AW2 Classic Campaign – Mission 22: A Mirror Darkly

Sonja versus Lash… A meeting of minds!

Mission Strategy

This mission has a unique loss condition. If any of Lash’s units end their turn on top of your HQ, you lose. Your goal is to stop them with the plethora of Rockets and Artillery you have.

The mission features two choke points that you are intended for use. Advance your Tanks as soon as possible to take those spots and stop the enemy from moving past you. You’ll then be able to take them down with your indirect-fire units.

Sonja’s Recons should give you plenty of vision, but remember you can put your Mechs on Mountains to increase their vision range.

Defeat All Enemies: The aim here is to group the enemy up using the choke point and then bombard them with Rocket fire. Move your central Tanks quickly to the two choke points (one to the east and two to the west). If the enemy breaks through your Tanks, you’ll likely lose. Prioritize the enemies that threaten your Tanks. Remember that enemies retreat at 2 health, so be careful pushing them under that number if they are stopping the tougher enemies from reaching the front.

Your Recons and Mechs will give you vision, so be sure to not lose them. Watch for the enemy Rockets and Mechs as they are the only units that will threaten your side Rockets. Once most of the enemies are dealt with, you can move your own Mechs in to wipe up the remainders.

Turn by Turn Walkthrough

Because of the sheer number of units and possible confusion, I will be using a different format for this guide. Each Day will be split into three sections – one for the left side of the Mountains, one for the right side of the Mountains, and the center of the Mountains. Mechs will cross the Mountains, but they will still be included on their original side (until the last couple of turns). Only the three Tanks and central Rockets will be part of the center lane.

For the two sides, I will work my way down from top to bottom, left to right (unless something needs to move first). I will list the unit and the target it should attack. If it is just moving, I will instead say it should Advance. If a unit is not doing anything this turn, it will not be listed. Where there is possible confusion as to which unit should be attacked (ex. 2 Medium Tanks are in range), I will specify using cardinal directions.

Since this is a Sonja mission, she may low roll an attack, dealing less damage and desyncing our mission. If we get too off from each other, you’ll have to finish the mission yourself. The general priority of targets is as follows:

Threats to your Tanks
Mechs in attack range
Indirect-fire units in attack range
Mechs out of attack range
Indirect-fire units out of attack range
Recons
Neotanks
Medium Tanks
Tanks
Infantry
Anti-Air
APCs

* The exception to this list is any units that are currently blocking other enemies from attacking your Tanks, like low health Tanks or Recons

The guide will be deviating from this priority list in an attempt to keep the mission consistent by guaranteeing kills.

Day 1

Left Side
- Advance all of your units
Right Side
- Advance all of your units
Center
- Advance all of your units

Day 2

Left Side
- North Rockets: Advance
- North Artillery: Advance
- North Mech: Advance
- 2nd North Mech: Advance
- 2nd North Rockets: Mech
- 3rd North Rockets: Mech
- South Rockets: Anti-Air
- South Artillery: Anti-Air
Right Side
- North Artillery: Advance
- North Mech: Advance
- 2nd north Mech: Advance
- North Rockets: APC
- West Rockets: Mech
- East Rockets: Advance
- South Rockets: Neotank
- South Artillery: Artillery
Center
- Advance all of your units

Day 3

Left Side
- North Mech: Advance
- North Rockets: Medium Tank
- North Artillery: Advance
- Recon: Advance
- 2nd North Rockets: Medium Tank (Reset Turn if not destroyed)
- 3rd North Rockets: Tank
- 2nd North Mech: Advance
- South Rockets: APC (Loaded with Mech)
- South Artillery: APC (Loaded with Mech)
- South Mech: Advance
Right Side
- North Artillery: Advance
- North Rockets: North Medium Tank
- West Rockets: Neotank
- North Mech: Advance
- East Rockets: North Medium Tank (Reset Turn if not destroyed)
- South Rockets: Medium Tank
- Artillery: Tank
- 2nd North Mech: Tank
- South Mech: West Artillery
Center
- Rockets: South Medium Tank
- South Tank: Mech
- East Tank: Neotank
Activate Sonja’s Super CO Power

Day 4

Left Side
- North Rocket: Recon
- North Mech: Recon
- APC: Advance
- 2nd North Rockets: South Tank
- 3rd North Rockets: Medium Tank
- North Artillery: Medium Tank
- South Rockets: Medium Tank (Reset Turn if not destroyed)
- Recon: Advance
- 2nd North Mech: Advance
- South Artillery: Tank
- South Mech: Advance
Right Side
- North Artillery: Advance
- North Rockets: North Medium Tank
- North Mech: North Medium Tank (Reset Turn if not destroyed)
- West Rockets: West Medium Tank
- East Rockets: Medium Tank
- South Rockets: Medium Tank
- South Artillery: Medium Tank (Reset Turn if not destroyed)
- South Mech: Advance
Center
- Rockets: South Medium Tank (Reset Turn if not destroyed)
- East Tank: Artillery

Day 5

Left Side
- North Rockets: Tank (Reset Turn if not destroyed)
- 2nd North Rockets: Neotank
- 3rd North Rockets: Neotank
- North Artillery: Tank
- Recon: Infantry
- South Rockets: Medium Tank
- North Mech: Neotank (Reset Turn if not destroyed)
- APC: Advance
- South Artillery: Artillery
- South Mech: Infantry
Right Side
- North Mech: APC
- North Rockets: Advance
- West Rockets: Medium Tank
- East Rockets: Medium Tank
- South Rockets: Medium Tank
- North Artillery: Recon
Center
- Rockets: Medium Tank
- West Tank: Advance
- Central Tank: Advance
- South Tank: Advance
Activate Sonja’s Super CO Power

Day 6

Left Side
- 2nd North Rockets: Anti-Air
- 3rd North Rockets: Infantry
- Artillery: Infantry
- South Rockets: Medium Tank
- North Mech: Anti-Air (from the east)
- Recon: Infantry
Right Side
- North Rockets: Advance
- West Mech: Rockets (from the north)
Center
- Rockets: Medium Tank
- West Tank: West Rockets
- North Tank: Infantry
- South Tank: Advance

Day 7

Left Side
- Do nothing
Right Side
- North Rockets: Infantry
Center (and Mechs)
- North West Tank: Infantry from the west
- North East Tank: Infantry (this may destroy it)
- Center West Mech: Rockets
- Other Center Mech: Rockets (from the City in case enemy Medium Tank survives)
- South Tank: Medium Tank (this may destroy it)

Day 8

Left Side
- Do nothing
Right Side
- North Rockets: Infantry
Center
- South Tank: Medium Tank