The Great Escape

&nbsp The Great Escape was a GLA operation to escort the next GLA leader to his escape point, and prevent American forces from capturing him.

Background
With the death of Dr. Thrax at the hands of the American army, the GLA leadership was again in disarray. This left the American and the Chinese forces to easily eliminate GLA positions and the survival of the terrorist army hung on a knife edge. The only person who could unite the GLA once more to victory was a Kazhak general nicknamed "Deathstrike". If he was allowed to live, then the Americans would not have seen the last of the GLA.

Rendezvous with the escort
Unfortunately for Deathstrike, his limo and an initial escort force of 2 technicals were spotted by American Humvees and started a car chase through an unknown city, exchanging fire. After a time one Humvee crashed into an oil truck coming from an intersection, but the other managed to even the odds by destroying one of the Technicals. Coming to a bend the Humvee pursued and destroyed the second Technical who crashed into the base of the tower. As the limo and Humvee turned the bend, the tower collapsed itself onto the Humvee, killing its occupants. The limo thus successfully escaped to the rendezvous point outside the city, meeting up with a stronger escort force commanded by one of few surviving GLA commanders left.

Escorting "Deathstrike"
Upgrading his escort force the GLA commander started to escort Deathstrike to the airport. Along the way he had to beat back several American patrols, keeping Deathstrike out of harm's way, and met up with the fast and versatile Combat Cycles on the other side of the bridge. The commander then came across an American outpost supplying money for the US in the area and destroyed it with his escort force. He soon arrived at a heavily damaged GLA base and swiftly took command of it. Since the US base at the airport would be too much for his escort force to handle, the commander built up his tank battalion and accompanied the escorts to attack the base. Making short work of the only two Firebases defending the garrison, and the garrison itself, the road to the airport was clear for Deathstrike to make his escape by plane.

Aftermath
Deathstrike's escape meant that the GLA would live on, although its current state did not allow the organisation to openly engage the Americans. For this to continue, GLA loyalists would need to unite the organisation - by force if necessary.