Mission 1: Until the trouble troubles you - p. 2 MoW: Vietnam Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

New objective: Neutralize enemy helicopters before they take off.

Place the sniper in [10], from here you should reach a soldier patrolling in [11]. However, this and the next battles will be more difficult. Previously, the opponents did not go in pursuit of a sniper, but from now on they will, so you can easily get hit or even die. Enemies will be virtually in constant motion, hiding among the trees and bushes, which can make accurate pointing very difficult (though not impossible). So remember to save the game before taking any 'action'. Kill the enemy on your side of the bridge in [12] and others who will run there, and then a solitary guard patrolling in [13]. Generally, kill as many as possible, but if you notice that an opponent moves in your direction, order the sniper to run to his comrades and wait until everything calms down, and the enemies return to their previous positions.

When the first part of the bridge gets cleared of all enemies, it's time for the next one. But first, lie down on the road in the area of [14] and start to aim at enemies on the other side (around [15]). You can also go to the shore next to the bridge, which will make it easier to hit enemies patrolling the opposite bank (vicinity of [16]). Your task is to clear the outskirts of the base. Eliminate the approaching soldiers, as well as those inside the base (if you manage to aim at them) but be careful not to scare pilots! If one of them hears any screams or sees a corpse of his friend, the whole group will escape to helicopters and fly away, and you can't afford it. But pilots do not always behave like this. Sometimes, despite the turmoil in the base, they remain in their places and don't go anywhere. There are no rules for that.

After cleaning the outskirts of the base crawl over the bridge with all of your people. Place the sniper in [17] and the rest in [16]. Now, a difficult task awaits you. You have to lure all the guards from [18], [19], [20] and [21] (some of them are patrolling, others are just standing) yet not alert any pilots. It's not an easy operation, so be patient. Try to lure enemies from [18] and [19] by shooting anywhere or near them. If this trick does not work when the sniper is lying in [17], move him a little bit closer to the base, shoot, and then back off. If the guards leave their posts, but start to return after a while - shoot again. Your task is to lure them to the road or near it in such a way that you can kill them right there and at the same time make sure the pilots will not see it.

In fact, if you manage to kill at least three enemies in [18] and [19], and the pilots will remain in place, you can consider yourself successful. The rest of the enemies in the above mentioned locations as well as in [20] and [21] are not that difficult to kill. First, try finishing off those who are patrolling, then the rest. If the death of one of the enemies makes his colleagues look for a sniper, get down and back off to the riverbank. When the guards return to their positions, continue the mission. Make sure there are no enemies in the vicinity of [18], [19], [20] and [21]. Next, place all your people near the fallen trees (near the three helicopters in [22]).

Once your troops reach the proper positions, shown in the picture below, it's time for some fast action, in which you'll destroy three helicopters. First, each of your soldiers with a rocket launcher has to constitute a separate control group (Shift + 2, Shift + 3 Shift + 4), so that you can quickly call them with hotkeys (2, 3, 4). For all - choose a rocket launcher as their main weapon (click on the rifle at the bottom of the screen to change the main weapon for each of your men). Perform the following operation doing everything exactly in this order: press 2, then hold Ctrl and move the cursor to the farthest of the helicopters. Wait until the circle around the crosshair becomes green, and then release Ctrl and press 3. Hold Ctrl and move the cursor to the helicopter on the left, wait, let go Ctrl key and finally, press 4, point at the right helicopter, wait and release Ctrl key when the circle becomes green. You have just made each of your men face the proper direction, which will speed up the attack on the helicopters. You will notice a soldier patrolling the area behind the left helicopter. Wait until he reaches the cabin. Slow down your game and save it, and then (again, exactly in the given order) do the following: move the cursor to the farthest helicopter, press 2, hold down Ctrl, click the LMB, release the Ctrl, point at the left helicopter, press 3, hold down Ctrl, click the LBM, release the Ctrl, point at the right helicopter, press 4, then hold Ctrl and click the LMB one last time. Only now release the Ctrl, select all your men and... run! Double-click on the forest, then run toward the shore and lay your men there. You can also save your game immediately after the destruction of helicopters, in case someone gets killed while fleeing. Usually one of your men is harmed, but not killed. However, if someone does die, load the saved game.