Mission 1: Convoy Ambush (SPOILERS)

fldash · 12-11-2006, 06:16 PM

I must be completely newb, but I can't beat this mission. At most I take out the leading vehicle and a truck before I get waxed. I've even tried firing and repositioning. What's the trick?

xTYBALTx · 12-11-2006, 06:30 PM

Set one mine 30m past the ambush marker. Set three satchel charges in a line following the road encompassing the ambush marker. Let the first APC hit the mine. Touch off the satchel charges destroying at least the troop carrying transport. Hit the final APC with an M136. Use the M136 to mop up anything left. You won't have to fire your M4 once.

fldash · 12-11-2006, 06:41 PM

lol. I had no idea I had mines or satchel charges. My guess is they are in the truck?

FriedFish · 12-11-2006, 07:13 PM

They are in the truck. The default action is rearm, but you can scroll the mouse wheel to access other options. In this case you want to go to the back of the truck and select "gear".

fldash · 12-11-2006, 07:16 PM

Thanks guys.

**asch** · 12-12-2006, 12:01 AM

LOL @ fldash.... thanks for asking this... I was having the same issues.

**Sabre Six** · 12-19-2006, 06:53 PM

truck or no truck, gear or no gear...satchel charges, mines...none of it helps me, oh well.

lol

**Shiner** · 12-21-2006, 10:27 AM

Glad to see I'm not the only one struggling

Driv · 03-20-2007, 02:56 PM

First you must gear up with three mines and couple of satchel charges. Drive to ambush point and plant a mine then run up the road a few yards and plant another mine and same again for the third mine.Get back in vehicle and drive a mile or so down the road and pull off the road to hide the vehicle,run up the road a little way and plant one satchel charge. Wait for enemy vehicle and blow the charge.Drive another mile or so and plant another satchel charge,wait and blow.Continue to do the above until you have no charges left and then if you have to, use your M136 to finish off the enemy vehicles.
If you are lucky you may be able to take out the patrol jeep crew with your rifle.Once your OJECTIVE is achieved drive back along the road towards the pick up point.Note sometimes it may be necessary to drive back along the road to take out the final enemy truck because it is stuck behind fallen trees or burned out vehicles.Just keep trying this method until you realise the way it is done.

**Grunt 70** · 03-20-2007, 03:32 PM

Guys...keep practicing..Driv and Tybalt have the right idea. Once I found out about resupplying at the truck it took me some time to realize I needed to drive the truck too...ahh duh...It's lots of fun when it's successful.

ShadowMan81 · 07-22-2007, 06:15 AM

OK, everything is blown up, i drive out to the extraction point, ...and the chopper gets shot down. mission failed. ooook, what now?

or...

if the chopper makes it, it flies over me, and lands. even if i jump in, it still fails as i fly off. ><

**Buccaneer** · 07-23-2007, 09:50 AM

There are a couple of OPFOR soldiers around your extraction point Shadow. Before calling the Helo in for extraction. Locate and eliminate OPFOR soldiers.

Also make sure you were not tailed by enemy UAZ (with MG mounted).

O/C call in the Helo and extract.

KevlarBR · 07-23-2007, 02:27 PM

Usefull tip: you can try and run the enemy soldiers over with your cool multi-use pickup truck instead of going on foot and trying to locate them...

I did this as I was a newb and couldn't find the guys in the middle of the woods for nothing, so I just drove around till i found them, and since they were occupied shooting at the Hawk, running them over was piece of cake...

And I remember killing just one soldier, then getting inside the Hawk

Slopoke57 · 09-21-2008, 02:44 PM

Well...

One more newb question. I can't seem to get the mines armed or the satchel charges to stay on the ground or the road. Is there an instruction booklet on how to set and arm various items?

I didn't see it in the game manual I have.

Thanks,
slo

12-11-2006, 06:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
fldash Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Age: 28 Posts: 936	Mission 1: Convoy Ambush (SPOILERS) I must be completely newb, but I can't beat this mission. At most I take out the leading vehicle and a truck before I get waxed. I've even tried firing and repositioning. What's the trick? __________________ It is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9/NIV

12-11-2006, 06:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
xTYBALTx Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,852	Re: Mission 1: Convoy Ambush Set one mine 30m past the ambush marker. Set three satchel charges in a line following the road encompassing the ambush marker. Let the first APC hit the mine. Touch off the satchel charges destroying at least the troop carrying transport. Hit the final APC with an M136. Use the M136 to mop up anything left. You won't have to fire your M4 once. __________________ Current good song: Justice - Stress "$250,000 a year won't get me to Central Park West."

12-11-2006, 06:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
fldash Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Age: 28 Posts: 936	Re: Mission 1: Convoy Ambush (SPOILERS) lol. I had no idea I had mines or satchel charges. My guess is they are in the truck? __________________ It is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9/NIV

12-11-2006, 07:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
FriedFish Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 928	Re: Mission 1: Convoy Ambush (SPOILERS) They are in the truck. The default action is rearm, but you can scroll the mouse wheel to access other options. In this case you want to go to the back of the truck and select "gear".

12-11-2006, 07:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
fldash Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Age: 28 Posts: 936	Re: Mission 1: Convoy Ambush (SPOILERS) Thanks guys. __________________ It is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9/NIV

12-12-2006, 12:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
asch Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Fort Mill, SC Age: 33 Posts: 9,836	Re: Mission 1: Convoy Ambush (SPOILERS) LOL @ fldash.... thanks for asking this... I was having the same issues. __________________ \| My Maps Gaming Videos by Tactical Gamers Fear the Frog! \| Kill the Frog! \| An Inconvenient Truth "Support game play in a near-simulation environment. Where the focus of play would not be solely on doing what it takes to win, but doing so utilizing real-world combat strategy and tactics rather than leveraging exploits provided to players by the design of the game engine, regardless of the level of advantage, if any, it gives over the opposing team." -- Tactical Gamer Primer

12-19-2006, 06:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sabre Six Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Charleston, SC Age: 37 Posts: 719	Re: Mission 1: Convoy Ambush (SPOILERS) truck or no truck, gear or no gear...satchel charges, mines...none of it helps me, oh well. lol __________________

12-21-2006, 10:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
Shiner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Age: 30 Posts: 2,251	Re: Mission 1: Convoy Ambush (SPOILERS) Glad to see I'm not the only one struggling __________________

03-20-2007, 02:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
Driv Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Liverpool Posts: 1	Re: Mission 1: Convoy Ambush (SPOILERS) First you must gear up with three mines and couple of satchel charges. Drive to ambush point and plant a mine then run up the road a few yards and plant another mine and same again for the third mine.Get back in vehicle and drive a mile or so down the road and pull off the road to hide the vehicle,run up the road a little way and plant one satchel charge. Wait for enemy vehicle and blow the charge.Drive another mile or so and plant another satchel charge,wait and blow.Continue to do the above until you have no charges left and then if you have to, use your M136 to finish off the enemy vehicles. If you are lucky you may be able to take out the patrol jeep crew with your rifle.Once your OJECTIVE is achieved drive back along the road towards the pick up point.Note sometimes it may be necessary to drive back along the road to take out the final enemy truck because it is stuck behind fallen trees or burned out vehicles.Just keep trying this method until you realise the way it is done.

03-20-2007, 03:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
Grunt 70 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 43 Posts: 2,504	Re: Mission 1: Convoy Ambush (SPOILERS) Guys...keep practicing..Driv and Tybalt have the right idea. Once I found out about resupplying at the truck it took me some time to realize I needed to drive the truck too...ahh duh...It's lots of fun when it's successful. __________________ \|TG-22nd\|Grunt "When force is necessary, it must be applied boldly, decisively, and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with maneuver" - Leon Trotsky

07-22-2007, 06:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
ShadowMan81 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1	Re: Mission 1: Convoy Ambush (SPOILERS) OK, everything is blown up, i drive out to the extraction point, ...and the chopper gets shot down. mission failed. ooook, what now? or... if the chopper makes it, it flies over me, and lands. even if i jump in, it still fails as i fly off. ><

07-23-2007, 09:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
Buccaneer Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nr Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 351	Re: Mission 1: Convoy Ambush (SPOILERS) There are a couple of OPFOR soldiers around your extraction point Shadow. Before calling the Helo in for extraction. Locate and eliminate OPFOR soldiers. Also make sure you were not tailed by enemy UAZ (with MG mounted). O/C call in the Helo and extract. __________________ ArmA SOPs & Rules \| ArmA Downloads \| One pass haul ass - Greed kills

07-23-2007, 02:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
KevlarBR Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Posts: 167	Re: Mission 1: Convoy Ambush (SPOILERS) Usefull tip: you can try and run the enemy soldiers over with your cool multi-use pickup truck instead of going on foot and trying to locate them... I did this as I was a newb and couldn't find the guys in the middle of the woods for nothing, so I just drove around till i found them, and since they were occupied shooting at the Hawk, running them over was piece of cake... And I remember killing just one soldier, then getting inside the Hawk __________________

09-21-2008, 02:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
Slopoke57 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 6	Re: Mission 1: Convoy Ambush (SPOILERS) Well... One more newb question. I can't seem to get the mines armed or the satchel charges to stay on the ground or the road. Is there an instruction booklet on how to set and arm various items? I didn't see it in the game manual I have. Thanks, slo

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