AWDS Hard Campaign Guide - Mission 5: Neverending War
Difficulty: Moderate to get perfect 300, easy otherwise.
Objective: Rout the enemy or capture the HQ.
Suggested Main COs: Kanbei, Jess, Sami, Eagle, Max.
Support COs: Sonja, Andy.
Suggested skills for Main CO: Slam Shield, Cannon Guard, Fire Sale, Gold Rush.
Suggested skills for Support CO: Teamwork, Synergy, Bodyguard, Slam Shield.
General Strategy
A walk in the park with skills on, a hike if you want a perfect score without skills. The north west factory is paramount to holding back Zak/Koal’s forces from accessing your units deployed at the HQ. Capturing the factory and the airport to the south is also highly recommended because as soon as you can start deploying Bombers to destroy any pesky high calibur tanks.
In-Depth Guide
Unfortunately, Zak/Koal varies his attacks in the north quadrant and it is virtually impossible not to lose units while keeping his Neotank at bay. Contrary to what the introduction says and what the help says, he WILL produce a beefier version of the Mid Tank to blast you to pieces. Strangely enough though, his Mid Tank stays near if not on the HQ.
Your other threat is the two Battle Helicopters which almost necessitates you building at least two Anti Aircraft units to dispatch them as they almost always go in opposite directions. Once they’re dealt with, you can concentrate on destroying the minicannons and capturing the airport.
To begin with, deploy an infantry in the southernmost factory, move the Armoured Personnel Carrier as far north as possible and load a Mechanised Infantry into it. Move the north Mechanised Infantry to the south and move the last one directly above it. Move the Tank to the east city and the Artillery one space behind it.
Deploy an Anti-Aircraft unit and move the southern Mechs to the south east remaining on mountains. Move the Armoured Personnel Carrier to block the road and unload the Mech within onto the neutral factory.
From here on, you’re on your own. Just keep producing Mechs in the north factory and deploy at least two more tanks to take out the Minicannons and the Tanks and Artillery unit. Make sure you keep the Anti-Aircraft unit within range of your own Tanks to ensure that you can destroy any Mechs/Helicopters that dare to attack them. Once you’ve secured the Airport and you’re slowly capturing more and more properties, deploy heavier grade tanks in the north or Artillery with Mechs as a shield. Finally, produce Bombers when you can to wipe the rest of the units out.
My Score: 300 points, 15 Days, Kanbei/Sonja.