Capture Train Station

BACKGROUND

Reports from GDI soldiers in Texas telled that a large alien ship had crashed in the area, and that Nod forces were moving artefacts from it. McNeil quickly left for it.

Before that, there was a train station west of the crash site that was under Nod control. Capturing it would stop Nod from removing artefacts from the crash site, so a small strike team was formed.

FORCE COMPOSITION

The initial strike team included 2 wolverines and few infantry units. There were civilian arrays in the area that when captured, would provide coordinates for reinforcements to arrive. Heavier weaponry could also be acquired if required.

Nod forces in the area were light as small patrols of infantry, cyborgs and buggies were scattered around the rocky area. The Nod base wasn't very heavily defended either.

THE SKIRMISH

As the GDI forces entered the area, an Nod patrol spotted them, The strike team managed to destroy the patrol, but a single bike escaped to warn the base. This did not mind the strike force, so they continued the advance. Moving west, they came by a civilian array. Quickly taking out the Nod soldiers and buggies nearby, they then captured the array and requested for reinforcements, which came in the form of a infantry team in drop pods. The team then ventured west to find a ridge that led to the other array. After they dealt with the infantry and cyborgs in the way, they captured the second array and further infantry team and 2 wolverines. Then they decided to split in two teams.

The first team included only the strike forces 4 wolverines. They headed back to the first array, and moved north. Finally they found a bridge that led to the Nod base's main entrance. Upon closing on the gate, the defence lasers opened fire on them, destroying one of them, before they had retreated to safety. A weakness needed to be found before further advancing, so they moved west to find the base's power plants near the cliff edge. If they were to be destroyed, the lasers would overload, so McNeil sent 2 titans to their position. The titans devastated the power plants with their cannons, resulting in the lasers overloading and blowing up. The walkers then returned to the entrance and blasted their way trough.

The second team included the strike force's infantry and moved trough the cliffs via bridges. When they arrived at the third cliff area, a nod engineer blowed the next bridge, forcing them to repair it. After crossing it, the team found a civilian village under nod supervision. They freed the village from Nod control and as a thanks, the civilians repaired a bridge to the north, opening up a second entrance to the Nod base. The team moved up, taking out small Nod patrols.

The two teams met up at the front of the base and attacked it. After Razing the base, they captured the train station, and the mission was completed.

AFTERMATH

With the train station captured, Nod could no longer remove artefacts from the crash site quickly. A infantry platoon was mounted on the train to launch a surprise attack at the nod base near the chrash site.