22 Night on Bald Mountain UX
Objective: Elimination and capture 25 nodes
Recommended Echelon(s): AR/SMG (x2), RF/HG (x2), MG/SG, Dummy, HOC (x2)
Echelon Limit: 8
I'm going to be honest, there's not really much to say about this map. This is THE slugfest of the event. It's elimination and capturing nodes. It's very much a "do the shootbang thing and good luck!" type of map for me. So I'll give a few tips instead of a proper walkthrough.
First thing you want to do is fight Tareus. She will spawn in enemies repeatedly, and you want to minimize how many fights you take, since this is already such a fight-heavy map.
The map will spawn in new enemies and you'll lose nodes pretty much every turn until turn five. Do your best to suppress them as fast as possible so you lose as few nodes as you can.
Be aware of what enemies you're fighting. Each type of echelon has their niche in this map. MetalMAXes? MGs are good to go. More generic comps with Punishers or Riot Guards? AR/SMG time. Doppelsoldners? RF echelons. Use your head when planning.
Make use of surround captures to sustain your node capture quota.
Don't be afraid to retreat and redeploy if things are getting iffy. There's no real failure conditions aside from a full wipe of all your echelons, so you can turtle if you need to.
Good luck.
Video of me clearing this map
Author: Kazuki
Tags: Longitudinal Strain