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Tank Machine

Description: This team is ment to stay in a single ball and slowly traverse the map while constantly having good overwatch. Basically you have 3 supports (the betas) and the Heavy mech as a solid safe unit. The other support (the alpha) and mech try to find a good position and make something happen. While the 3 supports and tank mech find a safe engagement the other 2 will go on overwatch. Then if the enemy is ever out of line it should be one of these two offensive units that can pick them off and the supports can heal the team for the next position. Alternatively the offensive units can explore while always ensuring that there is a gas grenade that can be used to provide some extra security.

69 : Tank Machine

Starting Attributes:

• start : Europe

• team : 4 supports , 2 Mechs.
- 3 of the supports are a beta group, focused on the heal skills of supports (except this group gets covering fire).
- 1 of the supports is the alpha. This support will focus on the combat and buff related skills (except give this support sprinter ability).
- 1 mech should come from a sniper class and take Advanced Fire Control, Vital-Point Targeting,Jetboot Module,Expanded Storage, Reactive Targeting Sensors, flamethrower,Grenade Launcher , proximity mine.
- The other mech will come from the heavy class and will learn Automated Threat Assessment, Damage Control, One For All, Expanded Storage, Absorption field, Kinetic Strike Module, restore mist, electro pulse.

Guide Sections:

1) engineer foundation

• Time :
• Worker Supply :
• Army Supply :
• facility : Power Generator, Satellite Uplink, Workshop, Officer Training School, Access Lift
• questnum : March, April
• research : weapon fragments, Beam Weapons, meld, heavy lasers
• foundry : scope, laser rifle, satellite, med kit

Focus on trying to build up a heavy and sniper and getting scopes and heavy laser tech. If there is amission with 4 engineers prioritize it until 2 workshops are built. Make sure to send a fighter to Asia to guard the satellite. By the end of the second month Asia is covered in satellites and the Officer Training school should be started.

* place a satellite in an asian country or North America to get some engineers
* 2 satellite uplinks and 4 satellites
* 2 workshops
* first support should be the attack support that takes the offensive tech tree except the first ability sprinter(sprinter, smoke and mirriors , etc.). Build up a heavy and sniper for later mech transformation

2) Mechs Up

• Time :
• Worker Supply :
• Army Supply :
• facility : Satellite Uplink, Cybernetics Lab, Power Generator, Laboratory, Access Lift
• questnum : May
• research : alien materials, experimental warfare, xeno biology, arc thrower, ufo power source
• foundry : scope upgrade, 2 satellites, 2 air craft, laser cannons

Now that Asian continent bonus is unlocked this will allow for the Officer training school upgrades to be very cheap. Start the cybernetics lab and at the same time advance the story and start researching the autopsy tech. After the cybernetics lab is complete building a laboratory will help to catchup on research.

* heavy laser tech should already be complete equip air craft with laser cannons
[MEC] Create one sniper mech with flamethrower addon[/MEC]
[MEC] Create on heavy mech with melee punch addon[/MEC]

3) Containment and Defense

• Time :
• Worker Supply :
• Army Supply :
• facility : Access Lift, Alien Containment, Foundry, Thermo Generator
• questnum : June
• research : Carapace Armor
Thin man, muton, chryssalid and cyber disc autopsies
• foundry : tactical rigging, needle grenades, chitin plating, ammo conservation, air craft boost, rail gun

As soon as the third level is open find a place to build the Alien Containment facility. The Foundry should be adjacent to a workshop or cybernetics lab. While trying to catch a live alien its time to move focus away from mechs and do some general upgrading by getting a foundry and working on carapace armor research.

* outfit the damage support with a scope and alien grenades
* outfit the healing supports with chryssalid armor

4) base assult and defense

• Time :
• Worker Supply :
• Army Supply :
• facility : Access Lift, Power Generator, Genetics Lab, Satellite Uplink
• questnum : July
• research : As many autopsies as possible to get extra damage on your mech.
light plasma rifle, alien nav
elerium, titan armor

• foundry : improved med kits, uplink target, mimic beacon
If its possible to build some firestorms this month then stat

Upgrade the mech suits then do the alien base assault. Start the genetics lab but hold off on upgrades till the base defense is done. Start the plasma rifle tech as fast as possible in the mean time work on elerium. * capture a muton to try to recover alien grenades for the offensive support. Give a mimic beacon to one of the defensive supports.

[MEC]sniper mech gets grenades[/MEC]
[MEC]heavy mech gets restorative mist[/MEC]
Assign medals as the team becomes finalized:
[MEDL]defensive supports with Urban Combat Badge (defense), Defender's Medal(restore mist) [/MEDL]
[MEDL]offensive support with International Service Cross (aim), Star of Terra (defense) [/MEDL]

5) Upgrade City

• Time :
• Worker Supply :
• Army Supply :
• facility : Laboratory, Access Lift, Hyperwave Relay, Psionic Labs
• questnum : August
• research : plasma rifle, heavy plasma rifle, particle cannon, skeleton armor
• foundry : 2 satellites, 4 firestorms, 4 plasma cannons, 4 titan armor, 2 particle cannons
research advanced servos, shaped armor, ammo conservation

After the base assault start on genetics upgrades. Prioritize aircraft and aircraft weapons over satellites to advance the story. Skeleton armor will help the damage support be more mobile and make use of depth perception gene mod.
[GENE]damage support gets neural feedback, adrenal gland, depth perception[/GENE]
[GENE]heal supports get neural dampening, adaptive bone morrow, secondary heart[/GENE]