Odessia must be ours!

Campagn 1 Odessia must be ours!
Missions:
 * Bathism by Fire
 * Thunder Strike
 * Never again!

Bathism by Fire
Given troops:
 * 3 groups of infantry (each group = 8 men).

Part 1
Ok your first mission, you start of by landing on the beach on the left side of the map. Hit the ground with your infantry and let 2 groups crawl towards the first trenchline, Lay down supresive fire so 1 group can crawl from the bushes and grenade the trenches, Once the trenches are save secure take a group of 4 soldiers and hit the mortars from the side, you need those later. Now at this 4 tanks and infantry will come from the road, Since 1 group of infantry has secured the trenches you can pick of the infantry safely. The tanks however are another story, to neutralize search in the small boxes at the storage for an Anti-tank rifle, take of the turret or tracks with the rifle. Once that is been dealt with orginize your infantry, take over the 2 mortar's you neutralized earlier. And start attack the right side of the beach. You can minimize casualties by taking out the guns with the mortars, then let your infantry roll in.

Once this site is secured a small movie will begin.

Part 2
Now you get 2 groups of infantry, your job is to take over the village.

Look at the bottom right of your map and you find a artillery piece (75 mm), that may come in handy. Also equip the viking artillery (75 mm) for another artillery piece (it is unfortunatly not movable). In the beginning you will get bullied by an light vehicle (armored car, 37mm + light tank (machinegun). After that head out with 2 groups of infantry to secure the hill, First travel on the road to avoid mines, then crawl your way up the hill. Someone of your team has an Anti-Tank rifle (takes a while to find it). First spread out a bit to not take to much casualties, then use the at-rifle to take out the armored car (37 mm). The infantry will automatically get mowed down. Grenade the artillery pieces (keep your head down). Once your hill is secured take over the trenches below and take over 2 artillery pieces, head down with 1 artillery piece and a couple of men towards the road on the other side of the hill. The rest will walk back towards your spawn point (stay on the road!) and assault from there. Use the artillery to take out difficult equipment (machineguns, tanks mortars), then let your infantry move up a bit. You can repair a T-26 tank (47 mm) at the garage (North-West of the village). The repair kit is nearby (press Tab to highlight it). Once the first part of the village is secured you get additional men from a nearby ship (they have to swim a while). Put them on "do not move" and "return fire". Use them when your allies is starting to assault the 3 viking guns. Meanwhile you can use your equipment to blow stuff up, a few tanks will come up from a nearby village, your guns should handle that problem. Once the village is secured its mission accomplished!

Thunder Strike
Troops: 8 men,
 * 2 rifle (2 stars),
 * 4 smg (3 stars),
 * 2 machinegunners (1star)

Objective:
 * - Capture the Romanian Officer
 * - Ambush the convoy
 * - Evacuate
 * - Keep Major Kuznetsov alive! (your can recognize him fast because he has a different picture (seaman))

Secondairy Objective:
 * - Blow up the bridge.
 * NOTE: Keep your soldiers alive. Every living soldier will continue to the next mission.

You have a very nice starting position, you start at the south of the map in a forest like enviroment. This forest will be your major play- ground. If it gets a bit to hot, retreat towards the forest and battle it there out.

First take out the 3-men at the armored car (37 mm). Take up the AT-Rifle and distribute the ammo. Put some men in the armored car. You see you dont have much fuel left (it mostly gets destroyed any- way). Start assaulting at the bridge side (middle of the map) to secure that position. A motor might want to drive away to get some reanforcements, use the armored car to take him out. Once you have slaughtered a dozen infantry start securing the village. You can make your battle ground at the bridge (lots of sandbags there) Use your AT-Rifle to take out armored vehicles. First you have to capture(!) the two 37 mm guns, you need them for later. Then rearm your troops (keep some space over for mines) Once you have talked to the romanian officer he told you a convoy will pass by. Your next objective is to ambush them. There are 10 mines in the small box near the headquarters (right/above the officer's car). Use 2 layers of 5 mines diagnoly on the road. A bit to the left side.

Most of the tanks will hit the mines, especially the heavy ones (they come first ^^). Kill of the remaining units with the 37 mm guns from the sides. Once that is dealt with head over the bridge and run into the fields a the left side. You can avoid the infantry. To complete your secondairy objective toss an AT-Grenade at the middle of the bridge (once your crossed over of course). Now to avoid any battle by crawling your way through the bushes. The only thing that holds you is one watch tower (tower closest to the west section of the map). Use the AT-Rifle on the high hill to take him out, then run with your group down the hill. to the west side of the map and move towards the road from there. Once you hit the road a small speech will come up and it is mission accomplished.

Never again!
Troops: you start of with the same number of man as you completed mission 2 only a different load out.

Primairy:
 * - Capture an AA-gun.

Secondairy objective:
 * - Capture the radio control tower.

This is the last mission of campaign 1 and slightly the hardest if you dont watch out.

First set them on return fire and keep them away from the road. A truck will pass by. Then immidiatly encircle the fisher's camp and ambush them (starting with grenades of course). Take over the machinegun emplacement and now its time to assault the radio station. Put the machinegun in the bushes directly in front of the main gate the control tower. Because you have the element of suprise do not warn the enemy until you are ready. Once the machine gun is in place. And 2 rifle men will cover the machinegun, the rest of your men should be stand by in the bushes at the rear of the radio quarters. Target the guardsmen near the gate so they wont have time to enter the .50 cal anti aircraft guns. If they do, keep shooting. They should be dead the moment you lay fire on them. Then take out the infantry horde that had warned them, let your injured people retreat a bit back and heal them if needed.

Once the horde is mostly slaughered use an AT-Grenade to make a hole in the gate, great a second line of fire with your rear troops. Once everyone is dead, rearm and head out to the boats.

Put 3 men in the rubber boat, and 5 men in the machinegun boat. let the rubber boat land on the small beach front near the viking guns (anti aircraft, 75 mm). The rest will land on the larger beach. Put the 3 troops near the anti aircraft on hold fire. And lure some infantry away by shooting in the air. The infantry will move up to the larger beach. Once these are dead the vikings aircraft are of course aimed at your troops at the larger troops. Now you can perfectly grenade 2 air-craft guns with your troops from close (thats why you put them on hold fire). When cleared equip them right away and target with each viking 1 plane. The enemy aircraft will fly over but once they want to start bombing your allies they get shot out of the air like flies.

Now that has been dealt its time to assault the main village. Going through the minefield = suicide. To avoid this go back to the boats (take an repair kit, you can find it in the truck) and move back to the mainland. From there move up to the left flank near the little barn (building where they hold up cows?). Grenade the tank and the anti aircraft gun emplacement (first the tank of course). If the turret is destroyed you can take over the tank and repair it. Other wise we have to capture a 2nd tank nearby. Here you can also use your air bomber (just drops 2 bombs at precisly where you clicked) target anything you dont like (especialy tanks or a building full of infantry).

A troop of infantry will come one way or another to investigate because you blowed up a tank. Take them out but stay out of range of the T-26. Use the anti aircraft gun to take out some gun emplacements and tanks from behind that is placed at the frontline. (target the artillery first, tank turrets move awfully slow here). Once they are dealt with you can use the anti aircraft gun as a base of fire. If you observe your map you can see 3 tanks standing in a barn, take the middle of that tank (once the building next to it is a bit cleared) and you have your first or 2nd tank!

First clear out with the tank machinegun emplacements, tanks and the remaining artillery at the frontline. Then move up with your tank towards the artillery. Dont destroy it! just neutralize the infantry around it. Once that objective is completed your next objective is to take over the village, you get 24 infantry and two slow moving machineguntanks. Also your allie get some additional infantry and tanks.

Equip the artillery and start shelling the village Take out the machinegun emplacements at the minefield and tanks. And if you are in the mood also building blocks (beautiful fireworks guaranteed if you aim for the fuel depot).

Once the village is yours its mission accomplished. And you have completed your first campaign!