WR3-32: Rabbit Island

Advance Wars: Dual Strike
War Room Guide

Map 32: Rabbit Island


Score achieved: 300 pts, 9 days
100-pt. time limit: 22 days
Player CO: Anyone except Max or Kanbei
Enemy CO(s): Drake, Eagle
Skills: none
Mode: 2.5x EXP

Overview: Send 2 loaded APCs towards Drake’s and Eagle’s HQs. Damage Drake’s units in order to drain his funds through repairs so that he can’t build units that can threaten your HQ capture.

Sensei can finish this map 1 day earlier because of his transport boost. Follow the walkthrough except for APC movements. Move your APCs as far as they can go every day. You will be able to reach Eagle’s HQ at the same time that you reach Drake’s HQ. Move the Infantry onto the mountains next turn.

On Day 8, if you haven’t destroyed 3 units yet, you must destroy Drake’s Mech and Artillery BEFORE capturing his HQ. If you capture his HQ first, those targets will disappear.

For full Power, you need to destroy 3 units in 1 day. This can be accomplished with most bland COs on Day 7, but it will require a lot of luck. COs which get a boost for their Artilleries and Rockets can get Power on Day 7, but without luck abuse, other COs will get Power on Day 8 instead.

For full Technique, you can lose up to 2 units, but you should not lose any units at all.

Kanbei cannot follow this guide because of higher deployment costs. Max cannot follow this guide because of his reduced indirect range.

Day 1:

– Build an APC in the north base.
– Build Infantries in the other 2 bases.

Day 2:

– Load the west Infantry into the APC. Move the APC 6N.
– Move the east Infantry 1N 1E and start capturing the neutral city.
– Build an APC in the north base.
– Build Infantries in the other 2 bases.

Day 3:

– Finish capturing the neutral city.
– Move the west Infantry 1N 1W and start capturing the neutral city.
– Load the remaining Infantry onto the APC. Move both APCs 6N.
– Build an Artillery in the north base.
– Build an Infantry in the west base.

Day 4:

– Finish capturing the neutral city.
– Start capturing the other 2 neutral cities.
– Move the northern APC 3N 3W.
– Move the southern APC 6N.
– Move the Artillery 4N.
– Build Artilleries in the north and east bases.

Day 5:

– Finish capturing the neutral cities.
– Move the northwestern APC 3N 3W.
– Move the southern APC 3N 3E.
– Attack Drake’s Tank with your Artillery.
– Move the Artillery on the north base 3N.
– Move the Artillery on the east base 3N 1W.
– Build an APC in the north base and load the Infantry onto it.

Day 6:

– Move the northwestern APC 3N 2E. Drop the Infantry N.
– Move the eastern APC 4N.
– Move the southern APC 6N. Drop the Infantry N.
– Attack Drake’s Mech with 1 of your Artillery.
– Destroy Eagle’s Artillery with 2 of your Artilleries (Save before attempting if you have reduced attack or luck).
– Build a Rocket in the north base.

Day 7:

– Start capturing Drake’s HQ.
– Move the northeast APC 2N 1E. Drop the Infantry N.
– Launch the silo to hit Eagle’s Artillery.
– Attack Eagle’s Artillery with your Rocket. If it gets destroyed:
– Destroy Drake’s Mech with an Artillery.
– Destroy Drake’s Artillery with two of yours.
– If the Artillery survives:
– Move southern APC north (so that an Artillery can take its place).
– Move northern Artillery 2N.
– Destroy Drake’s Artillery with two of yours.
– Build an Anti-Air in the west base.

Day 8:

– If you destroyed Eagle’s Artillery last turn:
– Finish capturing Drake’s HQ.
– Start capturing Eagle’s HQ.
– Remaining troop movement is up to you.
– If you didn’t destroy Eagle’s Artillery last turn, destroy 3 units:
– Destroy Drake’s Mech with an Artillery.
– Finish capturing Drake’s HQ.
– Destroy Eagle’s T-Copter with your Anti-Air.
– Destroy whatever unit Eagle builds on his base with a Rocket and Artillery.
– Destroy Eagle’s Infantry with an Artillery and Infantry.
– Start capturing Eagle’s HQ.

Day 9:

– Finish capturing Eagle’s HQ.

Additional strategy 1

Score achieved: 300 pts, 9 days
100-pt. time limit: 22 days
Player CO: Kanbei
Enemy CO(s): Drake, Eagle
Skills: none
Mode: 2.5x EXP

Overview: The general strategy remains the same, only that the units you build for Power have to be adjusted a bit due to Kanbei’s deployment costs. You’ll need to use multiple Artilleries in place of Rockets.

Day 1:

– Build an APC in the north base.
– Build an Infantry in either base.

Day 2:

– Load the Infantry onto the APC. Move the APC 6N.
– Build an APC in the north base.
– Build 2 Infantries in the other bases.

Day 3:

– Move the eastern Infantry 1N 1E and start capturing the neutral city.
– Load the other Infantry onto the APC. Move both APCs 6N.
– Build an Artillery in the north base.
– Build an Infantry in the west base.

Day 4:

– Move the northern APC 3N 3W.
– Move the southern APC 6N.
– Finish capturing the neutral city.
– Move the remaining Infantry 1N 1W and start capturing the neutral city.
– Move the Artillery 3N.
– Build an Artillery in the north base.

Day 5:

– Move the northwestern APC 3N 3W.
– Move the southern APC 3N 3E.
– Finish capturing the neutral city.
– Move the other Infantry 1S 1E and start capturing the neutral city.
– Attack Drake’s Tank with your Artillery.
– Move the other Artillery 2N.
– Build an Artillery in the north base.

Day 6:

– Move the northwestern APC 3N 2E. Drop the Infantry N.
– Move the eastern APC 4N.
– Finish capturing the neutral city and start capturing the remaining city.
– Attack Drake’s Mech and Eagle’s Artillery with your Artilleries.
– Move the remaining Artillery 4N.
– Build an Artillery in the north base.

Day 7:

– Start capturing Drake’s HQ.
– Move the northeastern APC 2N 1E. Drop the Infantry N.
– Finish capturing the neutral city.
– Attack Eagle’s Artillery with your damaged Artillery.
– Attack Drake’s Artillery with the centre Artillery.
– Move the second southern Artillery 4N.
– Move the southern Artillery 2N.
– Build an Anti-Air in the north base.
– Build 2 Infantries in the other bases.

Day 8:

– Destroy Drake’s Mech with the Artillery.
– Destroy Drake’s Artillery with the healthy Artillery.
– Finish capturing Drake’s HQ.
– Start capturing Eagle’s HQ.
– Destroy Eagle’s T-Copter with your Anti-Air.
– Destroy Eagle’s Infantry with 2 of your own.
– Remaining troop movement is up to you.

Day 9:

– Finish capturing Eagle’s HQ.

Additional strategy 2

Score achieved: 300 pts, 9 days
100-pt. time limit: 22 days
Player CO: Max
Enemy CO(s): Drake, Eagle
Skills: none
Mode: 2.5x EXP

Overview: Like Kanbei, the only difference from the main walkthrough is the units that you use for Power. Because you have only 1 spot to hit the units on Drake’s and Eagle’s central bases (between them), you have to use the silo to damage Drake’s Mech to drain his funds.

Day 1:

– Build an APC in the north base.
– Build 2 Infantries in the other bases.

Day 2:

– Load the western Infantry onto the APC. Move the APC 6N.
– Move the other Infantry 1N 1E and start capturing the neutral city.
– Build an APC in the north base.
– Build Infantries in the other bases.

Day 3:

– Load the eastern Infantry onto the APC. Move both APCs 6N.
– Finish capturing the neutral city.
– Move the remaining Infantry 1N 1W and start capturing the neutral city.
– Build an Artillery in the north base.
– Build an Infantry in the west base.

Day 4:

– Move the northern APC 3N 3W.
– Move the southern APC 6N.
– Finish capturing the neutral city.
– Start capturing the other 2 neutral cities.
– Move the Artillery 3N.
– Build an APC in the north base.

Day 5:

– Finish capturing the neutral cities.
– Move the northern APC 3N 3W.
– Move the southern APC 3N 3E.
– Load the remaining Infantry onto the APC. Move the APC 4N and drop the Infantry N.
– Attack Drake’s Tank with your Artillery.
– Build a Rocket in the north base.

Day 6:

– Move the northwestern APC 3N 2E. Drop the Infantry N.
– Move the eastern APC 4N.
– Move the Rocket 1N.
– Attack Eagle’s Artillery with yours.
– Fire the silo to hit Drake’s Mech only (Don’t hit any other units).
– Build an Artillery in the north base.

Day 7:

– Start capturing Drake’s HQ.
– Move the northeastern APC 2N 1E. Drop the Infantry N.
– Attack Eagle’s Artillery with your Rocket.
– Attack Drake’s Artillery with yours.
– Build an Anti-Air in the north base.
– Build Infantries in the other bases.

Day 8:

– Finish capturing Drake’s HQ.
– Start capturing Eagle’s HQ.
– Destroy Eagle’s Artillery with your Rocket and Artillery.
– Destroy Eagle’s T-Copter with your Anti-Air.
– Destroy Eagle’s Infantry with all 3 of yours that can reach it.

Day 9:

– Finish capturing Eagle’s HQ.

Strategy and additional strategies by DxDyDzD.