HC01: Jake’s Trial

Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Hard Campaign Guide

Mission 1: Jake’s Trial


Recommended CO: Sami/Jess
Opposing CO: Rachel

Day 1

– Move Mech on Mountain 1 north and start capturing City
– Move far right Mech 1 east and start capturing City
– Move left Mech on forest 1 west and start capturing City
– Move far left Mech 2 south and attack Tank
– Move Tank 3 south, 1 east and destroy tank
– Build Infantry in Base
– Move APC 3 east
– Move Recon 2 east 2 south
– Save

Note: One of the damage Medium Tank should attack your Mech. The Medium Tank
should have 6HP left, not 7HP. If this happens then reload the save.

Day 2

– Finish capturing the three cities
– Load Infantry into APC
– Move APC 2 west, 3 south and drop Infantry west
– Move left damaged Mech 2 north
– Move Tank 2 east and attack Recon
– Move Recon 2 east and destroy Recon
– Build Artillery in Base

Day 3

– Move Mech next to blue Medium Tank 1 west, 1 north
– Move Mech on forest 2 south and attack Medium Tank
– Move Artillery 3 east
– Move Mech on Plains 1 west
– Start capturing Base
– Build Artillery in Base
– Switch to Jess

Day 4

– Finish capturing Base
– Move left Artillery 2 east
– Build Tank in Base
– Join damaged Mech in River with damaged Mech on City
– Move Recon 4 east, 1 south and attack Infantry
– Move Tank 1 south, 2 east and destroy Infantry

If the computers 4HP Medium attacked Mech then read Section A. If the
computer moved the 4HP Medium Tank 3 east then read Section B

Section A

– Right Artillery destroy Medium Tank
– Move right Mech 1 south, 1 west

Section B

– Right Artillery attack Medium Tank
– Move right Mech 1 south, 1 west and destroy Medium Tank

Day 5

Note: If the computers join Medium Tanks together then you will have to
restart the mission. The computer does this very rarely.

– Right Artillery attack Medium-Tank
– Mech on City next to Mountain destroy Medium Tank
– Move Mech on River 1 north
– Move left Artillery 3 east
– Move Infantry on Base 2 south, 1 west and start capturing City
– Move APC 3 south, 2 east and Supply
– Build Tank in south Base
– Move Tank on Road 3 east, 1 north and attack Tank
– Move left Tank 2 west, 4 south
– Build APC in top Base
– Load 10HP Mech into APC
– Switch to Sami

Day 6

– Finish capturing City
– Right Artillery attack Medium Tank
– Join left Artillery with right Artillery
– Move right Mech 1 south and wait
– Move Tank on Base 2 south and attack Infantry
– Move other Tank 2 south and attack Infantry
– Build Tank in south Base
– Move Loaded APC 2 west, 3 south and drop Mech south
– Switch to Jess

Day 7

– Artillery attack Medium Tank. If you destroy it then think of it as
a bonus
– Load Infantry into APC
– Move APC 5 east
– Move Tanks on Plains 1 south, 5 east and attack APC
– Move Tank on Road 3 east, 1 south
– Move Tank on Base 3 east. If Recon is there then attack it
– Move Mech on City 2 south. If Recon is there then destroy it
– Move left Mech 2 south and destroy Infantry
– Build Anti-Air in south Base
– Switch to Sami

Day 8

– Move Loaded APC 2 south, 4 east
– Move Artillery 2 west
– Attack units with your units. If there is a unit next to your Loaded
APC then I would advise you to destroy it first
– Build Tank in south Base
– Switch to jess

Day 9

Note: You should be able to activate your Tag Power. If you can’t then
destroy a couple of units to fill up the meter.

– Activate Tag Power.
– Move Loaded APC 1 south, 3 east and drop Infantry north. If a unit is
blocking the APC path then destroy that unit first
– Attack units
– Build Tank in south Base
– Build Infantry in top Base
– Switch to Sami
– All units besides the Infantry on Mountain attack units
– Build Infantry in both Bases
– Move Infantry on Mountain 1 north and capture HQ.

Strategy by RadioShadow. Map image by Tsuruya.