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Mission Briefing
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"Recent sat-surveillance confirms a significant build-up of armored vehicles
 and weapons at a large Nod logistics base in Albania.  The sat images show row
 upon row of Stealth, Scorpion, and Flame tanks waiting to be deployed in
 defense of Kane's Temple Prime in Sarajevo.  Your mission is about destroying
 this arsenal before it is used against you in combat.  You'll start with a
 small force to clear the way, then we'll send you Firehawk attack jets to
 finish the job."

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Intelligence Database
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GDI Weapons, Tactics, and Systems

 - Rig Deployment into a forward Battle Base
 - Firehawk Attack Jets

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Primary Objectives
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1)  Clear Nod border defenses.

"Use a small tactical team to clear a path through the Nod perimeter and avoid
 alerting Nod forces to our presence in the region."

2)  Infiltrate Nod supply depot.

"Break through the supply depot checkpoint by accessing the service entrance
 across the canyon bridge."

3)  Eliminate Nod rocket bunkers.

"Clear the airspace by neutralizing the main Nod anti-aircraft battery so that
 support can be airlifted into the region by GDI Ox transports."

4)  Capture east ridge Reinforcement Bay.

"Establish a GDI staging area on the east ridge above the Nod supply depot.
 Captured Nod supply bays will be used to deliver GDI reinforcements."

5)  Destroy Nod supply depot.

"Destroy the main manufacturing facility and stock piles of Nod vehicles."

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Bonus Objectives
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1)  Survive the Nod assault unharmed.

"Succeed with all initial strike team squad groups intact."

2)  Capture airfield Reinforcement Bay.

"Secure the Reinforcement Bay to receive additional forces from GDI Command."

3)  Capture motorpool Reinforcement Bay.

"Secure the Reinforcement Bay to receive additional forces from GDI Command."

4)  Arm a Firehawk with a missile load out and destroy a Nod Venom.

"The Firehawk can be armed with a load out of missiles or bombs.  The missile
 load out allows the Firehawk to attack aircraft, while the bomb load out
 allows it to attack ground vehicles and structures."

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Walkthrough
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Send your four infantry squads to the upper-right corner, then move towards the
Nod outpost along the top of the screen.  Don't bother with the lazer turrets,
since they can't really do much damage.  Instead, take out the Nod infantry if
they get too close and concentrate on taking out the defensive hub.  Destroy
the other buildings once the hub is destroyed, and you'll accomplish the first
objective.  (If you manage to do it without completely losing a unit, you'll
also accomplish the first bonus objective, which will result in all four
infantry units gaining an experience level.)

Reinforcements will arrive {Rig Deployment into a forward Battle Base}.  Send
the four Predators west and clear a path to the clearing under the bridge.
Deploy your Rig there and make sure your Predators are fully repaired, then
move them west and destroy the Nod base there.  Retreat your Predators to the
Rig if they take too much damage, and make sure you grab all of the crates in
the Nod base before you move on.

You'll be given four engineers - order one to enter the hut below and to the
right of the bridge, and he'll repair it.  Nod vehicles will immediately cross
it and attack you, so have your Predators positioned above your Rig to defend
it.  When the vehicles stop attacking and your Predators are fully repaired,
send them over the bridge and take out the defensive hub there, then send your
Rig over the bridge and deploy it in the small clearing just above it.  Load
your three APCs with both missile squads and a group of riflemen, then send
them and the Pitbulls over the bridge, too.  Leave all of your other infantry,
including the engineers, on the south side of the bridge for safe-keeping.

Park two of your Predators above and to the right of your rig and park two of
your APCs above and to the left of it.  Stick a Pitbull between the Predators
and the APCs to detect stealth units, then group your other two Predators, your
third APC (preferably one of the ones with a missile squad in it), and your
other Pitbull into a group.  This will be your primary combat group for a
while.  It's small and vulnerable, but you can retreat it (or parts of it) to
your Rig for repairs when necessary.

Start your assault on the three reinforcement bays by moving your assault
group north-east along the ridge (getting too close to the central Nod compound
can have unfortunate results, what with the Obelisks and so forth).  Make sure
you lead with the Predators, since they can take the most punishment without
being destroyed.  Take out all of the Nod stockpiles along the way, but make
sure you focus your attention on manned vehicles and other units.  If anything
in your assault group gets too damaged, retreat to your Rig for repairs.

If you're lucky, one or more of your assault group's vehicles will reach the
maximum veterancy level, which makes them much more powerful (and makes them
automatically repair).  If you're really struggling with this mission and
you're getting frustrated, just sit back in the comfort of your Rig's repair
zone and let all of your units reach maximum veterancy.

Anyway, your first target should be the reinforcement bay on the south-east
ridge (the main objective one, not the other two).  Wipe out the defenses and
the units in front of it, then take out the buildings.  Send your assault group
back to the entrance of the ridge to defend (or back to the Rig if you need
repairs), then grab your other rocket squad APC from near your Rig and send it
south over the bridge.  Dump the missile squad out of it and replace it with an
engineer, then carefully drive it all the way to the reinforcement bay you just
attacked.  Dump the engineer out and use him to capture the bay.

You'll get two airfields loaded with Firehawks {Firehawk Attack Jets} and a
Mammoth for your trouble.  Use one of your groups of Firehawks (armed with
missiles) to pick off a Nod chopper to accomplish another secret objective.
Arm both groups with bombs, then use them to pulverize the Nod forces around
the reinforcement bay north of your assault group (which you should've added
the Mammoth tank to).  When most of the Nod stuff's been destroyed, move your
assault group in to hold it, then send your empty APC back down to the south
side of the bridge to pick up another engineer.  Safely send the APC back to
your assault group and use the engineer to capture the reinforcement bay.

You'll get some more Predators and another Rig for your efforts.  Deploy the
rig here and let your forces get repaired, then use your Firehawks to destroy
the Nod forces around the last reinforcement bay in the north-west.  Once it's
fairly clear, send your assault group over there and hold the area, then use
your empty APC to send your last engineer to the bay and capture it.  You'll
get another Pitbull and two Predators for your trouble.

Use your Firehawks to demolish the main Nod defenses on the central base, then
move your entire attack force in to crush everything.  Destroy the stockpiles
outside the base as well as the production buildings in the base, and the
mission will be complete.