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Just engage them, more will jump in while you are fighting. You could lure them closer to the Renenet, this makes things easier for you.
It's also mentioned in the objectives screen in your HUD, but I wouldn't bother too much if you know you can handle them.
The main advantage of fighting close to the Renenet is that you don't have to fly away from the meson bomb to clear the area. They just begin countdown and they don't bug you that much. At the time the countdown begins, some SF Dragons will jump in. Just let them be, they will all be wiped away by the meson bomb.
Once the first bomb exploded (but wasn't successfull) a wing of SF
Mara's will jump in. In other words: nothing to worry about. Once they have been wiped out, the second meson bomb will be deployed. Just wait until lambda jumps out and the bomb will explode. But suddenly the
Sathanas jumps in without the use of the Knossos device (surprise, surprise!). It's time to head back to base.
4.31 Mission 30 - Bearbaiting
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Objectives
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Primary objectives: Neutralize Sathanas forward beam cannon 1
Neutralize Sathanas forward beam cannon 2
Neutralize Sathanas forward beam cannon 3
Neutralize Sathanas forward beam cannon 4
Secondary Objectives: Destroy Sathanas forward flak batteries
Ship and loadout
----------------
Default:
Ship: GVF Ptah
Guns: GTW Akheton SDG
GTW Mekhu HL-7
Missiles: GTM-13 Helios
GTM-55 Trebuchet
Possibilities:
Ships: None
Guns: None
Missiles: None
Mission Overview
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* Destroy Forward Flak Guns
* Destroy Scorpio
* Destroy Virgo
* Destroy Beam Turrets
* Destroy Beam Turrets
* Destroy Gemini
This is a not so difficult mission if you know how to fly it ... however, I never managed to destroy all 4 beam turrets so far (3 is the max. - but hell, I only played the mission 3 times thus far. I'll try to take out all 4 turrets, but first I got to finish this guide).
The success of the mission depends on the way you deploy the helios missiles. You should launch them from close range and at maximum speed (with afterburners). If you do this correctly, launching 2 helios missiles (dual fire mode) will be enough to take down one beam turret.
The next question a lot of players might ask ... I only have 4 helios missiles. How am I supposed to take out more than 2 beam turrets?
Easy, rearm yourself. I tend to call for the rearming ship once I start the mission. You can rearm yourself while the new helios missiles are loaded into your missile banks (30 seconds) ... this is also a perfect time to start taking out the flak guns. You can easily rearm and shoot at the flak guns at the same time!
Once this is done, do it again ... and again (you don't need to rearm every time).
Once the Sathanas jumps out, don't head back to base. You have to take out another ship (you can rearm while you are waiting, the helios missiles will make things just a bit easier). You have to take out the
Beleth's beam turrets. First target the engines to stop the warship (unless you can do it in time). Then start taking out the beam turrets and then finish it off. It's not advisable to destroy it immediately (before you take out the turrets), since the objectives for taking out the beam turrets will be incomplete (It's strange, I know - I've notified Volition about this).
Now it's time to destroy Gemini wing and head out of there!
4.32 Mission 31 - High Noon
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Objectives
----------
Primary objectives: Help the Colossus neutralize the SATHANAS
Secondary Objectives: None
Ship and loadout
----------------
Default:
Ship: GVF Ptah
Guns: GTW Akheton SDG
GTW Mekhu HL-7
Missiles: GTM-13 Helios
GTM-55 Trebuchet
Possibilities:
Ships: None
Guns: None
Missiles: None
Mission Overview
----------------
* Destroy Beams
* Destroy Cancer
The number of beams you have to destroy in this mission, depends on how many beams you destroyed in the previous. If you did a bad job, you'll have to sweat it out in this mission. If you want to know how to take out the beams, check the previous mission.
Once the beams are taken out, concentrate on taking out Cancer wing.
This shouldn't be very hard. Once the fighters are taken out, take out the remaining weapons on the Sathanas: beam turrets, flak guns, laser guns, missile launchers ... Once the Sathanas is destroyed, jump back to base.
4.33 Mission 32 - Return to Babel
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Objectives
----------
Primary objectives: Capture the ETAK technology
Secondary Objectives: Destroy the SAMMAEL
Destroy the AZMEDAJ
Ship and loadout
----------------
Default:
Ship: GVF Serapis
Guns: GTW-5 Prometheus (S) Cannon
GTW-66 Maxim Cannon
Missiles: GTM-4 Hornet Swarm Missile (2x)
Possibilities:
Ships: GVF Horus
GVF Seth
GVF Tauret
GVF Thoth
Guns: GTW-19 Circe
GTW-83 Lamprey
GTW Akheton SDG
GTW Mekhu HL-7
GTW ML-70 Morning Star
Missiles: GTI TAG-B Missile
GTM-10 Piranha
GTM-11 Infyrno
GTM-14 EMP Adv.
GTM-19 Harpoon
GTM-4a Tornado Missile
GTM-43a Stiletto II
GTM-55 Trebuchet
GTM MX-6 Tempest Missile
GTM MX-64 Rockeye
Mission Overview
----------------
* Destroy Aries
* Destroy Cruisers
* Destroy Leo
* Destroy Aquarius
* Destroy Cancer
* Destroy Virgo
* Destroy Scorpio
* Destroy Libra
* Destroy Pisces
* Destroy Capricorn
* Destroy Sagittarius
* Destroy Taurus
First take out the SF Mara's that are in the system, then head for one of the cruisers and take it out with the help of beta wing. By the time it's destroyed, a wing of bombers will have jumped in. You intercept the bombers and their bombs, while you can let Beta wing take care of the remaining cruiser.
Once the transport jumps in, different wings of enemy fighters and bombers will jump in. Just remember that bombers are always a priority! No transport/Iceni, means a failed mission objective and the bombers are the only threat. Just watch your radar closely and once you see a new wave of fighters jumping in, head to intercept. If you take most of them out before they become a threat you should have no trouble completing this mission.
4.34 Mission 33 - Straight, No Chaser
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Objectives
----------
Primary objectives: Intercept and capture the AZRAEL transport
Secondary Objectives: None
Ship and loadout
----------------
Default:
Ship: GVF Serapis
Guns: GTW Akheton SDG
GTW-66 Maxim Cannon
Missiles: GTM-4a Tornado Missile
GTM MX-6 Tempest Missile
Possibilities:
Ships: GVF Horus
GVF Seth
GVF Tauret
GVF Thoth
Guns: GTW-19 Circe
GTW-5 Prometheus (S) Cannon
GTW-83 Lamprey
GTW Mekhu HL-7
GTW ML-70 Morning Star
Missiles: GTI TAG-B Missile
GTM-10 Piranha
GTM-11 Infyrno
GTM-14 EMP Adv.
GTM-19 Harpoon
GTM-4 Hornet Swarm Missile (2x)
GTM-43a Stiletto II
GTM-55 Trebuchet
GTM MX-64 Rockeye
Mission Overview
It's also mentioned in the objectives screen in your HUD, but I wouldn't bother too much if you know you can handle them.
The main advantage of fighting close to the Renenet is that you don't have to fly away from the meson bomb to clear the area. They just begin countdown and they don't bug you that much. At the time the countdown begins, some SF Dragons will jump in. Just let them be, they will all be wiped away by the meson bomb.
Once the first bomb exploded (but wasn't successfull) a wing of SF
Mara's will jump in. In other words: nothing to worry about. Once they have been wiped out, the second meson bomb will be deployed. Just wait until lambda jumps out and the bomb will explode. But suddenly the
Sathanas jumps in without the use of the Knossos device (surprise, surprise!). It's time to head back to base.
4.31 Mission 30 - Bearbaiting
______________________________
Objectives
----------
Primary objectives: Neutralize Sathanas forward beam cannon 1
Neutralize Sathanas forward beam cannon 2
Neutralize Sathanas forward beam cannon 3
Neutralize Sathanas forward beam cannon 4
Secondary Objectives: Destroy Sathanas forward flak batteries
Ship and loadout
----------------
Default:
Ship: GVF Ptah
Guns: GTW Akheton SDG
GTW Mekhu HL-7
Missiles: GTM-13 Helios
GTM-55 Trebuchet
Possibilities:
Ships: None
Guns: None
Missiles: None
Mission Overview
----------------
* Destroy Forward Flak Guns
* Destroy Scorpio
* Destroy Virgo
* Destroy Beam Turrets
* Destroy Beam Turrets
* Destroy Gemini
This is a not so difficult mission if you know how to fly it ... however, I never managed to destroy all 4 beam turrets so far (3 is the max. - but hell, I only played the mission 3 times thus far. I'll try to take out all 4 turrets, but first I got to finish this guide).
The success of the mission depends on the way you deploy the helios missiles. You should launch them from close range and at maximum speed (with afterburners). If you do this correctly, launching 2 helios missiles (dual fire mode) will be enough to take down one beam turret.
The next question a lot of players might ask ... I only have 4 helios missiles. How am I supposed to take out more than 2 beam turrets?
Easy, rearm yourself. I tend to call for the rearming ship once I start the mission. You can rearm yourself while the new helios missiles are loaded into your missile banks (30 seconds) ... this is also a perfect time to start taking out the flak guns. You can easily rearm and shoot at the flak guns at the same time!
Once this is done, do it again ... and again (you don't need to rearm every time).
Once the Sathanas jumps out, don't head back to base. You have to take out another ship (you can rearm while you are waiting, the helios missiles will make things just a bit easier). You have to take out the
Beleth's beam turrets. First target the engines to stop the warship (unless you can do it in time). Then start taking out the beam turrets and then finish it off. It's not advisable to destroy it immediately (before you take out the turrets), since the objectives for taking out the beam turrets will be incomplete (It's strange, I know - I've notified Volition about this).
Now it's time to destroy Gemini wing and head out of there!
4.32 Mission 31 - High Noon
____________________________
Objectives
----------
Primary objectives: Help the Colossus neutralize the SATHANAS
Secondary Objectives: None
Ship and loadout
----------------
Default:
Ship: GVF Ptah
Guns: GTW Akheton SDG
GTW Mekhu HL-7
Missiles: GTM-13 Helios
GTM-55 Trebuchet
Possibilities:
Ships: None
Guns: None
Missiles: None
Mission Overview
----------------
* Destroy Beams
* Destroy Cancer
The number of beams you have to destroy in this mission, depends on how many beams you destroyed in the previous. If you did a bad job, you'll have to sweat it out in this mission. If you want to know how to take out the beams, check the previous mission.
Once the beams are taken out, concentrate on taking out Cancer wing.
This shouldn't be very hard. Once the fighters are taken out, take out the remaining weapons on the Sathanas: beam turrets, flak guns, laser guns, missile launchers ... Once the Sathanas is destroyed, jump back to base.
4.33 Mission 32 - Return to Babel
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Objectives
----------
Primary objectives: Capture the ETAK technology
Secondary Objectives: Destroy the SAMMAEL
Destroy the AZMEDAJ
Ship and loadout
----------------
Default:
Ship: GVF Serapis
Guns: GTW-5 Prometheus (S) Cannon
GTW-66 Maxim Cannon
Missiles: GTM-4 Hornet Swarm Missile (2x)
Possibilities:
Ships: GVF Horus
GVF Seth
GVF Tauret
GVF Thoth
Guns: GTW-19 Circe
GTW-83 Lamprey
GTW Akheton SDG
GTW Mekhu HL-7
GTW ML-70 Morning Star
Missiles: GTI TAG-B Missile
GTM-10 Piranha
GTM-11 Infyrno
GTM-14 EMP Adv.
GTM-19 Harpoon
GTM-4a Tornado Missile
GTM-43a Stiletto II
GTM-55 Trebuchet
GTM MX-6 Tempest Missile
GTM MX-64 Rockeye
Mission Overview
----------------
* Destroy Aries
* Destroy Cruisers
* Destroy Leo
* Destroy Aquarius
* Destroy Cancer
* Destroy Virgo
* Destroy Scorpio
* Destroy Libra
* Destroy Pisces
* Destroy Capricorn
* Destroy Sagittarius
* Destroy Taurus
First take out the SF Mara's that are in the system, then head for one of the cruisers and take it out with the help of beta wing. By the time it's destroyed, a wing of bombers will have jumped in. You intercept the bombers and their bombs, while you can let Beta wing take care of the remaining cruiser.
Once the transport jumps in, different wings of enemy fighters and bombers will jump in. Just remember that bombers are always a priority! No transport/Iceni, means a failed mission objective and the bombers are the only threat. Just watch your radar closely and once you see a new wave of fighters jumping in, head to intercept. If you take most of them out before they become a threat you should have no trouble completing this mission.
4.34 Mission 33 - Straight, No Chaser
______________________________________
Objectives
----------
Primary objectives: Intercept and capture the AZRAEL transport
Secondary Objectives: None
Ship and loadout
----------------
Default:
Ship: GVF Serapis
Guns: GTW Akheton SDG
GTW-66 Maxim Cannon
Missiles: GTM-4a Tornado Missile
GTM MX-6 Tempest Missile
Possibilities:
Ships: GVF Horus
GVF Seth
GVF Tauret
GVF Thoth
Guns: GTW-19 Circe
GTW-5 Prometheus (S) Cannon
GTW-83 Lamprey
GTW Mekhu HL-7
GTW ML-70 Morning Star
Missiles: GTI TAG-B Missile
GTM-10 Piranha
GTM-11 Infyrno
GTM-14 EMP Adv.
GTM-19 Harpoon
GTM-4 Hornet Swarm Missile (2x)
GTM-43a Stiletto II
GTM-55 Trebuchet
GTM MX-64 Rockeye
Mission Overview
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