Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
Realize that the first time you play the demo it will be very hard. Until you develop a solid strategy, you're going to get destroyed. Here's a hint:
-Disable the Panther with Molatov Cocktails, then repair it with a repair kit. Once you have it its just a matter of taking out the tracks of other tanks and mopping up. And as long as you don't completely destroy enemy tanks, they can all be repaired and commandeered.
-Evacuating the Colonel isn't really necessary, provided you take out the German rocket launcher soon enough.
-Make sure to examine the three piles of boxes laying around at the start of the mission. You can get some great weaponry (Bren Guns, RPG's, Bazooka's) early on this way.
If you have any other questions, let me know.
I had no idea that you could do that much. I pretty much tried to take out everything using the Allied tank and having my men defend their positions.
I've been slaughtered every time.
I really don't play this type of game much, so I've got to get the controls down.
I didn't really understand what I was doing at first either. They should have included more documentation with the demo. The examine button is key. If you examine tanks you can find Fuel cans, repair kits, and even switch tank weapons. You can then use the fuel can to siphon gas from other tanks and fill up other vehicles. You can refuel your starting Sherman in this way, though I wouldn't bother. Also note that you have to use mines to activate them, you can't simply place them on the ground (if you do that they will appear as boxes, which isn't what you want). You need your soldier to hold the mine, then place it on the ground. One more thing, if you press backspace the game will go into slowdown mode, which is self-explanatory. With all that said, here's a quick rundown as to how I beat the level on normal (this will be long, but it works):
-Have the commander in the green suit get in your sherman and head straight towards the crossroads as far as he can go (he'll run out of gas really quickly).
-Have one of your soldiers run (double-click) towards the left-most pile of boxes. While he's running have the other soldier head towards the right-most pile of boxes. When he gets there have him take all the anti-tank mines and as many anti-infantry mines as he can carry. Then have him run towards the crossroads.
-While he's running, have the other soldier take the Bren Gun and ammo from the other pile of boxes. Make sure he gets all the RPG's from the box, they can be extremely useful in destroying tanks. Once he loads up, have him head upwards towards the hill that borders the road. When the germans start attacking, you're going to take direct control of him.
-When the mine solider reaches the crossroads, have him lay out the mines in a scattered pattern. If you hit the U button while holding a mine, he should lay all of his mines in a scatter pattern. Once that is done, have him run back to the middle pile of boxes. Once he gets there, grab the Bazooka and all the bazooka ammo. Make sure he has enough room in his inventory to hold the bazooka, otherwise he will drop it when he run. Now have him run upwards to the left a little bit where he can hide behind a wall. He should be able to disable tanks from there (if you aim at the tracks you can effectively prevent tanks from moving).
-Now back to the other soldier. Take direct control of him. Using the Bren gun, you should be able to wipe out all of the german infantry that attacks. Use the hill as cover while reloading and this is a piece of cake. If your bazooka soldiers fails to take out the early, small tanks (and you can take control of him to do so if necessary), have your soldier throw RPG's on the tanks to destory them.
-Now wait for the Panther tank to arrive (the big german tank that is nearly impossible to destroy with anti-tank fire). It works well to destory its tracks to prevent it from moving, then throw malatov's on it. 1 or 2 should have its occupants pouring out on fire. Kill those guys, repair the tank, and take control of it. It's also a good idea to repair anther tank at this point.
-At this point it gets pretty easy. Use the Panther to destory everything. You'll probably have to repair it a couple of times because the remaining german tanks will knock out its tracks. If you have your remaining soldiers run up towards the germans, you can stealthily use them to destroy a couple of troop carriers with grenades. This just makes the Panther's job that much easier.
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