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**They will send Locusts, Wraiths, and some infantry to the southern beachhead. Counter with Cyclopes and Hornets. Cyclopes can be garrisoned if needed. Keep Alice in this area as she is the only unit that hijack a Locust to complete the bonus objective. | **They will send Locusts, Wraiths, and some infantry to the southern beachhead. Counter with Cyclopes and Hornets. Cyclopes can be garrisoned if needed. Keep Alice in this area as she is the only unit that hijack a Locust to complete the bonus objective. | ||
**They will send Banshee, Ghosts, and some infantry to the western beachhead. Counter with Wolverines supported by Marines squads | **They will send Banshee, Ghosts, and some infantry to the western beachhead. Counter with Wolverines supported by Marines squads | ||
**They will only send infantry to the shallows at the north. However, these will be a mix of squads and Sangheili Rangers. Counter with Scorpions. | **They will only send infantry to the shallows at the north. However, these will be a mix of Grunt squads and Sangheili Rangers. Counter with Scorpions. | ||
*Note that the Banished will send infantry to all three fronts. Have two or three Warthogs | *Note that the Banished will send infantry to all three fronts. Have two or three Warthogs move around each front to reinforce the defenses already there. | ||
**Always have Marines garrisoned or else the Banished can send their own infantries to the garrisons, giving them defense bonuses. | **Always have Marines garrisoned or else the Banished can send their own infantries to the garrisons, giving them defense bonuses. | ||
*Keep in mind that Locusts have longer attack ranges than most units. You may need to command | *Keep in mind that Locusts have longer attack ranges than most units. You may need to command Alice and your Cyclopes to attack the Locusts, because they may be out of range when they attack your units, regardless of whether they're garrisoned or not. | ||
*Deploy Lotus Mines at northern shallows (the non-beachhead) area to buy more time for your main force on the beachhead before moving to reinforce the shallows area. | *Deploy Lotus Mines at the northern shallows (the non-beachhead) area to buy more time for your main force on the beachhead before moving to reinforce the shallows area. | ||
*Split your forces wisely, it will keep your defense airtight if you know how to repel them well. Deploy at least one Nightingale on each side to heal the defenses. | *Split your forces wisely, it will keep your defense airtight if you know how to repel them well. Deploy at least one Nightingale on each side to heal the defenses. | ||
*Learn to anticipate the attack patterns, then you can set defenses at each locations to match the attacking forces. | *Learn to anticipate the attack patterns, then you can set defenses at each locations to match the attacking forces. | ||