Classic Campaign – Mission 19S: Naval Clash! (Sami)

Sami’s soldiers must storm the beaches to stop Drake’s naval forces.

Mission Strategy

For all of the Green Earth maps, you will be able to choose between all three of the Orange Star COs. Each CO has an entirely different map. Unlike the original game, you do not need to do certain missions as certain COs to unlock Drake and Eagle. Both Green Earth COs are unlocked by beating the missions with any CO.

This is the second battle against Drake, the navy specialist. Not only are his sea units strong, they also have +1 movement range and +2 stars of defense. His CO Power does 1 damage to all enemies (but cannot kill) and removes half of their current fuel. All of his units also gain +10% defense during his CO Power.

This mission has an additional failure condition. If you lose either of your Landers, you lose the mission. Once you have landed your troops, it’s a good idea to hide your Landers in Reefs to avoid the enemy forces.

HQ Capture: While this seems like an easy mission, the enemy forces on the mainland are surprisingly strong. You will quickly get surrounded if you land near the enemy HQ. Drake has a Rocket and Artillery hiding nearby that can hit any landing location, and tanks will rush your position immediately.

The better option is is land your forces on the west peninsula and push up slowly, protecting your Rockets behind your tanks. Once you have cleared the west side of the map, you can safely move your Mech or Infantry up to capture the HQ. Try to surround the capturer to make sure no surprises come out of the fog.

Defeat All Enemies: Drake’s naval force is surprisingly weak for the naval specialist. On Day 1, move your Rockets onto the beach north (or your Battleship) to catch his Cruiser coming past the west peninsula. Without his Cruiser, your Submarine and Cruiser should be safe to wipe out the rest of his naval force.

Once you own the sea, your Battleship can deal heavy damage to Drake’s ground forces. Your Submarine can spot for your Battleship, but you’ll need you own ground forces to spot enemies in Woods.

Push up the west peninsula slowly as Drake will send his Tanks at you once he sees you on the mainland. Once they are down you can wipe out the hidden indirect-fire units.