X-Hour

is the eighth mission of Operation: Catalyst of Co-Op Campaign. The players assumes the role of Pixel One. War was declared between the two political groups as the New European Order attempted a surprise attack on Polish borders. In retaliation, NATO forces fully mobilize towards Eastern Europe in order to stop the launch of several ICBM's inbound to major European cities.
== Synopsis ==
As tensions grew to a new extreme, the European Union and the New European Order agrees to meet at Stockholm for negotiations. During the meeting, the delegate openly threatens the EU and signals several attacks on EU countries. However, the push towards EU nations starts to bog down as a combined force of NATO air superiority manages to scramble enough air power to challenge the NEO air force. NATO takes this opportunity to launch a counteroffensive into Ukraine and other surrounding NEO states. Spectator informs that Gryphon Squad was to be deployed along with the 1st Armored Division of the Pixelarican Army and a combined EU company in rural Ukraine to prevent the launch of several ICBMs at a former Soviet silo. Along the way to the launch site, the joint task force's convoy was hit by an artillery strike. The squad scrambles to safety with Lynx Squad, where they were ordered to eliminate the artillery positions in the forest. Both teams fight through hardened defensive structures to get to the artillery positions. After heavy fighting, the joint task force successfully eliminates all active positions, signalling allied forces to commence their attack on the main defenses. The join task force pushes forwards to disable 2 anti-armor positions on a hill that were striking down on allied armor. Despite facing heavy resistance from NEO forces, especially from a Serbian special forces fire team, the joint task force manages to knockout the two anti-armored positions. Shortly after eliminating the last position, NEO commences a launch of all active ICBMs, however, command has informs all fire teams that the ICBMs were not targeting cities, but the attacking NATO forces in Ukraine as an ambush to eliminate most of NATO forces in the area. Command orders all active fire teams to push towards the missile silos in order to disarm the missiles. On their way to the launch site, Deadpan gets hit by a sniper, putting her out of action. Flemming volunteers to get her back to safety for a med evac while the rest of the team pushes towards the launch site. The joint task force links up with an SAS regiment and rushes towards the launch site's command room. The commander of local NEO forces, Colonel Sobotka orders the remainder of his men to defend the command room at all costs. Through very heavy fighting, the colonel was killed and the task force manages to input the disarm codes received from several defectors thanks to Jaeger squad. The remaining missiles detonates in the atmosphere, saving hundreds of thousands of lives and units. After the failure to destroy the counterattacking NATO force, NEO forces retreats further into Eastern Europe.
Category:Co-Op Campaign
Category:Levels of Co-Op Campaign
Category:Operation: Catalyst