Mission 5b: Emperor's Fall (Birds of War)
Overview
You've destroyed the Terrans' nuclear capability, but they still command fleets of Battlecruisers, which they won't hesitate to use against you. You'll face a daunting fleet of these behemoths almost immediately, and will continue the mission with the persistent threat that they can attack at any moment. You'll need to build up a fleet of your own and work your way to the northeast corner of the map, to destroy Arcturus Mengsk's Command Center. This mission isn't quite as difficult as the alternative, since Nukes are tougher to handle than small groups of Battlecruisers.
Possible Expansions
You'll find an undefended resource node to the north halfway across the map of your starting position. Another resource node, sparsely defended by Marines, Goliaths, and Missile Turrets, lies farther beyond, in the northwest corner of the map. You'll find another sparsely defended resource node all the way in the southeast corner of the map, although it will likely prove too much trouble to defend for you to bother.
Key Points
Eight enemy Battlecruisers will do their worst against you early on, but you'll have four fully charged Ghosts there to lock down each one. Finish the job with your range-upgraded Goliaths. Your base will take some damage in the attack, but if you manage the fight properly, you'll emerge relatively unscathed. Beyond that, Battlecruisers will attack your position intermittently, but the Ghost and Goliath combination will make dealing with the massive starships fairly straightforward. Fortunately, you needn't worry about the enemy using Nukes on you during this mission, thanks to your work in the previous scenario.
Unless you lock them down with your Ghosts, the enemy Battlecruisers will prove a formidable match for your Goliaths.
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Walk-through
Ignore the trash-talking enemy Battlecruisers. Instead, queue up a Marine, place him in the Bunker and start gathering minerals. Queue up several SCVs, and have them start mining. You'll have time to fill the Bunker with four Marines and the build several more SCVs before the Battlecruisers show up. Before they do, you'll be reinforced with four Ghosts and eight Goliaths, which you'll need to use in careful conjunction to deal with Battlecruisers approaching from the east, northeast, and northwest. They'll attack from all angles at once, so make each of your Ghosts fire off two Lockdown attacks in rapid succession.
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