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MAIN OBJECTIVES:
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1)  Break through British defenses and occupy the supply depot.

    There's a heavy concentration of British tanks and field guns near the
    supply depot in the north.  You'll have to punch a hole in their line and
    take control of the supply depot to win the mission.

This is worth 200 prestige points.

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OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:
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1)  Neutralize both howitzers on the western path.

    Two field guns are mounted along the path in the mountains on the west side
    of the map.  Tanks won't be able to get up there, so you'll have to use
    infantry.  Or, if you're like me and don't like to use infantry, they can
    each be completely destroyed from one of your Heavy Artillery bombardments
    if you land it right on top if it.

This is worth 100 prestige points.

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SECRET OBJECTIVES:
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1)  Mustafa the honorable healed.

    The path through the mountains on the east side of the map leads north to a
    small camp where Mustafa is being "tortured."  Tanks won't be able to
    access the path, so you'll have to use infantry - or in my case, tank
    crews, since I don't like to keep infantry around.  Fight your way to the
    camp and use the medics you start with to heal Mustafa.

This is worth 75 prestige points.

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VICTORY CONDITIONS:
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1)  Dario DeAngelis must survive.

    If he dies, you fail.  If the vehicle he starts in takes too much damage,
    remove him from it and stick him in a safer vehicle.

2)  Hans von Grobel must survive.

    If he dies, you fail.  If the vehicle he starts in takes too much damage,
    remove him from it and stick him in a safer vehicle.

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SPECIAL ABILITIES:
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3 Heavy Artillery bombardments

2 Recon Plane scouts

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WALKTHROUGH:
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Let's take care of the optional objective first.  Assuming you've listened to
my advice on purchasing new units, the only infantry you've got right now are
the two units the mission gave you.  The two mountain paths are only accessible
by infantry, so you'll have to use a few unorthodox strategies to take care of
the optional and secret objective.

Use one of your scout planes in the middle of the mountain range to the west.
It'll eventually reveal each of the field guns underneath the blue objective
symbols.  As soon as you can see one of the guns, drop a Heavy Artillery
bombardment directly on top of it to destroy it instantly.  Destroy them both
to accomplish the optional objective.

Time to turn your attention to the eastern mountain path.  Just to be safe,
eject all of your tank crews from their vehicles and group them with the unit
of snipers and the unit of medics.  Head up the eastern mountain path now,
slaughtering the enemy infantry you encounter along the way.  When you reach
the spot where the paths converge, make sure your medics have healed everyone,
then head north towards the camp.

Quickly move down the path heading west to deal with the mortar infantry and
the other infantry unit, then turn and head into the camp.  After eliminating
the last unit of guards, use your medics to heal Mustafa, then head south all
the way out of the mountain path the same way you entered it.  Put your tank
crews back into their vehicles, then start moving them north towards the supply
depot.

Lots and lots of British tanks and field guns are waiting.  You can take one
field gun out with your last Heavy Artillery bombardment, but the rest of them
will have to be dealt with by your tanks.  Even though it looks like there're a
lot of enemy vehicles, you'll have no problems destroying them all if you use
hit and run tactics.  Rush their front line, destroy a couple vehicles, then
retreat to use your repair truck.  Repeat that process until you can safely
approach the supply depot.

Watch out for infantry piles near the depot.  They like to crouch on the
ground, which'll sometimes cause you to literally be right on top of them
before you see them.  Sweep the area and take control of the depot to end the
mission.