Briefing: Moscow's getting edgy, Commander Gastovski, so Washington wants this thing finished before the entire Red Army piles in. Uncle Sam's sending everything he's got into Kolgujev to nail Guba once and for all. So after your recon operation, it's time to go back in and fire NATO's first-ever shots in anger on Warsaw Pact territory. Those Shilka sites have got to be neutralized just ahead of NATO's combined ground and air assault, which begins at dawn--that's three hours. Your team will land on the beach (located at grid location Eg76) on the southern edge of the island. The Shilka sites you've already located will be marked on your map.

Objectives: Destroy Shilkas one, two, and three. Hide out in the woods (located at grid location Dg66) and await further orders.

This mission serves as a companion to the recon mission you successfully accomplished earlier in the game. You have found the three Shilkas--now you must destroy them with satchel charges! You still possess a Black Ops team of three and can use them accordingly during the mission.

Destroying the Shilkas proves much more difficult than simply finding them. You'll find the three Shilkas at the same coordinates where you discovered them in the recon mission:

• First Shilka: Eb73
• Second Shilka: Ea75
• Third Shilka: Dg73

Proceed to each Shilka carefully. There are Russian patrols (particularly on roads and near the Shilkas) that can spot you if you aren't careful. Remain prone when passing near Soviet soldiers. Order your Black Ops troops to remain in stealth mode. Don't hesitate to kill any Soviets in sight, but be careful inside the small bases. If a Soviet near an alarm sees what you have done, he may set off the alarm, making your job much more difficult.

Place each satchel charge and detonate all three at once (instead of one at a time). You won't alert Soviet forces unnecessarily by waiting to destroy all three at the end of the mission. Once you have destroyed the Shilkas, proceed to the woods at grid coordinates Dg66 and follow orders to complete the mission.

Planes Start--Preparing for Takeoff...

Briefing: Now that the air defenses have been neutralized to the South of Kolgujev, you're being assigned to an A-10 ground-attack squadron. Your objective is to take out as many enemy tanks as you can in the southern half of the island. Be careful. We haven't been able to deal with the AA guns to the north yet. You'll take off from the airport (located at grid location Gc22).

Just climb into the A-10 and take off! It's as simple as that!

Objectives: Head northeast of Everon over the sea (located at grid location Hd12). Destination: Kolgujev. Eliminate all enemy armor in southern Kolgujev.

This is probably the simplest mission you have participated in thus far. All you need to do is board the A-10 and take off! Run to the A-10, climb into the plane as the pilot, and taxi down the runway. Be patient and let the other A-10s take off first. Speed down the runway and take off. Follow the mission leader, and the mission automatically concludes. You're immediately sent into the next mission without a briefing.

Maverick--Above the Sea Five Miles Northeast of Kolgujev

Listen to your mission leader for targets. Take out enemy antiair defenses first if you're on your own.

After taking off in Planes Start, you automatically switch to the next mission, Maverick. Remain in formation near the other A-10s. You can defeat this mission, like several others, by simply following orders. Furthermore, your fellow A-10s will likely accomplish many of the objectives for you. Listen to the mission leader's orders, and adjust your A-10 heading accordingly.

As you near the coastline, don't fly too low or you may clip the trees and destroy the A-10. Enemy Shilkas pose an antiaircraft threat; target them first if possible. You can also let your mission leader assign specific targets. Maneuver into a solid attack run and destroy the target. Continue to destroy targets. A low-fuel warning interrupts you before the mission concludes.

You've run out of fuel and must eject. As soon as you hear the low-fuel warning, start an ascent in the A-10 over land. When you run out of fuel, eject. The mission concludes as you glide down to the land below.
 

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