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|                    |    2.00)  The Allied Campaign    |                     |
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|                    | 2.01)  Breakthrough at El Alamein |                    |
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MAIN OBJECTIVES:
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1)  Retreat to Kidney Ridge and hold it.

    Your forces start under heavy attack, so you'll want to hurry.  If you have
    no moral objection to it, I suggest pausing the game as soon as it starts,
    then ordering all of your units to move to towards your supply depot.  When
    you unpause it, they'll execute the last order they were given, which can
    really be a lifesave sometimes.  Defend the first wave of German tanks to
    accomplish this objective.

2)  Take the village by defeating the Axis garrison.

    Pretty straight-forward.  Crush the German tanks in an around the town,
    then wipe out the infantry and take control of the supply depot in the
    center of the village.

These two objectives are worth 200 prestige points together.

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OPTIONAL OBJECTIVES:
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1)  Salvage damaged tanks and use them.

    You start with six tank crews near your supply depot, and there are
    abandoned tanks along the north and south edges of the map.  Send the crews
    towards the tanks as soon as the mission starts and repair them as fast as
    possible - they'll be a big help later.

This is worth 50 prestige points.

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SECRET OBJECTIVES:
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1)  At least one 88mm flak captured.

    There are two mounted Flak 88mm's on the east side of the village.
    Approach one with some infantry to slaughter the crew, then take control of
    it to accomplish this secret objective.

This is worth 75 prestige points.

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VICTORY CONDITIONS:
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1)  Barnes must survive.

    If he dies, you fail.  He doesn't start in a vehicle, so make sure you
    stick him in a large tank as soon as possible.

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SPECIAL ABILITIES:
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[All of these become available after the Sherman tanks arrive.]

5 Bomber strikes

2 Fighter Bomber strikes

2 Recon Plane scouts

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WALKTHROUGH:
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Assuming you have no moral objection to making use of the pause feature, I
suggest you start by pausing the game with your space bar or the pause icon in
the top-right of the screen.  Units ordered while the game is paused will
execute the order as soon as the game is unpaused.

Order all of your infantry and vehicles to retreat to the area to the west of
your supply depot.  The infantry should continue all the way to the depot if
you don't want to get them slaughtered, but the vehicles should stay off of the
ridge to fend off the German tanks.  Abandon the two field guns farthest to the
west, since there's no way you'll be able to push them out of the way.  Move
the other field guns onto the west side of your ridge and turn them to face the
Germans to the west.

Find your tank crews around the supply depot and send one towards each of the
abandoned tanks you can see on the map.  They'll make it to the tanks before
the Germans arrive, and if you can get them repaired, they're invaluable to
your efforts.  When you're ready, unpause the game, wait for your vehicles to
get close, and send Barnes into the biggest tank.

Keep an eye on your tank crews and send the tanks they occupy down to your
others as soon as possible.  When the Germans attack, there'll be a lot of
them.  Be prepared to retreat critically damaged tanks to the supply depot or
repair them with your repair truck, but stay alert.  Sometimes a few German
tanks will try to go around the ridge and attack your depot from the east, but
your pile of rocket soldiers should be able to deal with them.

Some Shermans and some recon vehicles will arrive to reinforce you, so send
them to the fight as quickly as possible.  Avoid moving any farther to the west
than absolutely necessary.  There're even more Panzers over there, and they'll
attack if threatened.  Instead, destroy the initial wave, then repair, reload,
and regroup your vehicles.

When you're ready, head west slowly, eliminating the German tanks one by one if
possible.  Stop before you come anywhere near the town - you don't want to risk
accidentally destroying the Flak 88s before you finish the secret objective.
Bring some riflemen and machine gunners towards the town when you're ready, but
leave the mortars and rocket soldiers behind, since they have a nasty habit of
destroying the 88s before you can take them.

Rush the southern Flak 88 with your infantry, slaughter the crew, and take
control of the gun to accomplish the secret objective.  Retreat the infantry
back to your supply depot to avoid getting them killed, then launch an assault
on the village.  Wipe out the Germans and take control of the supply depot to
end the mission.