Mission : Destroy SAM sites

[pmat]

Hi,

I'm currently in the mission where I need to destroy SAM sites. I get in a really trouble because I can't keep my units in life.
The AI VTOLs don't stop chain killing them.

Any strategy for this mission ?

[KukY]

Well...
I don't know...
Wait!
Let me think about it...
VTOLs,units,turrets,machineguns,cannons,lancers,mortars,assault gun,cyclones,hurricanes,whirlwind,AA...
Yes!
That's it!!!
Have a lots of AA units!!!!!!!!
Or at least weapons that can shoot both air and ground.

[Ilr]

Best option I found was to start by building a ton of walls at the start and make your Units "hug" up against them. Then their VTOL Lancer missiles will usualy hit those walls instead of your units. Infact that works in a lot of those Transport missions where there's way too many VTOL's. ...then you just locate and "rush" their VTOL's with Artillery or other VTOL's. ...For instance set up a bunch of Ripple Rockets on that mission and bring in a Sensor Droid and try to sneak it over to the "docks", aim it across the water at the nearest VTOL's and their Factory. That should get rid of most of them or atleast buy you some time.

[pmat]

I already thought about constructing walls to brek the line of sight but there are 3 anti tank hovers coming aswell. That's the maine reason why I need some traditional ground units to destroy them.

VTOLs are arriving really fast, each wave composed of 6 or 7 units, so I can't manage to destroy only one of them.

I'll try with AA units and trucks (wall + AA sites) for the first wave.

[Ilr]

I already thought about constructing walls to brek the line of sight but there are 3 anti tank hovers coming aswell. That's the maine reason why I need some traditional ground units to destroy them.

VTOLs are arriving really fast, each wave composed of 6 or 7 units, so I can't manage to destroy only one of them.

I'll try with AA units and trucks (wall + AA sites) for the first wave.

Not quite, start out with atleast 4 burly Full-Track trucks, and keep them hidden behind Hardpoints. Their Anti-Tank Hovers will no doubt eat a few holes in your Frontline wall but you should be able to get enough bunkers and Hardpoints up in time to counter them if you turn the gamespeed all the way down and build super-fast. Don't bother trying to kill the VTOLs with Anti-A, they're too tough. Just rush their rearming Pads with multiple sensor turret-hovers & artillery spam like I described earlier.

Thermite bombers might work too but I haven't tried them...yet

...I'll see if I can find the mission again in my archive of game-saves and post a screenshot or two of this Strat in action...

SAM-mission1.jpg

• Take along 2 "sacrificial" Tanks, Hover Sensors...and a buncha Trucks
• Immediately build a Repair Facility as soon as you land, so it'll be the first thing the VtoL's attack.
• Immediately start line-building Ripple Rockets too and keep building them
• Immediately start line-building Lancers too. ...Hunker down and wait
• Don't forget to load up reinforcements too!
• When the Enemy Hover AT's show up in the water, point your Sensors at them

[Ilr]

SAM-mission2.jpg

• Sneak the first Sensor accross the water and aim it something to "aggro" their CB tower
• After that their howitzers should waste their rounds on your Ripples instead of your Sensor droids
• Rotate & Repair the 2 sensors as they take damage
• Keep replacing Ripples & Lancers as they take fire from the VTOL's & Howitzers.
• Make their Sensor Tower and the 5 VTOL pads the first 6 targets you take out
• GG...No more VTOLs will attack ya after all 5 Pads are dead ...walk in their back door and Mop-Up