H3:The Storm/Walkthrough

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The Storm
Level overview
Player(s):	John-117
Objective(s):	Destroy all Covenant anti-air threats
Location(s):	Voi, near Excession, Kenya
Gameplay overview
Default weapons:	MA5C assault rifle Magnum
Available weapons:	Human BR55HB battle rifle M90 shotgun SRS99D-S2 AM sniper rifle M41 SSR MAV/AW Rocket Launcher Missile Pod M9 fragmentation grenade Covenant Plasma Pistol Spiker Needler Brute Shot Fuel Rod Gun Gravity Hammer Plasma Cannon Plasma Grenade Spike Grenade
Enemies:	Covenant Jiralhanae Brute Captain Major Brute Captain Ultra Chieftain Kig-Yar Yanme'e Unggoy Mgalekgolo Scarab Wraith Anti-Aircraft Wraith Chopper Ghost Phantom Banshee
Skulls:	Catch

Starting Weapons

Player V Starting Point >	Mission Start	Rally Point Alpha	Mission Start Respawn	Rally Point Alpha Respawn
Master Chief Primary Weapon Solo	MA5C Assault Rifle	M41 SSR MAV/AW Rocket Launcher	N/A	N/A
Master Chief Secondary Weapon Solo	M6G Magnum	BR55HB SR Battle Rifle	N/A	N/A
Master Chief Grenades Solo	2 M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenades	2 M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenades	N/A	N/A
Master Chief Primary Weapon Co-op	MA5C Assault Rifle	M41 SSR MAV/AW Rocket Launcher	BR55HB SR Battle Rifle	BR55HB SR Battle Rifle
Master Chief Secondary Weapon Co-op	M6G Magnum	BR55HB SR Battle Rifle	MA5C Assault Rifle	MA5C Assault Rifle
Master Chief Grenades Co-op	2 M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenades	2 M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenades	2 M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenades	2 M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenades
Thel 'Vadam Primary Weapon N'tho 'Sraom Primary Weapon Usze 'Taham Primary Weapon	Type-51 Carbine	Pez'tk-pattern fuel rod gun	Type-51 Carbine	Type-51 Carbine
Thel 'Vadam Secondary Weapon N'tho 'Sraom Secondary Weapon Usze 'Taham Secondary Weapon	Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle	Type-51 Carbine	Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle	Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle
Thel 'Vadam Grenades N'tho 'Sraom Grenades Usze 'Taham Grenades	2 Anskum-pattern plasma grenades	2 Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenades	2 Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenades	2 Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenades

Recommended Skulls

The recommended active skulls for this mission are Tough Luck, Catch, and Fog, but mostly Tough Luck. Tough Luck sacrifices the full potential of your grenade arsenal, and EMP/Headshot kills will be tougher to win, but in exchange for a reasonable multiplier. As for Fog, the battles in both Lake Beds could be a bit awkward, and you'll need to be extremely methodical during the final battle to hunt down Grunts and Jackals. With Catch, Factory A and the warehouse are more difficult, but Catch is an invigorating addition if you're not aiming for speed.

MISSION START

Factory A

The mission starts as you ride on a Warthog and head towards a factory in the city of Voi. Exit the vehicle as soon as you can and open the door by pressing the button the side. First grab a Plasma Grenade from some dead Grunts around the area. You may want to grab a Troop Transport Warthog to use for splattering in the first few areas of the warehouse. Enter the factory and go up the stairs. Keep walking to the left until you reach a room. Enter it and pick up a Battle Rifle. Stay upstairs and go to the opposite end. There will be a few Grunts and Jackals downstairs. Use the Battle Rifle to wipe them out before letting the Warthog in. It may be tempting to just open the door and let the Warthog roll in, but its almost certain that it'll meet a short and miserable demise in the hands of a Grunt carrying a Plasma Grenade.

After clearing out the first group, more Grunts will emerge from the far right-hand corner of the room, which is obscured by crates and barrels. You can collect more Battle Rifle ammunition from beside a fallen Marine to the left of the closed gate.

You can simply open the next gate and follow the Warthog, but there's generally no cover at all if you do so. The recommended technique is pressing the button and them immediately running onto the walkway to your right. From this position, you can ambush Covenant troops with grenades and your Battle Rifle. The majority will be too distracted by your Warthog turret to worry much about you. There are two Karo'etba-pattern Ghosts at the far end of the corridor. Any surviving enemy infantry may or may not use them against you. The sound of one accelerating or firing is a signal to get out the way immediately. Use Plasma Grenades against these if your ally on the turret is too slow to deal with the threat. Note that a charged Plasma Pistol shot and a hijack also works well. But disabling one and running out into the open to hijack gives the other Ghost a chance to either shoot or splatter you to death.

The Warthog will rarely survive this full head-on encounter, so the safest way to keep it intact is to head through the passageway and launch an initial solo attack with your Battle Rifle. Pick up a Plasma Pistol to duel wield with your Magnum to dispatch any aggressive Brutes. Then aim to thin their numbers by killing Grunts, Jackals and any adventurous Brutes. When only a few enemies remain at the end of the corridor, let your Warthog roll in and finish them off.

Aiming For Points?

If you want to keep the Warthog alive and get more points, try this method.

Follow the Walkthrough above until you reach the second gate. Open it and board the Warthog. Spaltter the Grunts and Jackals while avoiding the plasma grenades. Since the vehicle cannot be destroyed while you are alive, so just focus on ramming enemies and keeping yourself alive.

This method will get you more points, and also keep the Warthog alive for further use.

Lake Bed A

Open the gate, jump into the Warthog's driving seat, and cruise along the side of the dry lake bed, mowing down any Brutes and Grunts in your path. Stop at the s