Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour/China Mission 5

The United States exits Europe to defend its homefront from the GLA. China fills the power vacuum – moving in to destroy the last GLA stronghold near Hamburg, Germany.

The GLA has captured the American base and will utilize its weapons against you. It is critical to locate and destroy the Particle Cannon in the northwestern portion of the map. While building up your nuclear arsenal, you must fend off intense land and air assaults from the west. A conventional force of Gattling Cannons, Helixes and ground units must be created and utilized before building your Nuclear Missiles.

After your Nuclear Missiles are built and the Particle Cannon is destroyed, the GLA will build a Scud Storm. After this is destroyed, the tides of battle will turn in your favor, but the mop-up operations will be extensive.

Walkthrough
Rapid construction of your base is critical in this mission. The initial GLA offensive is intense and you must have healthy defenses to deal with it.

Immediately click on the Capture upgrade at the barracks. While doing this, send two of the Red Guard at the south of your base toward the two oil derricks on your base. Build two additional Supply Trucks. As soon as the Capture upgrade is complete, capture the oil derricks.

Build an Airfield and Nuclear Reactor. Upgrade your Overlords with a Propaganda Tower and Gattling Cannon.

Click on one of the Helixes then press E to select all three of the Helixes. Have them group together near the oil derricks and quickly upgrade them – one with a Propaganda Tower and the other two with either Gattling Cannons or Bunkers.

Have two of the Red Guard units hop in one of the Helixes and send all three south.

While they are flying south, build two Gattling Cannons on the western front.

Have the Helixes destroy the two Artillery Platforms. Immediately fly two of the Helixes back to your base, while the third one unloads the two Red Guard to capture the two oil derricks. Keep the Helix there to guard the derricks or they will be destroyed.

The GLA structures in the area are façade structures. They will not produce any units to attack your derricks. You can also capture the fake command structure, and upgrade it into a real one. To the west are more abandoned USA vehicles; one of them is a US construction dozer. If you do build a base here, watch out for the tunnel network. If you get too close, it will un-garrison several vehicles.

While the above is being carried out, be building and upgrading four more Helixes as outlined above, so you can have two groups of three Helixes. When opportunity arises, build backup Helixes to replace and add to them. Having a few Helixes upgraded with Bunkers and filled with Tank Hunters will greatly speed up the destruction of GLA armor.

When time permits, add a third and fourth Gattling Cannon to the western front.

Have the Nuke Cannons force fire in a region west of your base. They may not hit anything, but they may make a target for the Particle Cannon and save some of your other units.

Add five Battlemasters to your western front to aid in base defense. When the Nuclear Missile starts building, move them over to protect it from Sneak Attack tunnels.

By now, the Particle Cannon will be firing. Repair whatever damage is inflicted.

Right after the Particle Cannon fires, a vicious assault by the GLA begins. Have your Helixes handle the brunt of this attack. Always keep your Helixes on Guard mode when not actively targeting a unit.

At the first opportunity, build a Propaganda Center and Internet Center. Obtain the Satellite Hack upgrade at the Internet Center. Immediately upon obtaining the Satellite Hack, utilize the General’s Powers of Cluster Mines and Artillery Barrage to the north of the northwestern base to expose the Particle Cannon.

You will be attacked for the second time by the Particle Cannon. Recover your losses as best as possible.

Start building one or two Nuclear Missiles, depending on funds available. Build extra Nuclear Plants while they are building so your Gattling Cannons don’t go offline. While the Nuclear Missile is building, crank out additional Battlemasters to protect this installation from the Sneak Attack tunnel. Move your other Battlemasters toward this area also.

Now is the time, if you haven’t already, to start cranking out massive Gattling Tanks. Build at least two groups of five each to protect from air attacks. If the jets survive too many bombing runs, they will be promoted and it will be much more difficult to defend against them. Keep replacing as necessary.

If you are losing too many Helixes, set the Guard command further east behind the Gattling Cannons. Your other units will work in conjunction with them to destroy Avengers and Humvees filled with RPG troopers.

Use the Battlemasters that survive the Sneak Attack tunnel to guard your southern flank. Add a few Gattling Tanks to round out the mix.

If you only are building one Nuclear Missile, be sure the Particle Cannon is already exposed, and that the Artillery Barrage is recharging and ready to go when the Nuclear Missile is.

Destroy the Particle Cannon. Keep your defenses strong as the assault will not end. Be sure to have plenty of Helixes and Gattling Tanks on your western front.

By now your Supply Depot may be empty so start collecting supplies from the west. Move up your Helixes to guard your Supply Trucks. Lay down Cluster Mines to help safeguard the area.

Build extra Nuclear Missiles and continue to destroy American airfields and War Factories until the assault ends.

Be moving one Helix to the far south. When the Scud Storm countdown begins, sneak him onto the far south-western edge of the base. Destroy the worker next to it and then destroy the actual Scud Storm itself. It may take a while with your Gattling Cannon, but the job will get done.

From here on out, the tide has turned in your favor and you can dismantle the GLA at your leisure.

Overlords will come in quite handy, as they can detect the numerous mines on the GLA bases. Purchase both upgrades for the Overlords at the Nuclear Missile site.

Mission accomplished!