Empire Earth II/The Cold War - A Divided Germany

This is the first "James Bond wannabe" mission. Why? Because for once, you will not be asked to raze half a dozen cities, but to spy on your opponent.

As the title may implies, said opponent is the Soviet Union. USSR is working on a secret cybernetic program in Eastern Germany, and as the last beacon of freedom, you will have to gather information on this program, by moving Spies to various location within East Germany and Berlin.

You might think "that seems easy, I just have to bring a load of Spies there and there". Well, not so much. For one, you cannot hire Spy, even though some will occasionnally spawn in your base or be rewarded to you. Secondly, the Soviets will also spy on you, or rather on your allies, the Western German cities. They will intend to end your alliance with these cities, so you will have to protect them against any sabotage attempt.

After you've spied on all your objectives, USSR will attack you, to try to get the informations back. The attack won't be huge, but since you've spent much time moving Spies around, you might end up unprepared for it (that is, if you don't read this guide, which seems unlikely by now).

Mission information
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 * Primary Objectives
 * 1) Protect West German Alliance
 * 2) Gather Intel at Soviet Barracks
 * 3) Gather Intel at Soviet Factory
 * 4) Gather Intel at Soviet Manufacturing Plant
 * 5) Gather Intel from Soviet University
 * 6) Defeat Soviet Strike Force


 * Secondary Objectives
 * 1) Keep Munich Treaty intact
 * 2) Keep Stuttgart Treaty intact
 * 3) Keep Hamburg Treaty intact
 * 4) Keep Bonn Treaty intact
 * 5) Keep Hannover Treaty intact
 * 6) Extract British operatives
 * 7) Bring Commandos to safety
 * 8) Rescue the defecting Scientist
 * 9) Escort Scientist to safety

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 * Defeat Conditions
 * 1) Prevent Death of 20 Spies
 * 2) Prevent 3 Allies from Revoking their Alliance
 * Factions
 * 1) United States - Blue (Player)
 * 2) Soviet Union - Red
 * 3) Munich - Green
 * 4) French - Orange
 * 5) England - Teal
 * 6) Germany - Bright Yellow
 * 7) Stuttgart - Light Purple
 * 8) Bonn - Grey
 * 9) Hamburg - Dark Purple
 * 10) Hannover - Dark Yellow

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 * Epochs Available
 * 1) XII - The Atomic Age

Walkthrough
As usual, you will have to put six Citizens on each resource. But before doing so, it is advised to dispatch one Citizen to each allied German city. The Soviet Spies will start trying to sabotage their building pretty soon, so you have to make yourself ready and prevent your allies from defecting. You should also dispatch on Spy to each city, because it is quite unlikely you will have time to build Outposts before the first Spies show up. When the Citizens are on their way (it will take some time for them to reach the cities), start gathering more resources. You will need a lot of Wood and Stone (for the Outposts) and Food (to hire even more Citizens), so those should be your priority.

As you may see, you have a few units patrolling in each German City. That's all fine and dandy, but letting them walk around is the best way to get sabotaged early on. Instead, gather all the units of a territory near your ally's City Center. As soon as an enemy Spy is spotted, order them to kill him.

As soon as you have spare resources, you can start building Outposts in your allies' territories. Some are easier to defend than others. Munich is pretty small, so you can have all Outposts gathered in one spot. Stuttgart is bigger, but most spies will come from the South, so that's where you should have your Outposts. In Hannover, all sabotage attempts will come from the East, so building your outposts there should lock the territory. Same thing for Bonn (though the border is longer).

Things are a bit trickier with Hamburg, as Spies will come from the South and from the East. You will need to spread your Outposts to cover both directions. The northern part of the city is the most vulnerable.

Lastly, you should build more Outposts at the border with the Soviet. You can build one or two right near the Wires that protect Saarland, and a few near the road that comes from Nordrhein-Westphalen (to Saarbrucken).

When that is done, you should have some time to breath, and to go on with the objectives. You will be asked to Gather Intelligence on four different Soviet buildings. There are a few Outposts and Spies that may detect your own Spies inside Eastern Germany, so be careful about those : you can't lose more than 20 Spies.

Start gathering intelligence until you receive secondary objectives. The first one will ask you to extract British commandos and to escort them to Hessen. The place where the Commandos are is revealed on your map. Bring on spy there to find the Commandos, and escort them safely (none should be able to harm then) to receive some units and Spies. The other secondary objective is quite similar, except that you will have to rescue a Scientist, jailed in the Fortress in Sachsen. Bring a couple of Spies (one will likely die because of the Fortress), find the Scientist (you just have to go nearby the Fortress) and escort him to Malmedy to receive even more troops and Spies.

Your starting army won't be enough to fight back the final Soviet attack, so before completing too many objectives, you should start making some units. The Soviet army will consist of around 20 Assault Tanks supported by some planes and infantry. Nothing extraordinary, but enough to destroy you if you don't prepare yourself and just focus on the spying task. An army of about 20 Tanks with a couple of Self-propelled artillery and a dozen Machingunners should be enough. Don't forget to upgrade your units and to research Technologies.

When you feel like you're ready, you can resume your intelligence gathering. Make sure to avoid the fortified area in the middle of Germany (with a Fortress and a couple of Outposts) as your Spies can die quickly when under fire. The last objective is the University near Berlin. Approach it from the North, gather intelligence on it, and wait for the Soviet Attack. Crush it (make more units if needed) and enjoy your victory.

Tips

 * If you feel you aren't ready to defeat the Soviet strike force, you can simply build up your army a bit more before completing the last spying mission.
 * Although the objectives say that alliance treaties will be cancelled if you let the Soviets sabotage a same city three times, it seems that it never actually happen.