Punishing the Black Dogs

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This is it, your ultimate chance to prove yourself as a CCA commander. Follow these steps and you'll bask in the praise of your comrades for years to come.

Deploy the factory at one of the geysers at the drop zone, but move the recycler to the geyser that's south-southeast of the drop zone (it's located between two rich scrap fields), as it will speed up the building process. Build a rocket tank to guard the factory, construct two or three recyclers, and manufacture an armory to deploy at one of the geysers near the factory.

Use splinter mortars to destroy the power supplies feeding the deadly gun towers.

Once this is done, you should start patrolling the area where your scavengers are gathering scrap: This not only allows you to come quickly to their rescue if attacked, but also to eliminate roving American constructor units trying to build in the area. When you get enough scrap, upgrade to SP-Stabbers (what you should always do whenever possible).

It's tempting to build a Fury to fly yourself, but its firepower is negated by the fact that it's slow, unwieldy, and surprisingly vulnerable to damage - not to mention that its targeting system takes some getting used to. If you do want to use Furies, you're probably best off letting a computer pilot take the helm.

If you've taken out the gun towers, you can destroy the American base with little or no assistance - provided you've upgraded your tank's guns, that is.

You'll have to beat back quite a few attacks from scouts, tanks, and light tanks, but if you've upgraded your weaponry and keep a watchful eye on the radar, you can keep things in check. Gradually begin building up a fleet of bombers and Furies to be used as protection for the recycler and factory until you've softened up the American base.

Add splinter mortars to your ship and head for the American base near the southeast corner of the map. Move in slowly and be ready for tanks and scouts to swarm out of the base, but remember, their weapons are spitguns compared to your SP-Stabbers. When you've finally reduced the flying units to ash, start tossing splinter mortars into the base to destroy power supplies and neutralize gun towers. Head back to the armory and grab more ammo, and this time bring along all your pals that the factory has been constructing - in just a few minutes, victory will be yours, and you'll be given total control of the Soviet forces.

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