The 4th GDI mission is a choice of three. The left-most arrow sends you to Poland (but uses the same briefing as Belarus) to recover nuclear rods. The middle arrow sends you to Białystok, and the right arrow sends you to recover the nuclear rods in Belarus.
The mission selection here also affects your choice of next mission.
Get the Rods Back (Poland)
This is the left-most mission area.
For this mission, the recommendation is to simply blitz to the crate without stopping to worry about enemies. The route here involves crossing the tiberium patch, turning left, and following the path to the south. Drive to the enemy base, the crate is found int he north-east corner.
If you prefer a non-blitz approach, you first want to load your soldiers onto the APCs before bringing them across the tiberium field. Unload them once you're past the tiberium, and advance towards the base as desired.
It is possible to flank the enemy base by continuing north, and driving the troops across the tiberium field. However, this causes NOD to deploy a few soldiers as reinforcements that will attack from behind. At best, you can destroy the hand of nod in order to cut down on enemy reconstruction, but it's generally harder as the enemy's rocket soldiers have slightly longer range.
Note that if you have your forces wiped out, you will receive one APC containing four grenadiers. This is the only reinforcement in the mission, and if it is lost, so is the mission.
Take Białystok
When you start, you'll see two civilians run past, followed by a group of eight nod soliders. Attack them with your grenadiers to soften up the group, using the vehicles only when they get too close.
Białystok is to the south, reached by following the road that appears to the east. Cross the bridge and enter the village.
You will receive reinforcements of two humvees, and an APC with 5 grenadiers. However, the enemy will start the full scale attack on the farming community, sending all units on the map to your location - especially the two light tanks that approach from the south east. THe enemy will first focus on the civilian building next to the bridge, allowing you some time to engage the tougher enemies.
Your grenadiers are best equipped to engage the light tanks. The vehicles should instead attempt to engage infantry as they approach.
Get the Rods Back (Belarus)
For this mission, the recommendation is to simply blitz to the crate without stopping to worry about enemies. The route here involves crossing the tiberium patch, continuing north and following the path to the south. When you see the body of water, try to hug the southern edge of the map as you advance to the crate.
If you prefer a non-blitz approach, you first want to load your soldiers onto the APCs before bringing them across the tiberium field. Unload them once you're past the tiberium, and advance towards the base as desired. The most difficult portion would be the light tank, which parks itself, and requires your grenadiers to effectively destroy.
It is possible to flank the enemy base by continuing north, and driving the troops across the tiberium field. However, this causes NOD to deploy a few soldiers as reinforcements that will attack from behind. At best, you can destroy the hand of nod in order to cut down on enemy reconstruction, but it's generally harder as the enemy's rocket soldiers have slightly longer range.
Note that if you have your forces wiped out, you will receive one APC containing four grenadiers. This is the only reinforcement in the mission, and if it is lost, so is the mission.
End of mission
If you want to choose more than one mission, save the game before you retrieve the rods or destroy the last enemy.
After the cutscene, you are brought to the mission selection screen. Unlike other missions, the available missions depend on which mission you chose for the next chapter:
- Repair the base (Ukraine): Available if you chose the right arrow to retrieve the rods from Belarus. Although there are two arrows to indicate different missions, they actually lead to the same one.
- Repair the base (Germany, North): Avaiable if you originally chose the left or middle arrow. This is identical to the Ukraine version of the next mission.
- Repair the base (Germany, South): Available if you originally chose the left or middle arrow. The only mission that's different than the other two.