You can take advantage of the arrangement of the warehouse platforms in this stage to avoid a majority of the enemies. Always climb up the ladders to the highest platform, and jump from the upper platform to the next middle platform beyond. Some of the gunners will follow you, along with the occasional rocket launcher equipped soldier, but for the most part, you will avoid a lot of confrontation. There are three supply runners in this portion of the stage, which all give grenades. Try to snag the grenades from the first supply runner, and use them against the third supply runner. When you land on the platform where the third supply runner was waiting, immediately throw another grenade to take out the grenade launchers on the ground below. Be prepared to jump out of the way when the first grenade launcher fires at you. Once you get past the grenade launchers, be prepared for a string of combat specialists. Jump into the air and take them out as they approach. You will reach the first forest wall. There are sets of grenade throwers on the top. Stay on the bottom and let them come to you (watch out for more combat specialists on the ground.) Climb up the second ladder after you remove the grenade throwers to confront the next supply runner who has a rocket launcher which you will definitely want to hang on to.
When you clear the first forest wall, a parachute soldier will drop down from the sky, and land mines will line the floor. A safe strategy is to climb down the last ladder of the forest wall, crouch down and shoot a rocket. You will take out at least two mine, a slew of foot soldiers, and run safely beneath the parachute soldier. Do this every time a land mine comes into view, and you will reach the next forest wall. It is actually rather short and leads to a cement wall. Along the floor in front of the wall, you will encounter grenade launchers, land mines, and combat specialists. If you've held on to at least on more rocket launcher, crouch down and fire so that you take out the land mines and the grenade launchers. Soon thereafter, you will encounter a supply runner in front of a grenade launcher. Take care when approaching him, as there is a combat specialist just waiting to rush you and jump kick you as you attempt to get the supply runner's weapon. Lure the combat specialist out first, then clear the area before going for the supply runners weapon. You can use his grenades to clear out the remaining enemies until you reach the end of the stage.
After you pass the penitentiary where the POWs are held, you will reach a solid brick wall. The alarm will sound and the area will clear out. Three soldiers in special heat gear will show up, one at a time, with flame throwers. Their flame throwers act just like yours do, launching a jet of flame far across the screen. You can duck under the first and third flame thrower's shots, but the second flame thrower crouches low to the ground when he fires. Ultimately, it is better to leap over the flames then to duck under any of them. Not only won't you have to worry if the flame thrower decided to crouch, but it will bring you that much closer to them in order to attack them. All it takes is one stab to bring them down. After you defeat all three, you will be treated to the ending where you rescue the POWs, before being sent back to the first stage again at a higher level of difficulty.
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