Beachhead (Halo Wars level)

Beachhead is the thirteenth level of the real-time strategy game, Halo Wars.

Description
After Prof. Anders escapes from the top of the Apex, Sergeant John Forge rescues her from 3 flood Infection forms. They, escorted by a couple of Marine squads, head off to a nearby LZ where a Pelican arrives to pick up Anders and bring her to safety. Sergeant Forge is then tasked to capture and take control of 4 other nearby Covenant bases. Due to the difficulty of this task, Red Team Spartans arrive onto the ground via HEVs to assist the Sergeant. Also with the help of a newly built UNSC firebase, they complete their task with difficulty and success.

Objectives

 * Get Anders to the LZ.
 * Find a new LZ.
 * Hold the LZ.
 * Capture and hold 4 bases.

Optional Objectives

 * Kill 10 Bomber Forms (This will unlock the level's skull).
 * Take control of the Scarab.

Transcript
Scene fades in on Anders who is awaking, still in her stasis beam prison on the Apex, in the background the Arbiter, flanked by two Elites, approach her, the Arbiter is dragging one of his Energy swords along the floor.

Arbiter: Restraints off!

Stasis beam deactivates, Anders collapses, the Arbiter picks her up by the neck

Arbiter: You're judgment has waited long enough.

The Arbiter drags her to the activation panel, and drops her

Anders: Just get it over with.

The panel reacts to her hand, highlighting five figures, the Arbiter places Anders' hand on it, the panel reacts a beam of light shoots up and the ships in the background begin to move, the Elites, briefly stare in awe, then move to watch the ships

Arbiter: The ancients have granted us the power to doom your race. Let the deconstruction of our gifts begin! The majesty of our new fleet will be unparrelled!

The ships continue to move, taking form, Anders, while the Elites are distracted by the ships, moves towards where them stasis beam was

Anders: Nothing ventured... surface!

Anders is transported to the surface

Anders: Hmmm... that worked out pretty well.

A short distance away three Infection Forms drop from cover, they quickly approach her, she slowly backs up

Anders: Or maybe not.

The Infection Forms continue to advance the lead one leaps at her and suddenly explodes, the other two soon explode as well, it is revealed that Forge killed them

Forge: Lady I haven't got all day, you want to be rescued or not?

Gameplay begins

Forge: So what? No thanks for rescuing me Sergeant.

Anders: Later, the Covenant are assembling a huge fleet.

Forge: Suddenly the LZ doesn't look so good, Spirit we're gonna need back up.

The Pelican that brought Forge is shot down

Forge: and...another Pelican.

Anders: Let's get out of here, I saw a teleporter over there.

Forge: Spirit of Fire, we are ready for transport, Anders stay by that beacon.

Anders: John, I... I think I know how to stop the Covenant, I need to get to my lab.

Forge: Baby steps Professor, let's try not dying first.

Pilot: Pelican inbound on your position.

Pelican arrives soon after

Anders: Finally, Sergeant I need to stay down here and get this area locked down.

Forge: Well, whattaya know, lock down is my specialty.

Red Team soon arrives via HEVs

Red Team: Need a hand?

Forge: Showoffs!

A few squads of Grunts abandon a Scarab, as a few Flood tentacles spring up out of the ground

Forge: Well lookie there, the Covenant abandoned the Scarab, wonder if they left the keys in it.

Forge: You know, the Covenant really shouldn't leave their toys lyin' around.

Forge and his troops soon engage another Scarab guarding a bridge with some Honor Guards, but with help from the captured Scarab the enemy is soon defeated

Forge: Captain, the area is locked down, Anders done with her skull session?

Mission Complete

Cutter: The Professor has filled me in, good work Sergeant, stand by for mission briefing.

Hints
To be able to get the Beaming with Pride achievement, you will have to get a scarab even though it is normally impossible, but there is a unoccupied Scarab to the west of the map which was abandoned because of the Flood. You are able to occupy it with a Spartan and it will also serve very useful on the assault on the other bases.

Trivia

 * Unlike most levels, it is possible for a Spartan to board a specific unmanned Scarab in this level. It was captured by the Flood, and as Sergeant Forge said, "The Covenant left the keys in it". Killing 25 enemy units with this Scarab will unlock the Beaming with Pride Achievement. Strangely enough, said Scarab is also labeled a "Super" Scarab, like the one that was destroyed in the Seventh level. Despite having this label, the Scarab seen in this mission lacks the qualities that the Scarab seen prior had possessed, and is identical to a "regular" Scarab.
 * After Anders teleports away from the Apex, in the Cutscene, Flood Swarms can be seen in the background before the Infection Forms appeared.
 * It is possible to finish the level without Anders going to the LZ, but this makes it much harder.