Editing Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour/USA Superweapon General vs. USA Laser General

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This level is initially extremely intimidating.  You start out with a Command Center and bulldozer – while the Laser General begins with three Particle Cannons ready to blast away. 

The land assault starts slowly and will give you a chance to form rudimentary defensive positions by garrisoning the buildings centered between your base and the Laser General’s base.

Talk here about how many blasts it will take to destroy Particle cannon

Further into the game, it will be necessary to beef up your defenses a bit more with EMP Patriots to defend against persistent Comanche helicopter attacks.  Colonel Burton will also be attacking your base, so Sentry Drones upgraded with machine guns will also come in handy.

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* Use the five civilian buildings to garrison Missile Defenders early in the game, backed up by a Humvee to protect the structures from infantry.  Later on, have Colonel Burton stationed in this area.  Once these structures are destroyed, fall back to defend your base with EMP Patriots, Fire Bases and other defensive units.
* Keep rebuilding your Barracks if it is targeted by the enemy Particle Cannons.  It only takes 500 credits to replace and will keep the energy beams from destroying other sections of your base.  
* Once two Patriots are built to the east of your base (to protect from Comanche attacks) these will be destroyed by Particle blasts.  But don't worry.  Simply keep rebuilding them until you can destroy their PC's.
* Build four Particle Cannons at once as soon as you have over 10,000 credits.  Be sure you have plenty of energy to keep them powered up.  Destroy the Laser General’s pride and joy – the three PC’s at the middle of his base.
* After destroying the enemy’s Particle Cannons, it is best to destroy the Command Center and the two dozers in one single attack.  Otherwise, the base will continue to rebuild its lost structures.  The exception to this is the Particle Cannons.  They will not be rebuilt.
* Beware of the enemy’s Colonel Burton. 
* The Laser General will not attack you with jets, but will utilize numerous Comanches to attack your base.  Have a minimum of three Patriots spread throughout the front of your stretched-out base to protect yourself from these aerial assaults.
* It is not necessary to destroy the garrisoned civilian buildings, Laser Turrets, Fire Bases, and enemy units to win the mission.  The quickest way to win the mission is building six or more Particle Cannons and destroying the base from space.}}
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==Walkthrough==

Build and upgrade a Reactor.  Build a second dozer and construct a Barracks.  Build a Supply Center and immediately build a second Chinook supply helicopter.

Be sure that all buildings are placed far enough apart so that the Particle Cannons cannot destroy two buildings at once.

The odds are enemy infantry may occupy one of the five civilian buildings right in front of your base before you can get to it.  Go ahead and research Flash Bang technology at your Barracks.  Create a Ranger and five Missile defenders.  Have your Ranger clear any garrisoned structures with the Flash Bang and then put your five Missile Defenders in each of the five separate buildings.

Build your Weapons factory and immediately send a Humvee to protect the buildings from infantry attacks.  Possibly upgrade it with a Battle Drone.

Build your Strategy Center.  Don’t forget to pick one of your free upgrades.

Start building your first Supply Drop Zone.

Create Colonel Burton and send him to protect your garrisoned buildings.  Consider building another bulldozer to keep the garrisoned buildings repaired.  If you repair the buildings, you need to bring the dozer back to a safe area after repairs or it will be destroyed.  If you keep the building repairs, you can defend your base from this position for the entire game.

By now, the Particle Cannons will start attacking your base.  If you are lucky enough “just” to have your Barracks destroyed, rebuild it, and keep rebuilding at as many times as necessary.  It takes only 500 credits to rebuild and will keep the ion blasts away from your other structures.

If it targets your Command Center, repair immediately or it will be lost on a subsequent blast.

Beef up your garrisoned buildings with two Missile Defenders each.  Add more as opportunity arises.

Build two Patriots to the northeast of your base, separated by a safe distance.  You must keep these here to protect your base from Comanche attacks.  They will be destroyed by PC blasts, but that’s okay.  Just continue to rebuild them.

Build a second Supply Drop Zone and then a third one before starting on your Particle Cannons.  Trust me.  This will save you a lot of time in the long run.  This way, you can build many Particle Cannons at once and they will be less susceptible to attack.  The Laser General will target your PC’s as they are building.  When this happens, the PC’s will be totally destroyed and 2,500 credits is lost.  Even if you get one built, it can be destroyed if you don’t get it fully repaired before the next Particle blast. 

After you have over 10,000 credits saved and five bulldozers ready to go, build four Particle Cannons at once.  Use the fifth dozer to build extra Reactors for needed energy supplies.

Once the PC’s are completely built, attacks from enemy Particle blasts will not entirely destroy them and they can be repaired after each attack.

After building the PC’s, construct EMP Patriots in areas to protect them from Comanche attacks.  

After the countdown, you can destroy the three enemy PC’s with your own Particle blasts.  

Wait for your PC’s to charge back up and you can then destroy the Command Center and the two bulldozers in one single attack.  From here on out, no new structures can be built and you can slowly start taking the base apart.  

Destroy first all Airfields, War Factories and Barracks.  Use your General’s Powers, such as A10 Missile Strike, Spectre Gunship and Fuel Air Blast, to destroy defenses at the very front of their base in case you decide to launch a ground assault – which is not necessary.  Targeting further inside the base may lead to destruction of your aircraft before they reach their target.

The quickest way to finish the mission is to continue building more Particle Cannons and destroy the entire base with Particle blasts. 

It is not necessary to destroy the Laser Turrets, Fire Bases, garrisoned civilian buildings, infantry or vehicles to win the mission.

If you so choose -- with the frontal defenses destroyed by your General’s Powers weaponry -- a small ground force can perform mop-up duties of any structures left standing.

Mission accomplished!







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