Missions - Hard Level

[Guest platinumnuts]

Okay, I don't believe I am a novice at this game having

won the generals challenge on hard level with 5 different generals

and obtainin the ultimate honor medal.

 

I have also completed the USA mission on the hard level.

 

But I seem to be really stuck on the China mission - hard level.

Levels 1 and 2 were difficult but you can perserve and defeat them.

Level 2 is actually pretty interesting.

 

But level 3 is where I am stuck and its a timed level as well.

You are not allowed to build an airbase in level 3 but the whole

map, as well as the GLA attack, is populated with long range

scud launchers. So far every strategy I have tried has really

failed and so I am looking for assistance for anyone that has

managed this level. It seems really difficult, and to me, almost

unwinnable. I am sure there is a way to do it, but I haven't discovered

it yet.

 

Thanks.

[Guest jturk3]

Good to hear about your accomplishments. If you tell me how to beat the USA mission 4 ill try and get through the china campaign

[Guest platinumnuts]

Okay

 

I will have to replay those missions to remember them

as I haven't done that part of the game for about 2 months

now. Will try to get to that over Xmas break.

[Guest jturk3]

Okay

 

I will have to replay those missions to remember them

as I haven't done that part of the game for about 2 months

now. Will try to get to that over Xmas break.

 

okay cool ill post later.

[Guest Demonrider]

It takes 3 gatling cannons in a group to shoot down a scud missile. That is what I use for base defense. Behind those three gatling cannons is a bulldozer with a speaker tower nearby. After that base defense is set up I use the carpet bomber to knock out the closest GLA victory statues. The others are taken out by the multitude of gatling tanks and battlemasters I send hunting.

[Guest rchandra]

In 1.02, you're not allowed to use Carpet Bomb ( because it has already been removed from the game )

You should use some tanks to beat that level.

It's pretty hard.

[Guest rchandra]

Yeah, I have a question about hard level

Is there a "Handicap" in hard level ?

Because I think that the enemies are very very very strong like an elephant in Hard level ( campaign & challenge ), and their superweapon feels stronger than nuclear weapons.

But in skirmish i think the enemy is normal, but more aggressive.

And I think that the Hard Army in Zero HOur is tougher and Brutal Army in Generals. Is it true ?

[Guest platinumnuts]

Okay, as promised earlier, some tips on winning the

4th USA campaign in hard mode:

 

1. Put two snipers in each of the two towers near the bridges

on your side of the river. Keep the other two snipers around the

center of your base to quickly send them to the first rebel attack

that will appear somewhere in your base.

 

2. Build 4-5 fire bases, populated with 3 rocket guys and one

sniper on the north side of your base to repel the bomb truck

and the suicide bombers and the car bombers. Once you have

and adequate defense here, you don't need to worry about taking

out the radio tower right away.

 

3. Make sure you demine the two oil derricks with the tractor

before you capture them. Note - I bet this level by only capturing

the 2 derricks on my side of the river - it took a while longer, of

course but clearly you don't need to obsess with capturing oil

derricks on the other side of the river.

 

4. In addition to the snipers, fill the rest of the two towers

with rocket guys and have tractors next to them to constantly

repair them (actually this is only necessary for the northern of

the two bridges).

 

5. AND THIS IS CRICTIAL. Get Coloner burton to the otherside

of the riverbank near the north of the two bridges. When the

GLA bring down their long range dune buggy and scud launcher

attack and park them on their side of the river bank to start

nailing you (particularly that guard tower) you can use CB to

take them out. I found that this was the only way to effectively

neutralize this attack - make sure you don't lose CB!

 

6. As you get general promotions and can make snipers

start sprinkling them around you base as well as other

areas on the map - they are useful on this map. (by snipers

I mean pathfinders)

 

7. Build some sentry drones and use them to navigate through

the oil fields and to destroy the oil barracks. You will lose some

but its the most efficient as they can detect the hidden demolition

charges.

 

8. Take out the scud storm with the general's promotion warthog

attack (you will have time to just do this twice).

 

What I have described above will give you a satsifcatory and long

lasting defense. I will leave it up to you what kind of offense

you want to employ to finally clean out the GLA base (I used humvees,

plus crusaders).

 

Now, I am still stuck at level 3 on the China Hard mission!

[Guest jturk3]

Ok China 3 is my next mission. ill let you know how it goes when im done.