Walkthrough Level 7

THE GARDENS OF KADESH

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• The (E)fighters (called 'Swarmer's and 'Advanced Swarmer's) in this level ignore height and largely stick to the height of your MS. They will target and destroy any offensive CSp's, given the chance, so move your RS, D's, AF's, IF's and IAF's [A] or [U] far enough that you can't see them with Tactical Overlay
• Move your SCr into wings. Position one wing [FR], one slightly below this one, and one [F] but close to the MS. Agressive tactics advised
• Move the Carrier to an area near RU strands, above or below the height of the MS along with your RC's (and RCn if you have one)
• Set your SF's to Evasive (so they don't attack (E)SCr) and position them [F] and slighlty [A] so that your SCr can dock with them easily (faster turnover than with the MS). Possibly set an Evasive AF to guard each SF
• When you are 'ready' for battle, set your RC's to Harvest
• Set the majority of your SCr on the (E)SCr which begin docked with their (E)Fuel Pods; when they are stationary like this, they are much easier to take out
• The (E)SCr can only have two attack passes before they need to refuel. Keep harrowing them and when they get low on fuel they will burst readily
• You can set one team (say of AB's) to destroy each (E)Fuel Pod to leave the (E)Swarmers adrift
• Alternatively, if you get a break when no (E)SCr are near the (E)Fuel Pods, you can salvage them. They give you 300RU's each when retired. The (E)SCr will attack any SC's they see near their pods, though
• Do not attack the (E)MS this level. It's guns are fairly effective against your SCr but I think you cannot burn it until next level. Even if you set your entire bunch of D's, IAF's, IF's and AF's on it, it suffers no damage and merely HS's to another area on the map (it circles your MS counter-clockwise). (Bug Alert: the reason we are trapped in this area and cannot HS out is because there is a strong HS inhibitor field here. How, then, can the (E)MS HS since (in the following cutscene you learn) it has an identical HS signature to our own?!?)
• It is good to have a wing always hanging around it though, since it spurts (E)SCr out of its neck periodically
• At some point, a few wings of (E)SCr will head off to beat up one of your RC's. Set a wing of Interceptors on them (and some Scouts to add to their confusion). NB: Swarmers will easily outrun Interceptors on the straight)
• Do not forget to refuel your SCr with the SF's (or Carrier, RC or RCn) or they will be useless
• Fleet Command will tell you "the Hyperspace Module is fully charged". Set an Evasive Scout to follow the (E)MS. Keep killing the (E)SCr. (NB: Do not HS; the 'Quantum Waveform' will collapse, your SCr will be docked and your CSp's easy targets in Military Parade)
• Keep burning the (E)SCr until they stop emerging. The (E)MS will disappear from the Sensors Manager. Rescue any remaining (E)Fuel Pods and retire them
• Dock your SC's with the Carrier (so you can get them out quickly next level)
• Finish Harvesting their precious Religious Artifacts