The intel you captured from that Mobile HQ says that the Bandit Leader
is Chung Vung, a House Liao commander, or ex-commander, depending on whom
you believe. You're ordered to pursue a second supply convoy, close to the
river border of Liao territory, which seems to upset Miss Yee. Zeus heavy
mechs become available. Since you obtained Pulse Laser tech in the last mission,
you might want to configure a mech to use these powerful weapons.
If you head straight North, you'll be running uphill into a mass of LRMs
and Centipedes. You can... but you can also circle around to
the West a bit, running behind the ridges until you find their abandoned camp.
From West of this position, you can get up on the ridges, which is where you
want to be in this scenario. There are several groupings of Fire
Ants, Centipedes and LRMs perched on the
ridges between you and Objective #1 so get up high quickly and engage the
groups, moving steadily North until you are across from the camp where your
Op Point is and the Bandit Convoy is waiting.
Take the High Road, laddie!
When you begin to assault the camp, half of the Convoy will take off, down
the road to the Liao border. A couple of Ants
and Centipedes will make a token standoff to cover for them, along with some
irritating Infantry mites. Engage these forces and let the trucks go. They
aren't your prime target anyway... but grab that Resource
Building.
The House Liao border
When you hit your Op Point, Liao Ops will radio a warning that you are violating
their space (how rude!). Lt. Diaz will argue with them, but Liao will maintain
that they have no knowledge of bandits in the area and that you should just
toodleoo. Then Colonel Renard will come on the horn and order
you to pursue, and also to take a swat at Liao for their impertinence
by grabbing their Weapon Facility to the Northwest.
Don't go across the river til Renard orders you to.
Several Urbans will chase you from the checkpoint;
deal with them sternly. You can even jump the gates and capture the turrets
(always good for cheap laughs) but keep an eye out for a pair of Sha
Yu. These Liao mechs have ECM, run fast
(112kph) and carry autocannons. The Sha patrol the river in the shallows to
the north of the checkpoint, and may be on either side of the river. These
are your prizes so watch for them carefully!
Everybody Wang Chung tonight!
If you get the Sha Yu first, taking the other side of the bridge is easy;
just a handful of pitifully inadequate Centipedes. Mow them down. Then head
Southwest; a small island at the tip there offers another Resource
Building (and several Centipedes). Keep heading West until you find
the Factory grounds, which holds another Sha Yu,
an Anubis (a very fast Liao mech - 130kph)
and several LRMs and Centipedes who will assault
you.
North of this point is the Weapons Facility,
high on a hilltop. The installation itself is guarded by another Anubis,
which should be no problem for your fighting force, especially if you salvaged
the other Anubis already to grab the lower turret controls. When you capture
the Facility, you'll gain Gauss Rifle technology;
you'll also be assaulted by a wave of 6 Attack Choppers
coming from the Northeast. The pockets at the bottom of the hill are a good
defensive position. Concentrate fire on one unit at a time.
From this hilltop, between you and Extract is a small storage area with another
Anubis... and lots of flammable ammo piles :)
Shoot the ammo and send Mr Anubis to Mousy Fricassee Heaven. You'll also run
into the spawn of the Devil - Powered Armor.
When you hear Sensors pinging but can't see anything on the scope, look closely.
These tiny, hard to see mites look like Infantry but
pack a mean punch, and a swarm of them can seriously harass you and
damage already-weakened mechs. So take them out quickly and then proceed to
Extract, humming merrily over your day's profit.
The sneaky Powered Armor
[Always purchase as many salvaged mechs in the afterscreen
as you can; though it's your C-bills rather than your employer's you are spending,
you still turn a 10-30% profit by reselling salvaged mechs you don't want]
Now you have a truly strong force with which to wreak havok. Sha Yu are quite
fast and have the same Intermediate Sensor capabilities
as the Razorbacks, so configure your three captured Sha Yu and use them in
place of your Razorbacks. If you were fortunate, you'll also have an Anubis
or two, which make excellent Scout mechs.
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