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Freedom Guard Mission 6:
Infiltration on Malik
Starting Units and Facilities
2 Snipers and 2 Infiltrators, 1 Rapid Armored Transport, Headquarters (level 2), Advanced Assembly Plant, Taelon Power Generator
Starting Credits
8,000
Objectives
• Use your Infiltrator to steal the plans for the Hover Freighter
• Destroy the Hover Research Facility
Taelon Deposits
One is near your starting location just south of your base, and another is at the bottom of the map, near the center.
Freshwater Springs
One is highlighted by a camera tower on a small island east of your base, and there's a second one to the northwest of your starting position, guarded by a series of turrets. There's a couple of other freshwater springs within the Imperium base, one in the southeast corner of the map and the other near the Taelon deposit at the bottom of the map near the center.
New Freedom Guard Units Available
Snipers, Infiltrators, Phase Tanks, Hover Freighters
New Imperium Units Available
Exterminators
Freedom Guard Strategy
Ignore the freshwater spring near the camera tower until you're able to build Hover Freighters later in the mission, since there's no place on the island to build a Water Launch Pad. Build a few Skirmish Tanks and two Construction Rigs and head northwest. You'll run into Plasma Turrets, so take them out with your snipers and Skirmish Tanks. Work quickly and take out a couple of the Plasma Turrets, then build a Laser Turret. The Imperium will launch a counterattack almost immediately from the west, so try to let your turret take out the bulk of the enemy force. Once that attack has subsided, continue attacking the Plasma Turrets to the north and west. Build a Water Launch Pad with the second Construction Rig. The freshwater spring is nearby, so by the time you have the Water Launch Pad built, the path to it should be clear.
There is a land bridge heading south, which you would have passed when you headed west from your starting position. The Imperium will eventually launch a sizable attack from across that bridge, so build a few turrets there to wait for it (the main Imperium base is located in the southeast corner of the map, although there are buildings to the west and south as well).
Although you can now begin attacking the Imperium base by continuing to head west, using Skirmish Tanks to take out the Plasma Turrets safely, there's a much quicker way to end this mission successfully. The Hover Research Facility is located on the landmass just west of the land bridge. Use a Construction Rig to build a bridge so that your units can access the landmass. Build a group of Phase Tanks and march across the bridge (after building a Phasing Facility). Begin attacking the Plasma Turrets and units located on the landmass near the Hover Research Facility. Morph your Infiltrators into Imperium units, and load them into the RAT to protect them until you've cleared a path to the Hover Research Facility. Try to clear out all of the Plasma Turrets from around the Hover Research Facility prior to sending in an Infiltrator - it'll be much harder to clear them out after you steal the plans. The Hover Research Facility will continue to produce Imperium armor, so be ready to take out any new units that will appear. Phase your Phase Tanks and lie in wait, being cautious to avoid taking out the Hover Research Facility. Move an Infiltrator into the Facility, then click on the Facility and move the cursor to the Hover Freighter icon, and begin stealing the plans by clicking on the icon. Once successful, double click on the Facility to eject your Infiltrator, load it up on your RAT, and take it immediately to your HQ. Once you get the Infiltrator there, enter the HQ, and you'll have the plans. Build a Hover Freighter to start harvesting the freshwater spring near the camera tower.
While the Infiltrator is on the way back to the HQ, use Construction Rigs to build several Laser Turrets within range of the Hover Research Facility. Let the Laser Turrets take out the Facility, and only unphase your Phase Tanks to protect your turrets or to chip in when the Hover Research Facility is close to being destroyed. If you've done a good job of clearing the area of Plasma Turrets and enemy units, this part should be easy. Unfortunately, the Imperium is going to send massive reinforcements, so you might not be able to take it without sending in reinforcements of your own. Phase Tanks are your best units to use on this mission.
Next: Go on to Mission 7 - Subterfuge
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