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| “ | Newly gained intelligence reveals existence of facilities in which the Chinese are researching a new kind of weapon based on the skeleton of rebuilt hero Volkov, a fact that violates the purpose of the war against Yuri. The Russians begin their infiltration and send forces to investigate. | ” |
| —Mission description |
Operation: Heartwork is the sixth Soviet Act Two campaign mission.
Briefing[]
Despite your best efforts to protect the Congress, things might not go as we hoped for at all, my friend. Not only did the negotiation in Singapore fail and the Psychic Amplifier in Chicago was overrun, we have more bad news from Reznov and Krukov! In their pursuit of Yuri, they've learned about a secret weapons facility in Xinjiang, where new tech based on China's research on Volkov and Chitzkoi was being produced. Evidence suggests that this program has been in the works for a while, possibly ever since their scientist, Yunru, managed to capture our cyborgs during the battles in Primorsky Krai. In fact, it seems to be at such a level that they might already be mass-producing new weapons and could have deployed them during the defense of Singapore! Had that be done, you wouldn't have suffered as many losses as you did..
In the end the Chinese never wanted to sincerely join forces or resources. They still consider us an enemy, and are probably readying themselves to challenge us again by producing weapons close to our borders, while pretending to show willingness to fight against Yuri's army together. And who knows; if we ever defeat him, they could attack us once again before we can stabilize the situation, and declare themselves the leaders of the Comintern. Worst case scenario, we will lose our lands as soon as we regain them to a full-scale invasion force! Now, a strike team will be sent into the region to steal the blueprints. After that, destroy all traces of the research facilities and their prototypes. Burn it all.
Objective 1: Destroy the frontal Chinese Centrifuge.
Objective 2: Infiltrate the Chinese Atomheart.
Objective 3: Destroy the other Centrifuges.
Events[]
First assault[]
The frontal Nanocentrifuge that required to destroy
Two unidentified vehicles and two Kamaz escorted under the escort of the Qilin Tanks through the outpost on the southeastern side, and the General then obtained one of the Nanocentrifuge's positions considered to be the body used to produce cyborgs. At this time, a task force led by Reznov and Krukov was safely deployed to the western slopes. Most of them were made up of Chinese equipment stolen by Russian agents. Not only that, but a Tesla Cruiser team was also crossing the mountains to approach this complex. After the deployment of the task force, the General decided to quickly destroy the frontal Nanocentrifuge.
He first let Qilin Tanks pass the bridge and destroyed the Halftracks that guarded the bridge and pushed forward. The accidentally discovered Buratinos, perhaps confiscated by the Chinese, also played an important role: They stayed on the bridge, easily destroyed many nearby troops. After crossing the bridge, he allowed Armadillos to withstand the enemy's attack, and then destroyed the vehicles with Qilin Tanks and Tesla Troopers. The two colonels and Desolators annihilated the infantry. Soon, he was warned to pay attention to the Dragonflies in the vicinity, so he decided to call Spy Plane to keep exploring the area. As there were additional units deployed at the initial location while he was on the move, he also had Repair Drone, which could be used to repair the vehicle. His task force went to the area below the high ground where the Nanocentrifuge outpost was on. In the meantime, an enemy Conscript misunderstood the origin of this task force as the mainland army, and he thought the chief had their approval already.
Buratinos destroyed the above defensive structures from afar, after which the General wiped out the various units above by repeating the same method he did before. When the high ground were safe, he let the task force immediately attack and destroyed the first Nanocentrifuge.
Gathering intelligence[]
The central command did not have information about other Nanocentrifuges, but they sent two Saboteurs to infiltrate the Atomheart on the edge of the Chinese base in this area for more information. After the two Saboteurs arrived from the valley, the General was told that there was no crazy Terror Drone in this area, but there were Attack Dogs. Unsurprisingly, the General had just made Saboteurs not far away and found the dogs in a village. At this time, the intel carefully reminded him to try to solve them with long-range weapons. The General understood this quickly, and let Buratinos and Reznov gather to the edge of the cliff and cleared the way. But the forces above the cliffs eventually stopped at the end of Walls, sandbags, rocks, and barricades, and could no longer help Saboteurs open up the road ahead. As a result, they decided to move to the high ground on which the Nanocentrifuge was located to expand the range of fire output, but the effect was still limited.
The road ahead of Saboteurs got darker, but they still found the right path: Before they reached the entrance to the enemy base, they encountered a soldier in powersuit. But they still have no way to open the Gates into the base. At this point, they found an opportunity: The enemy War Miners kept working outside the base and returned to Ore Refinery through the Gates. When Saboteurs saw the situation, he seized the opportunity wittily and followed War Miners into the base. However, the most unpleasant thing came: There were two dogs at the exit on the other side of the base. Before Saboteurs approached the Atomheart, the dogs chased in and scared them to go quickly along the side of the road and fled into the Atomheart.
Cleaning up[]
Saboteurs' data collection in the Atomheart showed that there were three Nanocentrifuges in the complex left, but the weather had turned negative. Fortunately, the Tesla Cruiser team successfully reached this area.
This task force headed towards the valley to the west, destroyed the Tesla Coil above the cliff and annihilated the armored troops blocking the mouth. Then they turned south to prepare to destroy the second Nanocentrifuge. At this moment, the heavy rain fell accompanied with the thunder, and the General was also told that his troops were like sitting ducks in the ravine. Sure enough, there were several people in a nearby huts: Some of them was the guy the two colonels had already met, who wear cone hats. After confirming that these cyborgs were of the type mentioned by the two colonels previously, the General decided to smash the roots, eliminate all this Cyborg Prototype in this area. Another Tesla Cruiser squad arrived here as the large units fought against the ambush forces of the enemy. The General also discovered the second Nanocentrifuge after eliminated these ambush forces. He immediately let Buratinos destroy it, and returned to the three-way intersection, ready to destroy the other two in the north.
Then they proceeded in the third direction and made another battle with the troops there. They also destroyed Hammer Defenses, which was not easy to deal with. After they advanced to a factory, the location of the third Nanocentrifuge was revealed and the General received a small amount of infantry reinforcements. The northwestern outpost was more defensive and includes a number of Cyborg Vanguards. When this area was flattened, the General was told to keep an eye out for everything around it.
The General found that the road to the last Nanocentrifuge was exaggerated in darkness, but he immediately found the Terror Drones ambushed in the dark and destroyed them one by one. When the last Nanocentrifuge appeared in front of his eyes, an unexpected thing occurred: Beside a Kanegawa Assembly, a cyborg who looks different from Cyborg Vanguards fled to a Kamaz and was about to escape from the north. The intel immediately noticed this strangeness and reminded the General. The General chose to destroy Kamaz first and then destroy the Nanocentrifuge. In the end, the cyborg's escape thwarted, and the last Nanocentrifuge was destroyed. The battle ended with Russians' victory eventually.
Aftermath[]
| “ | Chinese aspirations to create an army of cyborgs will be slowed down if not halted completely, to our benefit. With new data acquired from this complex thanks to Reznov and Krukov, we set our eyes on a potential solution to our problem with Yuri. | ” |
| —Battlefield report |
The successful Xinjiang operation will at least ensure that China will have no technological superiority over the Soviets, with the data recovered from the facility may hold a solution for the ongoing conflict against Yuri.
Later, in a desperate need to acquire more advanced technologies from the Chinese to gain the upper hand, the Russians sets to acquire more of them under the guise of an Epsilon attack.
Difficulty changes[]
Casual[]
- Removed a lot of Chinese stationary units and defenses.
- The minimum brightness is reached after 50 minutes passed.
- A medical crate is at left of the first Nanocentrifuge.
- More medical crates are on the map.
- 3 additional Qilin Tanks will be sent to the player after a while.
- 4 Qilin Tanks on the way to the first Nanocentrifuge and 2 Attack Dogs on the Saboteur's way will be removed.
- An Attack Dog near the Atomheart will be removed.
- When the Saboteur approaches the east road near the first Nanocentrifuge, the sight will be revealed.
- 1 additional Repair Drone will be sent after Atomheart is infiltrated.
- The player is able to use Spy Plane.
- Added an extra Buratino reinforcement.
Normal[]
- Fewer Chinese stationary units and defenses are removed compared to Casual.
- The minimum brightness is reached after 50 minutes passed.
- 3 additional Qilin Tanks will be sent to the player after a while.
- An Attack Dog near the Atomheart will be removed.
- 1 additional Repair Drone will be sent after Atomheart is infiltrated.
- 1 more Conscript and Attack Dog will patrol near the Atomheart.
- Chinese will sent 1 more wave of paratroopers when reaching the bottom left Nanocentrifuge.
- An undetectable EMP Mine is stationed on the way to the top left Nanocentrifuge.
Mental[]
- The most amount of Chinese stationary units and defenses are present.
- The minimum brightness is reached after 60 minutes passed, darker than in other difficulties.
- No Overcharge support pwer provided.
- 1 more Conscript and Attack Dog will patrol near the Atomheart.
- Enemy will build an EMP Control Station after player infiltrated the Atomheart.
- Chinese will sent 1 more wave of paratroopers when reaching the bottom left Nanocentrifuge.
- An undetectable EMP Mine is stationed on the way to the top left Nanocentrifuge.
- Several Dragonflies will appear in some places.
- Three Nanocentrifuges that need to be destroyed later in the mission are guarded by Eradicators.
- Enemy infantry have self-healing and enemy vehicles have self-repairing effect.
Easter egg[]
- There are two abandoned outposts on the map. Locating these outposts will cause all vehicles to fall under the player's control.
- North of the southwestern Nanocentrifuge are 2 Chinese Engineers near a Radar Dome. They can be abducted by a Drakuv to trigger an easter egg, allowing the player to capture the northeast Chinese base.
- It is advised to keep one Nanocentrifuge active before attempting to capture the northeast Chinese base, as the player's forces must pass through the Lancer prototype outpost to enter the northeast Chinese base.
Behind the scenes[]
- During the development of the mission, the original key targets were Industrial Plants. These were later replaced with Nanocentrifuges when the Foehn Revolt was introduced to the mod.
