"The successful landings across the Normandy coast have enabled the establishment of a significant beachhead on the continent. Desperate with the direction the war has taken, the Germans are fighting ruthlessly to defend the hedgerows and battlefields lying between the Allies and the rest of France. France's liberation is at hand, and total victory draws near."
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Primary Objectives
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- Capture and hold Cherbourg
- Capture and hold Saint Lo
- Capture and hold Caen
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Secondary Objectives
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Special Operations
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USA - Bradley's Forces
- Mechanized Advance
- Lend Lease
- Mechanized Resupply
- Corps Reorganization
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Walkthrough
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This mission is much, much easier than the two preceeding missions. Fight off the units in front of your base at the start, then retreat your units into the safety of your supply zone. Start building up your base to the point where you can support nine units of artillery tanks, then build them and start moving north. Clear out that town, then head south-west once you've taken it.
Don't head south-west too fast, since there's a fair amount of German resistance guarding the water crossings. Hopefully your ally in the east is still alive and kicking (he might even take the north-eastern town if he's very productive). If he is, then he's probably streaming forces into the southern town. If so, you can just move your artillery tanks to the west side of the town and start picking away at it until you take it.
If your computer buddy hasn't managed to take the north-eastern town, then he probably isn't doing much against the southern town. If that's the case, you should consider moving your base to the south so you can keep your artillery tanks supplied easier. Either way, once you take all three towns, you'll win the mission, and unless you just aimlessly throw away your tanks, you shouldn't be able to lose this mission.
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