Mission 8 - Desert Swarm


Strike Team Assembly:
As soon as you land, take out the nearby bughole and Warriors. Send your Engineer to the indicated spot, and he'll turn off the nearby fire. As you approach the burnt area, you'll see some Rhino bugs. They like to charge, so stay a certain distance from them, and when you trigger their charge, you'll have plenty of time to kill them before they even touch your strike team.

Head out to the wide-open area in the center of the map. As you approach the Ammo Dump there, a Tanker will appear. Kill it, its bughole, and the other bugs in the area. Reload your ammo and head for the visible Oil Field to the southwest. Turn off that fire. On your way there, you should have noticed a structure. Head around that and take out the Warriors and bughole back there. Ensign Barrie will ask you to help the engineers trapped inside. Find your way up on top of the structure, and escort them back into the canyon to the landing pad there.

Now head northeast to the next burning oil field. Set your strike team to guard the entrance to the box canyon, and send your Engineer in to turn off the nearby fire. When that's out, cautiously head through the burnt area, and into the hills. Hiding in there is a Brain bug. Keep your distance, as your troopers will take damage just being near it. Any artillery sent at it will be deflected up into the air, so call an Air Strike on its location, and take cover.

Continue through the hills, taking out bugs as you go. At the next Oil Field, your Engineer may have to stand in the fire to repair the station. When he's done. Sargent Nixon will illegally set off a Nuke, and be reprimanded. This actually opens up your way to the last Oil Field. Take out bugholes and bugs on your way to it. Shut off the last fire, and you'll be cleared for retrieval.

Waypoints on this map indicate the oil rigs that need to be repaired.

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