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G A M
M A 9: D E S T R O Y N E X U S M
A I N B A S E
P R E P
A R A T I O N
This mission gives you 30 minutes before
you must send the first group on the transport to the LZ. Use
this time well. A big battle lies ahead, so build up your infrastructure.
You should have three Factories, a Cyborg Factory, and two VTOL
Factories. Take control of every energy source available on the
map and produce as many new and powerful units as you can. Recycle
older units and produce units with the Scourge Missile, the Rail
Gun, and the Pulse Laser. Using NEXUS chassis, you can build fast
VTOLs that can carry heavy bomb loads, such as Thermite and HEAP.
Only build Needle Gun, Scourge, and Flashlight Cyborgs. They're
cheap and quick to produce, yet still pack firepower.
After
you complete all your preparations, let the timer go all the way
to the end so you can gain as much power as possible. Finally,
load a truck and nine combat units aboard the transport and send
them on their way.
A T T
H E L Z
Group
your combat units and position them at the LZ entrance. Immediately
call in another load of combat units and a truck or two. You must
build several SAM sites quickly around the LZ to defend against
NEXUS VTOLs. Then build several VTOL Rearming Pads. Continue sending
in reinforcements as quickly as possible. When you have 30 or
40 combat units, send in a load or two of VTOLs.
T H E A
S S A U L T B E G I N S
NEXUS's
main base is located in the southwest. However, you first must
deal with a number of outposts around the map.
Begin by sending a large
group of about 20 units to take out the enemy structures just
west of the LZ. Next, head south from the LZ and advance on an
outpost. Destroy the factory and its defenses and recover the
Artifact. By now you should have VTOLs ready to go. Send the combat
group, with replacements for its losses, along the eastern map
edge. Use the VTOLs first to take out the SAMs in the area, and
then to help reduce enemy defensive structures. Your units must
advance along a narrow path, but their new weapons will make short
work of NEXUS defenses. Destroy the enemy Factory and recover
another Artifact.
After you destroy the
southeastern outpost, send your group west for a glimpse of the
VTOL base on the ridge along the southern map edge. Use your VTOLs
to knock out the nearby SAMs, and then destroy the Factories there.
There are a lot of SAMs, so this will take some time. With the
heavier bomb loads, you need send only four or five VTOLs to attack
each site. Divide them into two or three groups and send them
after their targets simultaneously. This way, you prevent the
enemy from concentrating fire at any one group, and take out the
SAMs more quickly. During your attacks against the VTOL base,
you'll spot SAMs near the lake in the middle of the map. Take
these out, as well as the Missile Launchers they protect. Forget
about the nearby Towers; they won't affect your attack.
Return all your combat
units to the LZ and regroup for the next advance. Take 20 or so
units west along the northern map edge. NEXUS has a large outpost
in the northwest, with a few Factories and lots of defenses. Push
through, destroying everything in your path. It may take a couple
of assaults to take this outpost.
When all is clear, head
down the western map edge. You'll attack the main base through
the back door. Take out all the defenses you can. By now, your
VTOLs should be free to assist. There are only a few SAM sites
at the main base. After you eliminate them, it's "bombs away".
Several NEXUS Towers at the base will try to absorb your units.
Target these as soon as they become a threat. Once all enemy defenses
are down, mop up the remaining structures to complete the mission
and achieve victory for the Project.
P
R E V I O U S
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