Need help with red hammer

[mailor 0]

Hello,

Mission: Rescue Sergei (Red Hammer):

I don't want to play this mission any longer. I tried it 4 times and was bored to death by it all the time (because it is just plain stupid, and way too hard). I don't have time for this crap. Is there any way to skip this mission (shift+ "-" and typing "endmission" doesn't work)

thx alot,

Mailor

[pirate 0]

dont cheat man.

stop playing for sometime. play something else if possible.

you will have a whole different approach for the finsih.

[interstat 0]

This mission is simple when you know how to take out the helis. Change to machine gun, get the gunner to tarhet teh Heli's should take them out. Don't try and fight every enemny, only the really leathal. Don't go through the base at the start or your dead and dumb.

[AndyJ 0]

I sympathise!

This one took me quite a few attempts too and I'd pulled most of my hair out by the end.  

This is how I did it:

At the start, move to the Gunner's seat and get the other team members to jump into the tank.

Destroy the enemy BMP just beyond the the start and use the machine gun quickly to kill the RPG soldier and his friends at the roadblock to the right.

Drive over to the roadblock and grab the binoculars from the officer and the RPG launcher. Got one soldier to grab the M60 from the m.gunner. You might want to grab M16's and as many clips as you can - Be very QUICK though!

Next, drive thru the enemy base on the South route. This can be tricky because the AI driver tends to drive straight over the mines outside the entrance gate so you might want to take over the driving position yourself. After getting through (don't worry about engaging everything) swap back to the gunner position when things are quiet.  (often if you stop the tank the 'move to..' options are then available & you don't have to get out)

Use the map to get your driver to follow the road to the enemy camp - leaving you to engage the 2 heli's with machine gun or sabot.

Once the road starts winding up the hill you'll really start to slow down so it's best to then aim for the SW edge of the forest just south of base and go on foot when you get there.

Beware the patrol in the field to the south, between the base and the forest, and also the troops at the gates/roadblock west of the base. Take out the BMP with the the RPG launcher.

Next the hard bit - time will be down to the last few minutes by now, and there's no choice but a frontal assault on the base. You'll have to be a little rambo-esque to do it, especially if like me you've lost your team mates. (I grabbed the M60 from my comrade here)

Once you've cleared the base - run to Sergei to achieve the objective. Now to escape.

Basically DON'T RUSH BACK!

Get Sergei to get a gun ASAP so he can run - I think there's an officer around so get him to take the binoculars too.

Beware troops up in the woods N of the base who can shoot down upon you.

My route took me West through as many woods as possible - be careful as I almost tripped over one camp of a Tank,BMP and Shilka. There doesn't seem to be many patrols around so you should be able to run back to the extraction point quite easily if you take care before breaking cover.

It's quite satisfying when you have done it - so don't give up yet!