Sea of Hope

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Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising Campaign

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Mission 23: Sea of Hope
Factions
Player	Kanbei, Sonja, or Sensei Sami
Enemy	Adder
Scenario Details
Game Mode	Campaign
Terms	Rout or Lab capture within 18 days
Weather	Clear
Fog of War	Active
Properties
Neutral Cities 0 0 0 0 0 17 Bases 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ports 0 0 0 0 0 2 Airports 0 0 0 0 0 5 Towers 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sea of Hope is the twenty-third mission of the Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising campaign, and the seventh of the Yellow Comet campaign. By capturing the Lab on the north island, Yellow Comet obtains the technology required to produce their own Neotank units.

Background

Using intel gathered in the previous mission, Yellow Comet troops advance towards the laboratory location.

Upon arrival, they find that Orange Star forces led by Sami are already fighting against Adder, and decide to help them... but they only have 18 days to capture the laboratory. After teaming up with Sami to fend off Adder and capture the lab, Sami thanks the Yellow Comet COs for helping her out of a sticky situation.

Strategy

The airports at your disposal should immediately point to Sensei being the optimal choice for this map. Use your Cruiser and Anti-Air units to deal with the Bombers Adder will be sending your way while sending foot soldiers to capture the nearby properties as well as the Airport on the island. Sami also has a small navy to help you out. Use her Battleships to destroy Adder's Rockets and Neotanks as the Neotanks will be approaching your side very quickly. Make sure to use Sami's Cruiser in case some of Adder's Bombers decide to go after her Battleships.

Start advancing upward with foot soldiers and transport units on the land route. Do not bother engaging with Adder's naval units as the only ones that can present any real threat are his Battleships. Once you have captured the Airport on the island, start building Bombers and bomb everything in sight. Anti-Airs and Missiles are your primary targets but make sure to stay out of range of Cruisers. After sinking Adder's Battleships, you should be able to ferry an Infantry with a T-Copter straight to the lab and capture it with no issue.

Requirements

Perfect Rankings

• Speed: 18 Days
• Power:
• Technique:

S-Rank

• Speed: 18 Days
• Power:
• Technique:

Gallery

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  Mission clear illustration

Trivia

• This is the only lab mission where the player commands more than one CO.

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising Campaign
Orange Star	Cleanupᴺ Border Skirmish Orange Dawn Sea for Allᴴ Flak Attackᴸᴺ / POW Rescueᴴ Lash Outᴺ / Mountain Opsᴴ Andy's Timeᴸ Test of Time Liberation
Blue Moon	Tanks!!! Toy Boxᴸ Reclamation T Minus 15 Neotanks?! Nature Walk Two-Week Test Factory Blues
Yellow Comet	Silo Scramble Sensei's Return Show Stopperᴸ Duty and Honor Foul Play A Mirror Darkly Sea of Hope The Hunt's End
Green Earth	Sea Fortress Sinking Feelingᴸ Drake's Dilemma Rain of Fire Danger x9 To the Rescue Navy vs Air Great Sea Battle
Black Hole	Hot Pursuit Final Front