Scorched Earth

Scorched Earth
VS
Allied Forces
Player Faction	Tundran Territories
Allies	Western Frontier
Enemy Forces
Primary	Xylvania
Secondary	None
Other Intel
Location	En route to Gorgisburg
Result	Gorgi's Mausoleum survives

Scorched Earth is the sixteenth level in the Battalion Wars 2 campaign.

Intel

Start by calling a Flame Vet attack on the incoming Xylvanian Bazooka Vets, then send the Anti-Air Vets to shoot down the enemy Gunships. Move across the field, and another wave of enemy Grunts and Bazooka Vets will approach. Use the Tundran infantry to eliminate them, and blow out the MG Towers ahead with an Artillery volley. With the first area clear, take a minute to check the Map Screen. From this point, there are three different paths leading forward. While each only leads to a Secondary Objective, capturing the central Airbase and the eastern Factory will earn the player Gunship and Light Tank reinforcements.

Move out to the Airbase, and use the Artillery units to shell the enemy Anti-Air Vets from afar. Send the Tundran Anti-Air Vets to shoot down the Gunships while other units destroy the Auto-Guns. Ground the Xylvanian Air Transport before it can land, then send the infantry to capture the facility. This earns the player a pair of Gunships.

Order the other units into Wait Mode, and fly the Gunships over to the eastern Factory. Destroy the Auto-Guns and Artillerys, and send in the infantry to capture the facility. This earns the player a pair of Artillery. With the Factory in Tundran hands, another group of Xylvanian Bazooka Vets move in to re-capture it; roast them with the Flame Vets. Liberate the Bazooka Vet POWs, and lead the other units back to the central path. Use the Gunships to take out the two Light Tanks to the north, then use the Artillery to shell the Anti-Air Towers and any remaining Bazooka Vets near the Helipad. Activate the Helipad to call in reinforcements, and shoot down the two enemy Air Transports before they can land.

The western path has been turned into a minefield, and Private Hazard of the Western Frontier has found himself in the middle of it! Order the other units to wait near the Helipad and approach the area with only a single foot soldier. Change the camera view to help detect the mounds of fresh dirt, and carefully meander through the area to reach the imperiled infantry on the bridge. Turn and walk back the same way, and the Private will stay close by. Join up with the other Tundran forces at the Helipad and head west to help out the Frontier allies, who are under attack by Ubel's forces. Destroy the Bazooka Vets and Light Tanks, and prepare for the Primary Objective ahead.

Moving too close to either of the three bridges leading to Gorgisburg will trigger a cutscene, where Ubel has set explosive charges just outside Tsar Gorgi's Mausoleum. The player has 3 minutes to defuse the four Detonators near the structure. Destroy the enemy Artillery, then use the Tundran Artillery to take out the Anti-Air Tower. Keep the Anti-Air Vets close, and shoot down any Gunships that get too close. With the way clear, advance to the Mausoleum as an infantry and head for the first Detonator. Lock onto it and shake the Nunchuk to defuse it. Repeat the process on the other three Detonators while the other Tundran forces take out the remaining Xylvanians. Defuse the four charges and save the Mausoleum to complete the mission.

	Objectives
	Advance to the Mausoleum
	Defuse the Xylvanian Detonators (4)
	Capture the Airbase
	Capture the Factory
	Protect the Frontier battalion (12)
	Liberate the Bazooka Vet POWs
	Activate the Helipad
	Save Private Hazard from the minefield
A Gold Star indicates an objective that must be completed to clear the level. A Silver Star indicates an objective that is not required to clear the level.

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