Stormbringer

Operation: Stormbringer is the fourth mission in the campaign of Command & Conquer: Generals. The operation occurred on the coast of the Caspian Sea where US troops made a forced landing on the beach and cleared out the GLA defenders. The Americans went on to eliminate the main GLA training camps in the city.
==Background==
The first American assault in Northern Kazakhstan was repelled by the GLA in an ambush. However the surviving forces managed to retreat under air cover in Operation: Guardian Angel. The US struck back with a naval invasion of the Kazakh GLA training camps to destroy the terrorists who had nearly massacred the UN and US forces.
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==Events==
===D-Day===
With the first wave of the landing forces on their way to establish a beachhead, a US battleship bombarded GLA positions on the beach. Many of the GLA defenders fell to the bombardment but the first wave (which consisted of Rangers and Crusaders) was still coming under heavy fire from shore defenses. A second wave was immediately deployed to reinforce the first wave, whose casualties were increasing. However an air strike destroyed the bulk of the GLA defenders, leaving the rangers to mop up the last remaining Technicals on the beach. With the Technicals destroyed, the Americans secured the beachhead.
===Neutralising the Stinger Sites===
A squadron of Carpet Bombers were on their way to bomb the first GLA camp. However four stinger sites could intercept and potentially shoot them down before they could carpet bomb the area. To avoid this, the American commander in charge was granted four Tomahawk launchers to lay siege to the Stinger Sites after they landed on the beach. Not wanting to risk any more casualties, the Tomahawks were ordered to clear out the Stingers at long range. Neutralising the garrisoned bunkers at the beach on the way, the Tomahawks systematically destroyed all four Stinger Sites, the latter's missiles not powerful enough to intercept them in time. Once the sites were destroyed, the carpet bombing fleet arrived and destroyed the first GLA camp.
===Fight in the city===
The second and last GLA camp was located on the hills overlooking the city and was preparing to counterattack the invading US forces. Luckily two US Dozers arrived from the northwest corner of the city along with a battalion of Crusaders, allowing the Americans to immediately set up a forward operating base at the carpet-bombed GLA encampment.
Most of the Rangers that were part of the landing force were sent out into the city, which was crawling with GLA units. A massive urban firefight soon erupted as the Rangers garrisoned nearby buildings and fired on GLA positions from cover. Some Rangers became casualties as a result of a car bomb but by the time the GLA made their first counterattack on the American positions, the city was secured and garrisoned to slow down the GLA attackers. Two oil derricks located on the other side of the city were designated as high-priority targets, so a Chinook transporting two Rangers made its way to capture the oil derricks for the US war effort.
===Destroying the last GLA camp===
As heavy fighting continued in the city, the GLA constantly attacked the American base. By now the base was well defended at key strategic points so each raid was repelled and destroyed. In turn, Stealth Fighters and Tomahawks bombarded the GLA base. Using their initial invasion forces, the Americans quickly infiltrated the base and eliminated all GLA forces there. Despite a spirited defense by the terrorists, the camp was destroyed and the area secured.
==Aftermath==
With the loss of their main training camps in Kazakhstan, the GLA were now on the run and suffering continuous defeats at the hands of the US military. However, as civilian casualties and the damage to the wartorn country were becomingly increasingly high, the UN decided to intervene and offered to broker a peace deal with the GLA in Kabara City, located in a DMZ in Kazakhstan. The US Joint Chiefs, though, believed that the GLA could not be trusted and kept a watchful eye on the UN envoy.
==Walkthrough==
Destroy the remaining Technicals with Crusaders, then finish off the occupied Bunkers with Tomahawks. Before destroying all four Stinger Sites, target a Rocket Buggy and the nearby Tunnel Network, as the Carpet Bombing will not hit them.
Once the Stinger Sites are gone and the Dozers arrive, immediately build a Cold Fusion Reactor and a Barracks, then a Command Center, Supply Center (produce an additional Chinook) and War Factory. A Terrorist spawns in the west once in a while, so purchase Flash-Bang grenades and use Rangers to clear all occupied structures. Alternatively, train a Pathfinder to pick off the Terrorist.
The relentless GLA assaults are difficult to hold off. Your main objective is to cripple their vehicle production by destroying their only Arms Dealer. Keep the Tomahawks safe, as they cannot be replaced when lost. Air Power is not a substitute because the Stealth Fighters are not very effective against anything, and Comanches seriously struggle to destroy Stinger Sites, even with support from Pathfinders. At best, Comanches can be used for cleanup, or to destroy Rocket Buggies once the immediate vicinity is clear of enemy AA.
Enemy vehicles and infantry will come from three directions - the northwest, the east and southeast. Garrison 8 Missile Defenders and 2 Pathfinders in key structures. Backed with Dozers and Crusaders, they will seriously blunt any assaults against your base.
The Arms Dealer is located just off the northeast of your base, close to a Stinger Site. Destroy the Stinger Site with Tomahawks first so Chinooks and Crusaders can be safely deployed nearby, then carefully position all ground vehicles to bombard the Arms Dealer. Push north, and produce additional Crusaders for defense while using Tomahawks to pick off Rocket Buggies and Tunnel Networks. Once the Barracks is destroyed, the AI will no longer be able to produce any units for offense, so just stick to the Tomahawks and slowly take the base apart. Capturing the GLA Command Center/Supply Stash does help, but by the time it's feasible their assets are no longer useful.
==Trivia==
*In early progress of this mission, It was planned to add a civilian waterplant structure instead of a camp place near the east of GLA Lowland Base. (Near the supply dock and stingers sites)
*For some reason, one of the players in this mission is Chinese Faction. (aka ChinaRedArmy)
*There's a color diffirence between US units can be seen. At the begining, US units colored as a dark tone of blue. But then, their color turns to sky blue.
*Strangely, this mission features American battleships in the Caspian Sea, even though the Caspian Sea is landlocked and cannot be accessed via any ocean.