheFlak88sbeforeyoufinishthesecretobjective.Bringsomeriflemenandmachinegunnerstowardsthetownwhenyou'reready,butleavethemortarsandrocketsoldiersbehind,sincetheyhaveanastyhabitofdestroyingthe88sbeforeyoucantakethem.RushthesouthernFlak88withyourinfantry,slaughterthecrew,andtakecontroloftheguntoaccomplishthesecretobjective.Retreattheinfantrybacktoyoursupplydepottoavoidgettingthemkilled,thenlaunchanassaultonthevillage.WipeouttheGermansandtakecontrolofthesupplydepottoendthemission.|==================================|||||||2.02)HEADQUARTERS6|||||||==================================|PRESTIGEPOINTS:Assumingyou'veaccomplishedalloftheavailableobjectives,optionalobjectives,andsecretobjectives,youwillhaveatotalof325PrestigePointsavailableforthistriptoHeadquarters.Keepinmindthatyoucanonlyhaveatotalof25units.Outofthose25,nomorethan10maybearmoredvehicles,nomorethan8maybetransportvehicles,andnomorethan8maybeartillery.UNITSAVAILABLE:Infantry:Riflemen...................40Medics.....................40AntiTankRiflemen..........45MachineGunners............60SubmachineGunners.........60Flamethrowers..............70TankCrew..................80Snipers...................120ArmoredVehicles:HumberMkII..............138M3A1Stuart...............172Bishop....................185Crusader..................190ChurchillMkIII..........222Archer....................235MatildaMkII.............262TransportVehicles:WillisJeep................21BedfordQLTruck...........25BedfordQLAmmoTruck.....100M2A1Support..............150M1A51AirDefense.........200Artillery:Bofors40mm................446Pounder..................5725Pounder.................93WHATTOBUY:UpdateyourStuartstoCrusaders,thengetanammotruckandanM2A1Supporttruck,whichisyourrepairvehicle.Youshouldhave21prestigepointsleftafterthistriptoheadquarters.Keepinmind,however,thatwhatyoubuyisalmosttotallyoptionalforeachmission.Iwillgivesuggestionsbasedonmypersonalpreferences,andIwillmakespecialnotesaboutanyunitsthatwillgreatlyimpactfurthermissionsastheycomeup.=============================================================================||||||||2.03)Tobruk||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)BarnesmustrendezvouswiththespytogetanupdateontheAxisbattleplan.Thespy'swaitingneartheblueobjectivesymbol,andthearea'snotverywellguarded.Unfortunately,there'saminefieldbetweenyourtanksandthedock,soyou'llhavetosweepitfirst.Also,watchoutfortheTigertankpatrollingneartherendezvouspoint.GetBarnesnearthespytocompletetheobjective,butmakesureyoutakecareofafewotherthingsfirst(seebelow).2)Capturetheroadsidecheckpoint.Thecheckpointisinthenorthwestcornerofthemap,andyou'llhavetofightyourwaythroughseveralgroupsoftankstogetthere.You'llalsowanttoclearouttheartilleryalongtheridgeatthefarnorthernedgeofthescreen.Thisshouldallbedonebeforethefirstmainobjective.3)RecapturetheBritishHighCommission,theadministrativecenterofthearea.TheHighCommissionbuildingisinthenortheastcornerofthemap.Thisshouldbethelastobjectiveyoucompletesoyoucanavoidaccidentallyfinishingthemissionbeforeyou'redonewiththeoptionalandsecretobjectives.Thesethreeobjectivesareworth300prestigepointstogether.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:1)Destroyatleast50percentoftheGermanconvoy(15of30).Shortlyafteryouaccomplishthefirstmainobjective,aconvoyofdefenselesstruckswillstartmovingfromtheHighCommissionbuildingtotheroadsidecheckpoint.LinefourofyourCrusadersontheroadandmantheantiaircraftguntothesouthoftheroadtodestroythetrucksbeforetheyreachthefarwesternsideofthescreen.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)Germanconvoycompletelydestroyed(30of30).Destroyallthirtyconvoytrucksusingthemethodmentionedabovetocompletethisobjective.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.2)Enemyradiousedtoinitiateanairstrike.AlittlesouthoftheHighCommissionbuilding,there'sanotherstructurewithtwoartillerypiecesnearit.You'llhearradiostaticwhenyougetnearthestructure,whichshouldtipyouoff.Whatyouneedtodoiskillthecrewmanningthesoutherngunwithoutdestroyingthegun.Ifyouwanttodothiswithoutlosinganyinfantry,IsuggestyouwastealloftheshellsinyourMatilda,thenattackthegunswhileyou'restillempty.Themachinegunbulletswillkillthecrewwhileleavingthegunintact,andyou'llcompletethesecretobjective.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)Barnesmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.SPECIALABILITIES:3Bomberstrikes3FighterBomberstrikes2HeavyArtillerybombardments3ReconPlanescoutsWALKTHROUGH:First,gatheryourinfantryandstartclearingouttheminefielddirectlytotheeastbetweenyourcurrentpositionandthedocks.Becarefulwhenyoureachtheroadbythedocksthere'saTigertankprowlingthearea.Ifyouencounterit,justrunaway,anditshouldn'tfollowyouforverylong.Withtheminesclear,you'resafetostartclearingtheareawithyourtanks.Headnorthfirst,eliminatingthefirstsetofGermanvehiclesinfrontofyou.Turneastafterthatandtakecareofthesecondset,thenretreattorepairifnecessary.Continuenorthalongthewesternsideofthescreen,eliminatinganythingyoufind.Sendyourinfantryupthehillonthewestside,killtheenemyinfantry,andthenkillthecrewmanningtheantiaircraftgun.Don'tgetinsideityetthough,sinceanearbyGermantankwilldestroyitifyoudo.Instead,continuemovingtowardstheroadsidecheckpoint(markedwithaflag)andblasttheGermantanksandinfantrythere.Artillerywillraindownonyoufromabove,somovefastandmakesureyoudon'ttaketoomuchdamage.Onceyouhavecontrolofthecheckpoint,sendsometanksuptheridgeatthetopandtakecareoftheartilleryclosesttothecheckpointsoitwon'tbotheryoulaterinthemission.Yournextobjectiveshouldbetakingthesupplydepotonthewesternsideofthetown.Thetownisn'taswelldefendedastheoutskirtswere,butyoushouldstillbecarefulwithyourtanks.Clearoutafairlylargearea,butmakesureyoudon'tgonearthespy'spositionuntilyou'velinedfourofyourCrusadertanksalongtheroadbythecheckpointtoblocktheconvoythat'llbeapproachingsoon.Mantheantiaircraftgunonthehillwithsomeofyourinfantry,thenmakesureyourtanksareblockingasmuchoftheroadaspossible.Whenyou'reready,approachthespy'slocationwithBarnestocompletethefirstmainobjective.Returnyourforcestothesupplydepot,thenstartemptyingyourMatilda'smagazine.(BestwaytodothisistosittheShermancloseenoughtothesupplydepotsoit'llbecontinuouslyrepaired,thenforcefiretheMatildaontheShermanfromafarenoughdistancethatyouwon'tgetanyammofromthedepot.)Theconvoywillstartcrossingthemap.Watchyourcheckpointgrouptomakesuretheycanhandlethetruckswithoutanyescaping,thengograbyouremptyMatilda.Northeastofthesupplydepot,you'llhearsomeradiostaticcomingfromnearabuilding.RuntheMatildaupthereandslaughterthecrewmanningthesouthernfieldgunnexttothebuilding.Acutsceneshouldstart,andyou'llaccomplishthesecretobjective.Retreatthetanktothesupplydepottorepairandreloadit.Waitforallthirtyconvoytruckstobedestroyed,whichwillcompleteyourothersecretobjective.Oncethat'sdone,gatherallofyourtanksandmakeonefinalassaultontheHighCommissionbuilding.There'sanotherTigertankuptherealongwithsomeothertanks,vehicles,andinfantry,sobecarefulnottoloseanyofyourunits.WhenyoutakecontroloftheflaginfrontoftheHighCommissionbuilding,themissionwillbeover.=============================================================================||||||||2.04)KasserinePass||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)DefendthevillageofKasserineuntilfurthernotice.Youcan'tallowtheflagtofallintoGermancontrol,oryoulose.Ifyouwanttoavoidunnecessarycasualties,Isuggestsendingeverythingbutyourtanks,rocketsoldiers,andflamethrowersallthewaytothesouth,thentotheeasttocapturetheGermanartilleryunitsontopifthehill.Leavethemthereforsafekeeping,thenuseyourtanksandthesevenunitsofrocketsoldierstoknockbackeachwaveofGermantanksandinfantry.2)Retreattothesupplybaseonthesouth,andholdituntilrelieved.Oncethefirstmainobjectiveiscomplete,retreatyourtanksandrocketsoldierstothenorthwheretherestofyourforceswillbewaiting.Germantankswillattackfromtheeastandthesouth,sokeepapileoftanksguardingeacharea.WhenmoreAmericantanksarrivenearthebackofyourbase,you'llbetoldtoretakethevillageofKasserine.3)RecapturethevillageofKasserine.Allyouneedtodoistakecontroloftheflaginthecenterofthetown.Thesethreeobjectivesareworth375prestigepointstogether.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:1)CaptureaTiger.Isuggestyoutakethefirstonethatcomesyourway,whichwillenterthevillagefromthenortheastabouthalfwaythroughtheassault.(Usetheunitsofflamethrowersyoustartwith,obviously.)Thisisworth50prestigepoints.SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)AGermanartillerypiececaptured.There'resomeGermanartilleryunitsonthetopofthehillinthesoutheasternpartofthemap.Sendyourinfantrydownthereassoonasthemissionstartsandtakecontrolofthegunstoaccomplishthissecretobjective.Don'tsendyourrocketsoldiersthough,sincetheyhaveanastyhabitofcompletelydestroyingtheguns.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.2)Ancienttunnelfoundandusedtoflanktheenemy.You'llnoticeacampfireinthesoutheastcornerofthemapandanotheroneonthehighcliffsonthewesternsideofthemath.SendtheinfantryyouusedtotaketheGermanartillerygunstothesoutheastcampfireandlookforthecaveentrancealittletothenorthwestofit.Yourinfantryshouldmovethroughthetunnelontheirownwhentheygetcloseenough.Notethatthisisprettymuchcompletelyworthlessforflankingtheenemyorgaininganysortofadvantage...>_>Thisisworth50prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)Wilsonmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.SPECIALABILITIES:Thefollowingwillbeaddedtoyourarsenalafterthesecondmainobjectiveiscomplete:1Bomberstrike1HeavyArtillerybombardment2ReconPlanescouts1DropContainerThisisthefirsttimethedropcontaineroption'sbeenavailable,soallowmetoexplainwhatitdoes.Anaircraftwilldropasmallcrateonthegroundatthetargetedlocation,andthecratewillthenactlikearegularsupplydepot.Notethatitonlyhas1000pointsthough,whichismuchlessthanastandardsupplyzone.WALKTHROUGH:Pauseyourgamerightatthestart(ifyoudon'thaveamoralobjectiontoabusingthepausefeature).Dumpallofyourinfantryunitsoutofthebuildingsinthetown,sendingtherocketsoldierstoapilenorthofthetown,theflamethrowerstoasecondpilenorthofthetown,andallotherinfantrysouthtothebottomofthemap.Havetheinfantrymanningthefieldgunspushthemallthewaytothefrontofyourbaseinthenorthwestcornerofthemap.Whentheinfantrypilereachesthebottomofthemap,sendthemeastupthehillandcapturetheGermanartilleryunitsuptheretocompletethefirstsecretobjective.GatheryourtanksontheeastsideofthevillagetofacethefirstwaveofGermanvehicles.You'llhavetobeatthembackasfastaspossible,thenretreatbacktothecenterofthetownbeforethesecondwavereachesKasserinefromthesouthwest.Onceyoustartfightingthesecondwave,don'tleavethecenterofthetown.Keepyourrepairtruckclosetothemiddleofyourtankpileandfendoffwaveafterwave,usingyourrocketsoldierpileifyourtanksgetintotrouble.KeepaneyeoutforaTigertankapproachingfromtheeasternsideofthetown,andwhenyouseeit,trytokeepyourtanksfromattackingitasmuchaspossible.Ordertheflamethrowersin,tourchthetank,thenbailtheflamethrowersbacktothebase.Thetankwilltakeawhiletocooloff,butthat'sfineyou'llbeoccupiedblastingmoretanksanyway.Eventually,thefirstmainobjectivewillbecomplete,andyou'llbetoldtoretreattothesupplydepot.IftheTiger'scoolenoughtotake,dumpacrewoutofaShermanandtaketheTigeraswellasallofyourothertankstothesouthernpartofyourbase.WavesofGermantankswillcomeinfromtheeastandfromthesouth,sograballofthetanksfromthebaseandsendthemtotheeasternside.It'salsoprobablyagoodideatokeepyourrocketsoldierpilebetweenyourtankpilesincasesomethingmanagestomovepasteitherofyourtankgroups.Eventually,thetankswillstopcoming,andyou'llbetoldtoretakethevillageofKasserine.Ifyouhaven'tdonethesecretobjectivesyet,takecareofthemnow,butavoidtakingcontroloftheflaginthemiddleofthetown.Also,taketheTigerifyoudidn'ttakeitearlier.Otherthanthat,simplyeliminatewhat'sleftinthemiddleofthetowntotakecontroloftheflag,andthemission'scomplete.|==================================|||||||2.05)HEADQUARTERS7|||||||==================================|PRESTIGEPOINTS:Assumingyou'veaccomplishedalloftheavailableobjectives,optionalobjectives,andsecretobjectives,youwillhaveatotalof1021PrestigePointsavailableforthistriptoHeadquarters.Keepinmindthatyoucanonlyhaveatotalof25units.Outofthose25,nomorethan10maybearmoredvehicles,nomorethan8maybetransportvehicles,andnomorethan8maybeartillery.*Note:You'llbeabletopurchaseBritishandAmericanunitsfromthesametriptoheadquarters.Thereareveryfewdifferencesbetweenthem.UNITSAVAILABLE:Infantry:[American][British]Riflemen...................40[NEW]Riflemen...................40Medics.....................40[NEW]Medics.....................40SubmachineGunners.........60[NEW]AntiTankRiflemen..........45MachineGunners............60[NEW]SubmachineGunners.........60Flamethrowers..............70[NEW]MachineGunners............60Mortars....................70[NEW]Flamethrowers..............70TankCrew..................80[NEW]Mortars....................70RocketSoldiers...........100[NEW]TankCrew..................80Snipers...................120[NEW]RocketSoldiers...........100[NEW]Snipers...................120ArmoredVehicles:DaimlerDingo.............180[NEW]Bishop....................185ChurchillCrocodile.......222[NEW]ChurchillMkIII..........222ValentineIII.............230[NEW]Archer....................235MatildaMkII.............262M3A1Grant................325[NEW]TransportVehicles:WillisJeep................21BedfordQLTruck...........25DodgeWC57.................25[NEW]M2A1Truck.................40[NEW]BedfordQLAmmoTruck.....100M2A1Support..............150M1A51AirDefense.........200Artillery:Bofors40mm................446Pounder..................5725Pounder.................93CrocodileLatexTrailer...103[NEW]BL5.......................117[NEW]WHATTOBUY:UpdateallfourofyourtankstoGrants,thengetafifthone.Youshouldhave228prestigepointsleftafterthistriptoheadquarters.Keepinmind,however,thatwhatyoubuyisalmosttotallyoptionalforeachmission.Iwillgivesuggestionsbasedonmypersonalpreferences,andIwillmakespecialnotesaboutanyunitsthatwillgreatlyimpactfurthermissionsastheycomeup.=============================================================================||||||||2.06)Tunis||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)EstablishadefensiveperimeterontheoutskirtsofTunisbeforetheGermansarrive.Takingbothsupplydepotswillaccomplishthis.Makesureyoustayontheoutsidesoftheroads,anddon'theadtoofarnorthpastthedepots.Minefieldsareeverywhere,andthere'retonsofminesineachfield.2)Destroyatleast50Axisunitsanddonotletmorethan20enemyunitsenterthecity.Parkallofyourtanksbetweenthetwosupplydepotsandwaitforthefuntocometoyou.ColumnsofGermanandItalianvehicleswillheadupfromthesouthernminefield,usuallyingroupsoffivevehicles.Keepaneyeonwheretheyenterthemapandadjustyourforcesaccordinglyyoudon'twantmanymakingitpastyou,andunlikeusual,theywon'tstoptofightifyousmackthem.3)BringWilsonandBarnestotherendezvouspointoutsideTunis.You'llseeablueobjectivesymbolandamarkonthegroundwherethetworoadsconvergebetweenthesupplydepots.GettingbothBarnsandWilsonnearthemarkwillcompletethisobjective.Thesethreeobjectivesareworth250prestigepointstogether.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:1)Neutralizethe88mmFlaksattheAxisradiostationtostoptheaerialbombardment.It'sinthenortheastcornerofthemap.Destroyingthegunswouldbeasimpletask,butunfortunately,you'regoingtoneedoneofthemintactifyouwanttoaccomplishoneofthesecretobjectives.Removethebazookaunitandthemortarunitsfromyourinfantrypile,thensendtherestofthemtoyourwesterndepot.Waittoattackthegunsfirst,youwanttolaunchyourscoutplaneatthem,thenblasttwoofthemwithfighterbomberstrikeswhilethey'rebusyfiringatyourscoutplane.Also,ifyouwaitforthegroupsofreinforcementsyougetlater,youcanaddseveralmoreunitstoyourpile(includingsomemedics).Whenyouhaveyourentirepilereadylater,rushtheremaininggunandslaughtertheinfantrynearitaswellasthecrewmanningit.Takecontrolofitwithaunittoaccomplishthesecretobjective.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)OnlyminorAxisforcesmadeittoTunis.Excellentwork!Allyouhavetodoispreventmorethantenvehiclesfromenteringthetown.Thisisworth100prestigepoints.2)Atleastone88mmFlakcaptured.Seetheexplanationfortheoptionalobjectiveabove.Basically,youhavetotakeoneofthethreeFlak88sinthenorthwestcorner.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)Barnesmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.2)Wilsonmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.SPECIALABILITIES:3FighterBomberstrikes1ReconPlanescoutWALKTHROUGH:Whenthebriefingsaidtherewereminefields,theyweren'tkidding.TheentireareainthemiddleofthemapbetweenWilsonandBarnesisamassiveminefield,andthere'sanotherlineattheedgeofthecity.Tobesafe,alwayskeepyourvehiclesontheoutsidesoftheroadatalltimes.ThecamerastartsnearBarnes,sosendyourtanksuptheroadtotheGermanforcesthere.Youdon'thavetimetoactuallycontrolthem,sojustletthemmoveandfightontheirown.Meanwhile,headovertoWilson'sareaandsendhistanksuptheroadtoo.Targettheflamethrowerswhentheyattackyou,thenletthemeliminatetherestoftheforcesontheirown.Meanwhile,launchyourscoutplaneattheradarstationinthenorthwestcornerofthescreen.Whenthescoutgetscloseenough,thegunswillattackit.Usethisdistractiontolaunchtwofighterbomberattacksontwooftheguns,butleavethethirdoneyou'llneeditforasecretobjectivelater.Yourtankswillbedonefightingbynow,sosendWilson'sgroupnorthtothewesterndepotandsendBarnes'sgroupnorthtotheeasterndepot.Takingcontrolofbothofthemwillcompletethefirstmainobjective,andtwomorewillbeadded.You'llnoteanewblueobjectivesymbolonthemap,butIsuggestyoucompletelyavoiditfornowtherestofthemissionwillbeeasierifyousavethatpartforlast.MostoftherestofthemissionwillinvolveyoudefendingagainstwavesofAxisunitscomingfromthesouth.Aslongasyoukeepyourtankstogether,theywon'thaveachancetoescape.They'llapproachonthesouthedgeofthescreenfromslightlydifferentspots,sohere'salist:Closertotheeasterndepot.Betweenthedepots.Closertothewesterndepot.Reinforcementswillarrive(twoFireflies,aunitofmedics,aunitofbazookamen,andaunitofriflemenforWilson,twoFirefliesandaBishopforBarnes).Addthemtoyourarsenalwhentheyreachyourposition.Closertotheeasterndepot.Closertotheeasterndepot.Betweenthedepots.Closertothewesterndepot.Betweenthedepots.Closertotheeasterndepot.Reinforcementswillarrive(twoFireflies,aunitofmedics,aunitofbazookamen,andaunitofriflemenforWilson,twoFirefliesandaBishopforBarnes).Addthemtoyourarsenalwhentheyreachyourposition.Betweenthedepots.[Thisshouldmakefiftyforyouifyoudestroyallofthevehiclesthatshowup.]*Notethatyouonlygetthereinforcementsifyoucontrolthedepots.MoveyourtanksappropriatelyanddemolishtheAxisvehiclestocompletethemainobjective,andifyoupreventmorethantenvehiclesfrommakingittothetown,you'llalsoaccomplishasecretobjective.Notethatthereareslightlymorethanseventyvehicles,soit'snotpossibletorunoutofthemwithouteitheraccomplishingorfailinganobjective.Youshouldstillneedtocompletethethirdmainobjectiveandoneofthesecretobjectives,sotakecareofthesecretobjectivenow.Gatherallofyourinfantry(minusthemortarsandbazookas)andrushtheremainingFlak88.Takecontrolofittoaccomplishthesecretobjective,thensendBarnesandWilsontotheblueobjectivesymboltocompletethemission.=============================================================================||||||||2.07)OperationHusky||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)BringBarnestothetransformatortomarkitasatargetforAlliedBombers.It'smarkedwell,soyoushouldn'thaveaproblemfindingit.ThehillontheeastsideofthestructurehasfiveGermanfieldgunsonit,sobecareful.Makesureyoutakethegunswithoutdamagingthem,sinceyou'llwanttobeabletousethemonthetanksguardingthetransformator.2)SupportthelandingforcebyattackingtheAxisdefensesfrombehind.Youdon'treallyneedtodoanythingforthis,it'lljustcompleteitselfwhenthetimerreacheszero.3)Recapturethevillage.Takecontroloftheflagontheeastsideofthevillagetoaccomplishthisobjective.Unfortunately,thiswon'tbeaneasytaskthetownisverywelldefended,andthere'snotmuchroomtomovearound.Isuggestyouapproachfromthehilltothesouthwestofthetown.Thesethreeobjectivesareworth300prestigepointstogether.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:1)Destroy30percentoftheItalianarmorbeforethelanding.ConsideringthelargequantityofSpecialAbilitiesyou'llbegivenoncethetransformatorisdestroyed,thiswon'tbedifficulttodo.Justlaunchascoutplaneovertheareaanddropyourfighterbomberstrikesonsometankstoweakenthem,thenfinishthemoffwiththeregularbombersandtheheavyartilleryattacks.Useyourcapturedfieldgunsifnecessary.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)Atleast50percentoftheItalianarmordestroyedbeforethelanding.Destroyingthirtypercentisfairlyeasy,butfiftypercentbecomesalittlemorechallenging.PositionyourcapturedfieldgunseastofthelandingareabeforeyousendBarnestothetransformator.You'llwanttolaunchyourassaultbetweenthetwosouthernbunkers.OnceBarnestagsthetransformator,useyourbomberstrikesandartillerybombardmentstoseverelyweakenasmanytanksaspossible,thenmoveyourfieldgunsintofinishsomeofthemoff.Ifyoudon'tgetenoughwithyourfieldguns,sendallofyourparatroopersinandusetheirgrenadestotakesomemoreout.Thisisworth100prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)Barnesmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Hedoesn'tstartinavehicle,sobecareful.Whenyourreinforcementsshowuplaterinthemission,stickhiminaFireflyforsafekeeping.SPECIALABILITIES:8Paratrooperdrops[Thefollowingwillbeavailableafterthetransformatorisdestroyed:]5Paratrooperdrops10Bomberstrikes5FighterBomberstrikes5HeavyArtillerybombardments5ReconPlanescoutsWALKTHROUGH:ImmediatelydropalleightofyourparatroopergroupsinthefarsoutheasterncornerofthemapwhiletherestofyourinfantryarefightingthesmallGermanforces.Assoonasyoucan,highlightalloftheparatrooperunitsandrightclickontheGrenadeandMolotovCocktailicons.You'llwanttheseforlater,sorightclickingonthemwillpreventtheunitsfromusingthemwhenyoutellthemtoattackotherthings.(Plus,infantryaren'tverysmartinthisgame,andmolotovshaveanastyhabitofburningyourownmen.)Groupallofyourinfantrytogetherandmovewestward,dealingwiththeguysyouencounteralongtheway.Youreventualgoalisthepileoffieldgunsontheeastsideofthetransformator(whichismarkedonyourmap).Moveontothehillandeliminatethecrewsmanningtheguns,thentakethemover.Destroythehousesouthofthetransformator,sincethere'saunitofGermaninfantryinside.Twotanksareintheimmediateareaonesouthandonenorthofthetransformator.Useyourfieldgunstoeliminatethemasfastasyoucan,preferablywithouttakingmuchdamagetotheguns.Takealookdowntheroadtothesouth,thenglancetothewesttoseethebunkersnearthebeach.You'llwanttopositionthefieldgunstotheeast,directlybetweenthetwobunkersfarthesttothesouth.Whenyou'vedonethat,sendBarnestothespotmarkednearthetransformator.Bomberswilldestroythetransformator,andyou'llbegivenaslewofspecialattackabilitiestoaccomplishthenextobjective.Immediatelydropthenextfiveparatroopergroupsinthepilewiththerestofyourinfantry,thenlaunchascoutplaneortwooverthebeach.UseyourfighterbomberstrikesonfivedifferentItalianvehiclesintheareabetweenthebunkersImentionedearlier,thenuseyourbomberstrikesandheavyartillerytocausemoredamage.Moveyourfieldgunsclosertoeliminatethebadlydamagedsurvivors,andyoushouldaccomplishtheoptionalobjectivefairlyeasily.Continueblastingtanksthough,sinceyou'llneedtodestroyseveralmoretoachievethesecretobjective.You'llprobablyhavetomoveyourinfantryintofinishthejob.Ifso,makesureyourememberthatmostofthemwillhavetobemanuallytoldtothrowgrenadesleftclickonthegrenadeicon,thenclickyourtargetcursoronatank.Onceyou'vedestroyedenoughtankstocompletethesecretobjective,retreatyourinfantryandanysurvivingfieldgunstotheeast.Whenthecountdownreacheszero,massiveAlliedreinforcementswilllandonthebeach.Assoonasthecutsceneends,bereadytofranticallyhighlightyourreinforcements.They'reallunderthefreemovestatewhentheyland,andthey'llsuicidallymoveeastifyoudon'tswitchthemtotheholdpositionstate.Thisisvital,sincesporadicmineswilldisablesomeofthemifthey'renotstoppedsoon.Useyourtankstodestroyanynearbyartilleryandtanks,butbeverycarefulwithyourrepairtrucks.Theareaismined,andifyougetallthreeofthemstuckatonce...ClearouttheremainingItalians,thenuseyourinfantrytosweepformines.Moveyourtankstotheeastwhenyou'reready.YournexttargetistheGermanconcentrationnearthecheckpointontheroadsouthwestofthetown.Approachthecheckpointslowlyanddemolishanythingyoufind,keepingyourrepairtruckscloseforemergencyrepairs.Whenthecheckpoint'staken,theonlythingleftisthetownitself.Thehillnearthecheckpointleadsnortheasttowardsthetown,andit'sthebestspottolaunchyourassault.MoveyourtanksupthehillinalinewiththePriestsfollowingclosely.Ifyouhaven'talreadystuckBarnesinaFirefly,dosonow.AfewquickraidsintothetownwithhistankwillletyourPriestsripuptheenemy'sdefenses,sojustkeeprunningin,takingsomedamage,andreturningtoyourrepairtrucks.Moveyourtankssteadilynortheastwardwhenyoucan,andyou'lleventuallyclearouttheeastsideofthetown.Takingcontroloftheflagwillendthemission.=============================================================================||||||||2.08)CrossingtheVolturno||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)Occupytheenemysupportbaseontheleftisland.Fairlysimple,justmoveyourinfantryoverthere,takeoutthecrewsonthefieldguns,andeliminatetherestoftheinfantryontheisland.Takethesupplydepot,butbeawarethatairstrikeswillstartassoonasyoudo.2)Neutralizethe88mmFlaksonthemiddleisland(3of3).There'rethreeFlak88sonthenextislandtotheeastofthedepot.Takeouttheinfantryonandaroundthem,thentakecontrolofoneofthemtocompleteasecretobjective.Retreatfromthegunsassoonaspossible,sinceawaveofenemyinfantrywillattackfromthelastisland.3)Gettotheboathouseontherightisland.AfterthewaveofinfantryattacksyouneartheFlak88s,thereshouldn'tbemuch(ifanything)leftonthethirdisland.Simplymoveoverthereandapproachtheobjectivesymbolneartheboathouse.4)DestroyasmanyGermanpanzersaspossible.Reinforcementswillarriveinthesouthwestwhenyouaccomplishallthreeoftheothermainobjectives.Movethemtothecenterisland,thenpreparetomovethemnorth.Notethataminefieldaroundtheobservationbunkerwillseverelycomplicateafrontalassaultinstead,stickWilsonintheGrantandmovehistankalongwithBarnes'stanktothebunkeruntiltheGermansattack.Keeptherepairtruckcloseby,andstickarounduntilyou'reindangeroflosingeitherofthetanks.Retreatbeforeyouloseeitherofthem.TheGermanswilltrytofollowyou,butthey'llrunrightintotherestofyourtanks.Onceafewofthemaredestroyed,therestwillrun,andyou'llcompletethemission.Ofcourse,you'llwanttocompleteallthreesecretobjectivesandtheoptionalobjectivebeforeyoustartattackingthetanks.Thesefourobjectivesareworth200prestigepointstogether.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:1)SecuretheGermanartilleryobservationbunker.PutWilson,aunitofmedics,andtheriflemansquadintothethreerubberboatsneartheboathouse,thenmoveallthreetothenorthsideoftheriver.Landthem,thenapproachthebunkerfromthenortheastafteryoudealwiththeGeneral(seesecondsecretobjectivefordetails).Whenyougetclose,theguyinsideitwillevacuate,andyou'llcompletethisobjective.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)Atleastone88mmFlakcapturedtodefendyourtroopsfromairstrikes.Simple,justtakeoneoftheFlak88sonthemiddleisland.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.2)Germangeneraleliminated.WhenyoulandWilsonandyourotherinfantryunitsonthenorthsideoftheriver,moveduenorthtotheroadatthetopofthemap.Ajeepwillberoamingthearea,soshootitwhenitgetsclose.AGeneralwillcomeoutofit,andkillinghimwillcompletethissecretobjective.Thisisworth75prestigepoints.3)Bunkerobservereliminated.WhenyouapproachthebunkerwithyourinfantryaftereliminatingtheGeneral,killtheobserverafterheexits.He'lltrytorunfortheroadtothenortheast,socuthimoff,thenretreattoyourrubberboatsbeforetheGermantanksshredyou.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)Wilsonmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Hedoesn'tstartinavehicle,sobecareful.StickhimintheGrantafteryou'redoneusinghimforthesecretobjectives.2)Barnesmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.KeephimintheFireflyforsafekeeping,andifittakestoomuchdamage,eitherrepairitorputhiminanothertank.SPECIALABILITIES:None.WALKTHROUGH:Dumpthemachinegunnersoutofthejeeps,thenmoveeveryonewesttowardsthecrossing.Takeoutthecrewsmanningthefieldguns,thentakeouttheotherinfantryaroundthesupplydepot.Takecontrolofitwhentheareaisclear,thenimmediatelymoveeasttoavoidthebomberattacks.TakeoutthecrewsmanningtheFlak88s,thentakecontrolofoneofthemtoaccomplishthefirstsecretobjective.Infantrywillattackyourpositionfromtheeasternisland,soretreattoyoursupplydepot.Healyourunitswhileyoudefendagainsttheinfantry,thenmovetothethirdislandwhenit'sclear.Takecareofanystragglers,thenmoveontothespotmarkedneartheboathouse.PutWilson,aunitofmedics,andtheriflemensquadintotherubberboatsandsendthemtotheothersideoftheriver.Disembarkthem,thenmoveduenorthtotheroadatthetopofthemap.AGermanjeepwillbepatrollingthearea,soshootatitwhenitgetsclosetoyou.AGermangeneralwillgetoutofit,andkillinghimwillaccomplishthesecondsecretobjective.Approachtheartillerybunkerfromthenortheastnext.Whenyougetcloseenough,theguyinsideitwillretreattothenortheast,soslaughterhimasfastaspossibletoaccomplishthethirdsecretobjective(makinghimrunwillalsoaccomplishtheoptionalobjective).RunWilsonandyourotherinfantrybacktotherubberboatsbeforetheGermanvehiclesslaughterthem,thensendthembacktothethirdisland.StickWilsonintheGrant,thenmoveallofyourtankstothecenterisland.You'regoingtowanttomakesureallofthemarefacingnorthasclosetotheedgeofthecrossingaspossible,butdon'tletthemblockthecrossing.SendWilsonandBarnesnorthwiththerepairtrucktrailingbehind.ThepointistoattracttheattentionoftheGermanarmorinthearea,butbecarefulthereareminesaroundthebunker,sodon'tgoveryfar.Whentheirtankstaketoomuchdamage,retreattothesouth.TheGermanswillfollowyou,andthey'llhaveanunpleasantsurprisewaitingforthem.YourothertanksshouldcompletelywipeoutthefirstfewGermanvehiclesthattrytoapproach,andonceafewofthemaredestroyed,therestwillretreat.Missionaccomplished.|==================================|||||||2.09)HEADQUARTERS8|||||||==================================|PRESTIGEPOINTS:Assumingyou'veaccomplishedalloftheavailableobjectives,optionalobjectives,andsecretobjectives,youwillhaveatotalof1553PrestigePointsavailableforthistriptoHeadquarters.Keepinmindthatyoucanonlyhaveatotalof25units.Outofthose25,nomorethan10maybearmoredvehicles,nomorethan8maybetransportvehicles,andnomorethan8maybeartillery.*Note:You'llbeabletopurchaseBritishandAmericanunitsfromthesametriptoheadquarters.Thereareveryfewdifferencesbetweenthem.UNITSAVAILABLE:Infantry:[American][British]Riflemen...................40Riflemen...................40Medics.....................40Medics.....................40SubmachineGunners.........60AntiTankRiflemen..........45MachineGunners............60SubmachineGunners.........60Flamethrowers..............70MachineGunners............60Mortars....................70Flamethrowers..............70TankCrew..................80Mortars....................70RocketSoldiers...........100TankCrew..................80Snipers...................120RocketSoldiers...........100Snipers...................120ArmoredVehicles:DaimlerDingo.............180M7Priest.................218[NEW]ChurchillCrocodile.......222CromwellMkIV............245[NEW]Sherman...................265[NEW]ShermanFirefly...........283[NEW]M3A1Grant................325TransportVehicles:WillisJeep................21DodgeWC57.................25M2A1Truck.................40BedfordQLAmmoTruck.....100M16QuadAA...............140[NEW]M2A1Support..............150M1A51AirDefense.........200Artillery:Bofors40mm................446Pounder..................5725Pounder.................93CrocodileLatexTrailer...103BL5.......................117WHATTOBUY:GetfourmoreGrantsandanotherrepairtruck.Youshouldhave103prestigepointsleftafterthistriptoheadquarters.Keepinmind,however,thatwhatyoubuyisalmosttotallyoptionalforeachmission.Iwillgivesuggestionsbasedonmypersonalpreferences,andIwillmakespecialnotesaboutanyunitsthatwillgreatlyimpactfurthermissionsastheycomeup.=============================================================================||||||||2.10)MonteCassino||||||||=============================================================================MAINOBJECTIVES:1)CaptureallGermancheckpoints.Therearefiveofthem,andsurprisingly,noneofthemareverywelldefended.Isuggesttakingtheonedirectlywestofyourstartingpositionfirst,thenmovenorthtothetopofthemapandheadfartherwesttothesupplydepot.Takethesouthwestonenext,thenmoveintothecenterofthecityandtaketheonethere.Taketheonenearthetrainstationlast,thenparkyourtanksnearyourstartingpositionagain.2)BarnesandWilsonmustgettothehilltoponfoottogetaclearviewonAxispositions.Onceyou'vetakenthecheckpoints,removeBarnesandWilsonfromtheirtanksandsendthemtotheroadwestofthecentralcheckpoint.Dropallfivegroupsofparatroopersnexttothem,thenmovethemalluptheroadonthehill.It'snotverywelldefended,buttherearesomefieldguns,sobealert.OnceBarnesandWilsonreachthetargetarea,thiswillbecomplete.3)Launchacounterattackandrecaptureyourlostcheckpoints.Germanforceswillappearalloverthemapandtakeallfivecheckpoints.Useyourtankstotaketheonenearthetrainstation,thenmovenorthtotheoneontheroadontheeastsideofthetown.Makesureyourtanksarerepaired,thenmovethroughthecityandtakeoutthecheckpointnearthebuilding.Retakethesupplydepotandthecheckpointnearit,repairyourtanks,andheadforthefifthcheckpoint.Becarefulwiththisonethereareseveralveryheavyvehiclesdownthere.Thesethreeobjectivesareworth250prestigepointstogether.OPTIONALOBJECTIVES:None.SECRETOBJECTIVES:1)Watchtowernearthepathcaptured.Whenyoutakethesupplydepotnearthenorthwestcheckpoint,ejectWilson(oranyotherinfantryunit)andsendhimupthetinypathonthehilltothewest.Thewatchtowerupthereisundefended,andgettinganinfantryunitinsideitwillaccomplishthissecretobjective.Thisisworth50prestigepoints.2)Trainbridgeused.Aftertakingthesouthwestcheckpoint,ejectWilson(oranotherinfantryunit)andsendhimeasttothebridgewherethetraintrackscrossthewater.Hewon'tbeabletocrosssincethetrain'sintheway,sosendhimbacktoyourtanks.Doingsowillcausehimtocompletethissecretobjective.Thisisworth75prestigepoints.VICTORYCONDITIONS:1)Barnesmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.2)Wilsonmustsurvive.Ifhedies,youfail.Ifthevehiclehestartsintakestoomuchdamage,removehimfromitandstickhiminasafervehicle.SPECIALABILITIES:5ParatrooperdropsWALKTHROUGH:Takeyourtankswesttowardsthefirstcheckpointontheroadanddemolisheverythingnearit.ThePanzerwerfer'spackanastypunch,sowheneveryouseeoneofthem,giveitpriorityoverothertargets.Repairyourtanksandheadnorthtothetopofthemaponceyou'vetakenthischeckpoint.Headwestalongthetopofthemaptothecheckpointnearthesupplydepot.Destroyeverythingaroundthearea,thentakethemboth.Ejectaherooratankcrewandmoveupthetinypathonthehilltothewest.Gettheinfantryunitinsidethewatchtowertocompletethefirstsecretobjective,thensendtheunitbacktoitsvehicle.Moveyourtankssouthalongtheroaduntilthey'redirectlywestofthecentralcheckpoint,themmovethemeastandtakeit.Repairanythattooktoomuchdamage,thenmakeyourwaytothesouthwesterncheckpointandtakeit.Thelastcheckpointisdirectlytotheeastnearthetraintracks,sogotakeit.Thiswillcompletethefirstmainobjective.EjectWilsonandBarnes,thensendallofyourvehiclesbacktoyouroriginalstartinglocation.MoveBarnesandWilsonsouthbelowthetraintracks,getinthetrain,andmoveiteasttoclearthebridge,thengetbackoutofit.Crossthebridgetomovewestward,thenheadnorthtowheretheroadheadsupthelargehill.(Notethatcrossingthetrainbridgewillcompletethesecondsecretobjective,andit'salsoaloteasierandsaferthanmovingthemthroughthetown.)DropallfiveofyourparatroopgroupsnexttoBarnesandWilson,thenstartmovingupthehillontheroad.It'snotverywelldefended,butthereareacouplefieldguns,sostayalert.Whenyoureachthespotmarkedonthegroundnearthetop,thesecondmainobjectivewillbecompleted.Justleavetheseinfantryunits(andBarnesandWilson)therefortherestofthemission.Germanunitswillappearandtakecontrolofthecheckpointsagain.Grabyourtankpileandretaketheonenearthetraindepot,thenheadnorthandretaketheoneontheeastsideofthetown.Makesureyourtanksareingoodshape,thenmoveintothemiddleofthetownandtakethatcheckpoint.Retakethecheckpointnearthesupplyde