Tapping the Core

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This mission seems complicated because of all the thermal power conversion towers you have got to take out, but it's really a lot simpler than it looks. Immediately deploy the recycler and create an armory so that you can upgrade your cannon to SP-Stabbers then move the armory off the geyser and replace it with the factory. Order the armory to follow you to Tower 1, and after you destroy both Furies and the tower, send the armory to the now-visible geyser. As you head for the second tower, begin creating offensive units. Because you have the SP-Stabbers, you can now take out up to three Furies and a tower at each site, so assign the offensive units, preferably bombers, to escort duty with the scavengers.

Taking out the first tower is simple, but beware when you head for Tower 2 - there are actually two towers in this location, which means you'll be facing four Furies instead of two or three.

When all the towers have been brought down, take your time and assemble a sizable (about seven to ten) armada of bombers for the assault on the factory. Go in with the bombers and mop up the place - it's a piece of cake. One word of warning: Do not build howitzers! It's tempting to try to use the big guns to shell the factories from a safe range, but the Furies will be on you like white on rice the moment your factory cranks out a howitzer.

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