Need advice on GLA mission 5 on hard level

[Guest jrg229]

Does anyone have any tips on GLA mission 5 on hard? I just keep getting pummelled by the 3 particle cannons, and if I free the refugees, their base only holds up for about three minutes.

 

Thanks in advance,

Jeff

[Guest jrg229]

Well, I beat this mission as well as all of the China campaign on hard (Mission 3 was a pain in the a$$) Anyways, now I'm trying to figure out how and the heck you can win any of the general's challenges on hard. They beat the hell out of you in two seconds. I think it would be more fair if they didn't have a base to start out with and actually had to build up like in a skirmish map.

 

Just my two cents,

Jeff

[Guest jturk3]

Air Force general against the china nuke general seemed to be the easiest. I had a hard time beating USA Superweapons general. I learned you have to space everything out. Her A-10 strike can take out 2 buildings at a time. the lasers do to if everything isnt spaced out enough. I left enough room for 3 airfields. Capture the oil derricks as soon as possible for continuos income. I got to the point were i had plenty of money and had destroyed 2 Lasers and capture the southern part of the map, working on the NW part. Then the critical error happened and it shut down. so I lost out. I had to numerously build airfields mostly those Stealth planes, and a few Raptors to destroy the Laser on the SE. The pilots didnt usually die so i could reassign them a plane. Build one extra dozer. The initial placement of the Power Plant, Barracks and Supply Depot is critical, SPREAD THEM OUT. I put the PP behind the supply dock. so when the Helo's come around to blow stuff up. I had 3 Rocket launchers waiting behind it to destroy them. Use the Laser Targeting for easier kills. Once they are built move the dozers out of the way so the A-10 strike doesnt destroy them. Train a ranger and capture the oil derricks. She doesnt destroy them. I had at the peek construction of my base, a samsite about 1-1.5 inches apart (on the screen), which she decided to destroy with her A-10 strikes. from there I had free reign to destroy her base. Occasionally rebuilding because of the Laser.