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| “ | As the day of negotiation approaches, one of the sides requests the release of long-time prisoners captured by the Russians during the times of conflict as one of the conditions. The Russians agree, however, it appears not all involved are keen on releasing the prisoners. Not those controlled by Yuri. | ” |
| —Mission description |
Operation: Noise Severe is a Soviet Special Operations campaign mission.
Briefing[]
Comrade, you will be in charge of upholding our end of the deal needed to open the future negotiations with the Chinese in Singapore. As part of our promise, we will free various POWs that we captured during their invasion of Primorsky Krai two years ago. Escorting them to the Chinese outpost in the area won't be all that easy, as this territory is currently under the control of Yuri's Epsilon forces. To make matters worse, we've been losing contact with our forces in the area. We don't want to believe the worst, but it's very possible that they have been compromised by his mind control.
The escort that will be carrying the prisoners must be escorted to the Chinese outpost. While we are sure they will not be too unforgiving if we lose some of the prisoners, we need at least one of the transports to arrive safely if we are to uphold our part of the treaty. Once the Chinese prisoners have been escorted and the Chinese evacuated, take control of the outpost and use it to clear out Yuri's forces to eliminate any chance of them being followed.
As skeptical as we were of the idea, our cybernetic heroes Volkov and Chitzkoi will soon arrive to assist you in this operation, and hopefully there will be no double-crossing this time. We can't let them fall into an enemy's hands.. again.
Objective 1: Escort at least 1 Drakuv with Chinese prisoners to their outpost.
Events[]
Escorting the Drakuv convoy[]
Before the treaty pact is signed in Singapore, the Comrade was tasked with escorting a convoy of three Drakuv Prison Vehicles to a nearby Chinese outpost as part of the treaty's agreement. Shortly after the arrival of the convoy, Volkov and Chitzkoi are paradropped into the battlefield. The Comrade, however, was also notified about Russian forces who had fallen under Yuri's mind control and made an attack against the chinese outpost, which was thwarted shortly.
As soon as the Convoy exited the vicinity of the Russian outpost, they were ambushed by several Russian tanks, prompting the outpost's own tanks to react and assaulted the ambusher, annihilating them. When it was done, the assisting tanks are put under the Comrade's command, and he was given additional forces to escort the convoy safely. He was notified that at the very least, one Drakuv must make it to the Chinese outpost, and that he may have to kill some of his own kinsmen.
The road were full of Russian soldiers, which the Comrade could barely tell if they were mind controlled or not. Some of them also waited inside civilian houses. To make matters worse, the Epsilon's own Shadow Tanks were also lurking around, waiting to ambush the Comrade's convoy. Curiously however, there was also an abandoned Pacific Front's Battle Tortoise, possibly left during the war that occurred years ago.
Detour[]
As if it was not enough, a Crazy Ivan destroyed the bridge leading to the Chinese outpost, forcing the convoy to take a much longer path to get around the cliff. The path was already crawling with mind controlled Russians, including at least a Wolfhound. The convoy would also be ambushed twice by a group of Bloaticks and Demolition Trucks, as well as a Zubr containing a group of consisting of Rhino Tanks and Tesla Cruisers.
As they arrived in the village, they would soon meet another ambush in form of the combination of tanks, garrisoned infantries in houses as well as paradrops. At least a Wolfhound was also sighted nearby. After thwarting it and another blockade made by the brainwashed Russians, the Comrade would then witness the effect of an activated Psychic Beacon, and would be notified of it being deployed nearby and that the Chinese were planning to get out of the base to destroy it.
The hunt for the Beacon[]
As soon as the prisoners are secured, the Chinese army and Outpost, and the Russian Outpost on the other side would be put under the Comrade's command, and he would be given the location of the Beacon's whereabouts, found inside a mind controlled Russian base. He was warned that if the Beacon controlled his and the Chinese armies, his efforts would all be in vain. The Comrade was then given estimation of how long his troops could resist the effect of the Beacon. On the bright side however, he could now tell better which Russians were under the Epsilon's control.
The beacon Epsilon deployed when Drakuvs arrived Chinese outpost
As been warned earlier, the Epsilon Adepts were hiding in the woods backed with Shadow Tanks and their puppet Russian army. The Comrade made his way through one of the many path leading to the Epsilon-controlled base. After finally destroying the Beacon, the entire Russian army was freed, quickly turning against their former master.
Aftermath[]
| “ | That was a job well done, Comrade. This victory will certainly help us with the upcoming negotiations with the Chinese in Singapore, and our remaining forces here will continue securing the Far East territories from Yuri’s constant attacks. | ” |
| —Battlefield report |
Although broke out a war before, the two sides are still wary of each other, but fortunately this handover has been successfully completed. PsiCorps ambush troops along the Sino-Russian border were eliminated, ensuring the security of the Sino-Russian border and the Far East. Although most of the mainland of Russia has been occupied, the Far East is still intact under every remaining soldier's efforts. Negotiation in Singapore will begin shortly after.
Difficulty changes[]
Casual[]
- Starting credits: 40000
- Volkov and Chitzkoi start as elite level.
- An additional firepower upgrade crate and an armor upgrade crate arein the initial position, and an additional medical crate in the village in the middle of the map.
- Large number of enemy troops in the escort path will be removed.
- When a bridge near a Chinese outpost is blown up, a Repair Drone will come from nearby to reinforce.
- All ambushes from village houses will be removed.
- Zubr Transport ambushes that appear when Drakuvs pass over the north side of map have been removed.
- Fewer ambushes in the village at the middle of the map will be present than other difficulties.
- Removed a Chimera Core from an enemy defensive position near Chinese outpost.
- Countdown before the Psychic Beacon controls remaining Soviet forces: 40:00
Normal[]
- Starting credits: 25000
- Volkov and Chitzkoi start as veteran level.
- A small number of enemy troops in the escort path will be removed.
- After Drakuvs enter the canyon, an enemy Wolfhound will appear to ambush.
- Countdown before the Psychic Beacon controls remaining Soviet forces: 35:00
Mental[]
- Starting credits: 20000
- Volkov and Chitzkoi start as rookie level.
- No Industrial Plant and Airbase in Chinese outpost, and they will be replaced with decorative civilian buildings; hence relevant tech options are unavailable.
- After Drakuvs enter the canyon, two enemy Wolfhounds will appear to ambush.
- Countdown before the Psychic Beacon controls remaining Soviet forces: 30:00
Easter egg[]
A Battle Tortoise located at right side of map can be found and join the player's forces.
Behind the scenes[]
- This mission was previously the sixth Soviet Act Two campaign mission until being moved to the Special Ops section to make room for Fatal Impact.
- Prior to version 3.3.5, all Russian forces other than those in enemy-controlled Soviet base are in red. This was mainly aiming at show the effect of identity confusion caused by interfered communication. However, that caused problem to gameplay.
- Prior to version 3.3.5, this mission took place after Juggernaut, and will display information about the Xinjiang secret base in the post-mission battlefield report.
Trivia[]
- There's an abandoned but capturable Blizzard Tank and a Tsurugi at the top left of the map.
- The location marked in the loading image of this mission is not accurate, where actually the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in Far East of Russia is at. The true location of Pogranichny is at the northwest of Vladivostok, southwest of Lake Khanka.
- Given the location of this mission, the body of water at the top of the map might be part of Lake Khanka.
