"With the Red Army in tatters and supplies desperately short, Russian morale is at an all time low and forces are surrendering in droves. Stalin has realized that the fall of Moscow will in the complete collapse of Communist control over the masses, and has staked a final defensive line, comprised of the last remnants of the Red Army and irregular conscripts from the general population. Vistory here will mean the end of Russia. The German European forces, supported by advance Japanese units from the newly-conquered India, are prepared to strike the final blow."
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Primary Objectives
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- Capture Moscow before Japan
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Secondary Objectives
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- Destroy all of Zhukov's forces
- Destroy all of Chuikov's forces
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Special Operations
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Germany - Manstein's Forces
- V Weapons
- Propaganda War
- Espionage
- Corps Reorganization
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Walkthrough
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Thankfully, enemy aircraft won't be an issue in this mission, although your Japanese "ally" will sometimes start bombing you. Your first objective should be building two Armor HQs, then building six units of King Tiger tanks to defend your base (and later, destroy the enemy's bases). Make sure you get all of the upgrades for the tanks, too, and then build three airfields.
You should build Mechanized HQs to fill any extra building vacancies you have. Each one improves your money making rate, and you'll be needing a lot of money to fund your bombers.
First, you'll want to eliminate the enemy base in the lower-right corner. The town between your base and the enemy should be lightly defended, so you should be able to take your Tigers down there and grab the town with little effort. Don't go south of the river until you've done some serious damage with your bombers, though. There's a massive concentration of enemy units down there that will make short work of your Tigers if you're not careful.
Find the enemy's Corps HQ first, then take down anti-aircraft batteries. You should be used to this procedure by now... >_> Destroy the ammo and oil depots next, and then the other HQs. Fend off any angry units that try to pass through the town, and then send your tanks in to finish off anything that managed to avoid your bombers.
When you've cleared that entire lower area, send your tanks back to the top of your base. Things are about to get very complicated - check on your "ally" in the north-east corner. If he's doing exceptionally well, you're in trouble. If he manages to take Moscow before you do, you'll fail the mission. It might seem like a cheap thing to do, but if he's in danger of taking the town, take your bombers up there and blow the crap out of him. Hey, he's not above doing it to you, so why not repay the favor, eh?
If he's not doing well, then just let him sit there and absorb the Soviets' attention. Pack and redeploy some of your ammo depots, fuel depots, and/or Armor/Infantry/Mechanized HQs along the west side of the map in a chain. The purpose is to extend your supply zone as far north along the west side of the map as possible. There's a side entrance to the second enemy base way up at the top of the screen, and you'll want a supply zone nearby so you can make a bunch of hit and run raids.
When you have your supply zone extended and your tanks are in possition, send your bombers up to deal with any Corps HQs you can find. You should probably send them up there a few more times, too. Blast his depots and a few of his unit HQs, then send your tanks in the west entrance of his base. Destroy as many buildings as you can, and if he starts to send units at you, destroy them. If you take to much damage, retreat to your supply zone to repair your tanks.
You should be able to continue this process for the rest of the mission until the enemy's forces are depleted and Moscow is yours. Make sure you continue to use your bombers, and make sure you don't let the Japanese guy take the city. If you have to, destroy him completely with your bombers.