Ground Control/Transcript

== Cutscene ==
Five Grumman A-6 Intruder jets fly in formation over Kuwait. The camera pans down to the desolate Kuwaiti landscape with smoke billowing from the oil fires as two of the same jets burst out of the smoke. One of them opens fire with its machine gun on the Iraqi troops while another fires a missile at the tanks, blowing both sky high.
The scene shifts to a US military base as Adler stands around, observing the environment around him while smoking a cigarette. Captain Lawrence Sims, now a US Army soldier, exits a nearby tent as another soldier greets him.
American Soldier 1: Captain Sims--
Sims: Not now.
Sims walks up to join Adler.
Sims: Figured if I stuck around hell long enough, I'd see the devil.
Adler: How's he look?
Sims gives Adler a quick gander.
Sims: 'Bout what I expected. I left Langley because of you. You remember that, don't you?
Adler: Central Command, huh?
Sims: It's above the table, Unambiguous. Maybe, you should give it a try.
Adler: Oh no, it's a little late for me. So, can you get us to Gusev?
Sims leans in close to Adler's ear.
Sims: I can get you close. But Doc, this is it for me. I'm on a different path now. Once you get what you need, I'm out.
Adler tosses away his cigarette.
Adler; That's the second time I've heard that this week.
Sims places his hand on Adler's shoulder and sighs.
Sims: Lord, give me strength. Get your crew. We leave in five.
Sims walks away, leaving Adler alone as he sighs.
The scene cuts to black.
== Gameplay ==
Ground Control
William "Case" Calderon
Kuwait, Al-Jahra
February 13, 1991 - 11:52 AST
A group of M1A2 Abrams tanks rolls across the Kuwaiti desert while a few AH-1 Cobra helicopters and one UH-60 Blackhawk fly above the tanks. The camera shifts to the BlackHawk .
USAF Pilot 1: Eagle-2, breaking formation.
Inside the Blackhawk, the pilot signals with his hand for landing. Troy Marshall sits ext to the pilot.
Marshall: Five klicks out! That tank line should keep the Iraqis busy enough for you to slip in behind. Gusev won't see you coming. 
Adler, Sims, and Case sit in the cabin compartment, where Adler hands Sims a photo of Matvey Gusev to look at.
Sims: That's him? Top lab rat for an army of mercs?
Adler: Gusev's developing the Pantheon's bioweapon. He'll know what they're planning. Wonder how he sleeps at night.
Sims chuckles.
Sims: You got some advice for him?
Adler takes the photo from Sims as several jets fly past the Blackhawk.
Adler: Gusev better still be in one piece when we find him.
Sims: This is a warzone, Adler. That's why I'm coming with. Make sure you don't mess it up.
Adler turns to Case.
Adler: Guess that makes us a fireteam. Right, Case?
Marshall: Cut the chatter and get moving. I'll be your eyes, so stay on comms!
The Blackhawk begins to descend to the ground. The camera shifts to Case's point-of-view as the helicopter lands right outside the airport. Adler, Sims, and Case dismount. Adler moves up a short distance while Sims shares a private moment with Case.
Sims: Hold up, Case. Adler's on the hunt, but we still got rules out here. I trust you'll follow them.
Adler: Let's go!
Case equips his LW3A1 Frostline as he, Adler, and Sims proceed on foot to the airport entrance.
Sims: Coalition airstrikes are wrapping up. That's our cue.
Adler: Entrance is on the other side of the parking lot. Let's move.
Case, Adler, and Sims move through the overpass as they reach the airport parking lot, which has been devastated by the airstrikes..
Adler: There's the entrance to the airport terminal.
Sims: Airstrike cleared the way.
Case, Adler, and Sims come under fire from Iraqi snipers firing from the overpass.
Sims: Contact! Snipers on the overpass!
The Iraqis fire mortars at the team.
Adler: Got mortar fire!
Sims: Clear 'em out!
Case eliminates the first mortar team with his rifle.
Adler: Mortar team's cleared. One mortar left!
Case eliminates the second mortar team with his rifle.
Adler: Mortars neutralized. Clear the rest!
Every time Case takes out a sniper;
Sims: You got him.; Got the sniper. Nice job. 
After Case takes out the snipers:
SIms: Let's push up, Case!
Case, Adler, and Sims move up through the parking lot to the terminal entrance. More Iraqi soldiers exit the terminal and attack the team.
Sims: Reinforcements comin' out of the terminal!
Adler: They're in our way! Push through 'em!
The player must assist his team and killing the Iraqi soldiers.
After most of the Iraqis have been killed:
Sims: We're almost clear!
Adler: Clean up the stragglers!
Eventually, the Iraqi soldiers are killed.
Sims: Area's clear.
Adler: Let's get through that terminal.
If Case doesn't move immediately:
Sims: Terminal's ahead, Case. Let's go.; Gusev's not waiting for us, Case.
Case, Adler, and Sims enter the terminal building.
Adler: Gusev's plane is on the other side of this terminal.
Sims: We still have a lotta ground to cover.
Adler: Right. Let's hurry.
The team enters the cafe area and encounter more Iraqi soldiers.
Sims: Return fire!
Adler: Going right!
Sims: Taking left!
More enemy soldiers enter the cafe.
Sims; We got incoming! Far side near the back!
Adler: I see 'em.
Case helps his team to dispatch the Iraqi soldiers until the area is cleared.
Sims: Clear!
Adler: Let's open that gate.
Sims: Gotta hell of a body count going.
Adler: That a problem?
Sims: Just hope this Gusev guy is worth it.
Adler: He is.
Case, Adler, and Sims reach the entrance to the next area where smoke grenades suddenly go off.
Adler: Smoke!
Sims: Get back!
Pantheon soldiers emerge from the smoke and engage the team, including one elite shotgunner.
Pantheon Soldier: Open fire!; Got eyes on Marshall's team.
Adler: Pantheon!
SIms: Shotgunner up front!
Case dispatches the shotgunner, forcing the other soldiers to fall back.
Adler: Shotgunner's down! Nice one.
Pantheon Soldier: Fall back! Regroup!
Sims: Pantheon's falling back!
Adler: Keep pushing through!
Sims: Shit. These Pantheon guys are for real.
Adler: Now, you know what I've been dealing with. 
Sims: Push through!
Case, Adler, and Sims encounter more Pantheon soldiers in the next area.
Adler: More troops ahead! Let's go!
After dispatching a few Pantheon soldiers:
Adler: Move up!
Pantheon Soldier: Pull back!; They're pushing up! Defensive positions!
Adler: Heavy resistance ahead! Must be stalling for Gusev!
Pantheon Soldier: Stop them!; Hold them back!; Don't let 'em advance!
Case helps his team engage and dispatch the Pantheon soldiers. Another Pantheon soldier fires an RPG at the team.
Sims: RPG's! Right balcony!
Eventually, the RPG soldier is killed.
Sims: We clear?
Adler: Clear. Move up!
The team observes Gusev's plane through a torn-out section of the wall.
Adler: Gusev's plane is on the right! Hasn't hit the runway yet.
Sims: Coalition tanks'll be in range any minute now.
Adler: Then, let's get to the gate!
Case, Adler, and Sims continue on through the terminal to reach Gusev's plane. They reach another area with some wounded enemy soldiers.
Adler: Got some injured here. Check your corners.
Sims: They look unarmed. Stay cool.
One of the wounded men shouts out in Arabic and makes a suspicious move, forcing Adler to shoot him.
Sims: Adler!
Adler: What? Saw him reach for a gun.
Sims: He was unarmed! We got rules, Adler!
Adler: Can we just get back to the mission?
Sims: Unbelievable.
Adler spots a Pantheon cache on the counter.
Adler: Ammo cache on the counter. Gear up.
If Case doesn't move immediately:
Adler: Case, let's move! We can't let Gusev escape.
Case, Adler, and Sims stack up by the door in the office area where they overhear Pantheon soldiers in the next area.
Pantheon Soldier: Hostiles in the offices! Lock and load!
Case: They know we're here. Case, do the honors.
Case opens the door to the next area where he and his team engage more Pantheon soldiers.
Pantheon Soldier: Hostiles-open fire!
Adler: Move in!
Pantheon Soldier: Don't let them reach the gate!
Pantheon Elite soldiers are seen engaging.
Adler: Machine gunner, right side!
Sims: Snipers! Far end of the corridor!
Adler: Reinforcements moving left side!
Case dispatches some of the soldiers.
Adler: Push up!
Eventually, Case and his team eliminate the soldiers in the area.
Sims: They're down!
Adler: Let's get to the gate!
If Case doesn't immediately move:
Sims: We're right outside Gusev's plane! Come on!
Case and his team reach the gate to Gusev's plane.
Sims: There's the passenger jet bridge!
Adler: Hurry!
Just as they reach the jet bridge, the doors burst open and Pantheon Elite soldiers (including a juggernaut) enter the area.
Sims: Hostiles in the jet bridge!
Adler: Looks like a handful! Find cover!
Pantheon Soldier: Kill 'em! Don't let them board the plane!
Adler: More Pantheon!
Case assists his team in killing the elite soldiers until the last one is standing.
Sims: Take him down!
Eventually, the last of the Elite soldiers is dispatched.
Adler: We're clear!
Sims: Let's get on that plane!
Case, Adler, and Sims enter the passenger bridge.
Sims: No way this plane's taking off now. It's pinned between us and the tank line.
Adler: Marshall, we're about to board.
Marshall: Copy. Grab him and go. Coalition's almost on your ass.
The team reaches the end of the bridge and enters the jet plane cabin where more Pantheon soldiers await.
Adler: Sweep the cabin!
Pantheon Soldier: Engage!
Sims: Ambush!
Case kills many Pantheon soldiers within the cabin.
Adler; Hostiles up ahead! Cut 'em down!
Pantheon Soldier: This is it! Stop them!
A Pantheon soldier deploys RC-XDs primed to explode if they get close enough to Case and his team. 
Adler: Watch the aisles for RCs!
If Case delays in killing the enemy soldiers:
Sims: Come on, Case! We gotta clear this plane!
Adler: Let's secure the cabin and find Gusev!
Sims: Let's move up and take out Gusev's bodyguards!
Case destroys them and then kills the soldier controlling them. Afterwards, Case and his team sweep the cabin aisles for any soldiers remaining.
Adler: All clear!
Sims: No sign of Gusev yet. Must be in the cockpit.
Adler: Case, you're up!
If Case doesn't move immediately:
Adler: Let's go.
Case, Adler, and Sims reach the cockpit doors. Case opens the door only to find it empty.
Adler: Clear! It's not Gusev's plane. We took the bait. Marshall, we need eyes on Gusev, ASAP.
Marshall: Searching the area now.
Adler spots the approaching tanks.
Adler: Tanks are almost here...
Marshall: Found him! Outside Terminal 3. They're taking him to a military cargo plane.
Sims: Terminal 3? That's clear across the airport, Doc.
Adler: So, we shortcut it across the tarmac.
Sims: The hell are you talking about, man? Those tanks...
Case, Adler, and Sims look outside the cockpit window to see explosions go off. An explosion hits the cockpit and knocks Case to the ground.
Sims: How about now?
Adler: Tarmac or we lose Gusev.
Adler helps Case up to his feet.
Adler: We're sitting ducks if we stay.
Sims: I hate it when he's right!
If Case doesn't move immediately:
Sims: Move, Case!
Case, Adler, and Sims exit the plane and move across the tarmac where they encounter Iraqi soldiers in a firefight with the coalition tanks.
Adler: Gusev's cargo plane is on the other side of the tarmac!
Marshall: You're gonna get pounded out there!
Sims: No way we'll make it in time!
Adler: I'll think of something.
Case and Sims follow Adler into a blown out crater and watch as an Iraqi T-72 tank explodes in front of them. They proceed further, eliminating any Iraqi soldiers in their way.
Adler: Keep moving!; Come on!; This way!
Marshall: Be advised, you got Coalition helos inbound from the east!
A trio of Coalition helicopters flies over the Iraqi tanks and launches a devastating airstrike that destroys them.
Sims: Whoa!
A lone Iraqi T-72 tank approaches Case's position.
Adler: Hold up, Iraqi T-72's incoming!
The tank slows to a halt as its crew bails out and tries to run away
Adler: The tank crew's bailing! That's our ride. Get in!
Sims: Of course it is. Case, let's go!
Adler: It's the only way!
Case, Adler, and Sims reach the tank.
Adler: Case, you're driving! Get inside!
Case enters the tank, followed by Adler and Sims.
Sims: Coalition tanks are gonna be gunning for us in this T-72! Fuck me, I'm gonna get pulverized by my own tank line!
Adler: Head for the underpass, Case!
Adler: Take out those RPGs!/Sims: Case, watch out for RPGs!; Stop those RPGs, Case!
The player now has full control of the T-72 tank and can use it to drive over or fire its main cannon at the Iraqi soldiers. Case drives the tank towards the underpass.
Marshall: Adler, I got eyes on a T-72 hauling ass across the tarmac like a madman.
Adler: Yeah, that'd be us!
Marshall: O-kay? Maintain heading to intercept Gusev's cargo plane.
Sims: Get to the terminal, Case!
The team encounters an Iraqi T-72 about to fire on them.
Sims: Shit! Enemy tank!
Adler: It spotted us! Case, take it out!
If the enemy tank has damaged the team's tank:
Adler: We're taking fire! Kill that tank!
Case destroys the enemy tank with the main cannon.
Sims: Hostiles are dug in outside the terminal wall!
Adler: Punch through 'em, Case!
Case kills many more Iraqi soldiers.
Adler: Head towards the terminal! Go!
If Case doesn't move immediately:
Adler: Can't afford to get bogged down here!; Don't slow down, Case! Floor it!/Sims: We're running out of time, Case!
Every time Case mows down an Iraqi soldier with the tank:
Sims: Mow 'em down!; Damn!; That's gonna leave a mark!
Adler: Yeah!; They didn't have a chance!
Case enters the terminal.
Adler: Just like old times, Sims!
Sims: Yeah, everyone's shooting at us!/Yeah, everything's exploding!
Alternatively:
Adler: Just like Da Nang, eh, Sims?
Sims: Yeah, that was a shit-show too!
Case drives towards the ramp leading up into the terminal and spots two Pantheon Juggernauts.
Pantheon Soldier: Stop running and take out that tank!
Pantheon Soldier: I'm on it!
Case takes out the juggernauts by either running them over with the tank or firing the main cannon. The team proceeds in their tank to the terminal.
Marshall: Gusev's plane is taxiing to the runway!
Marshall chimes in once again.
Marshall: Gusev's plane just hit the runway!
Adler; Go, go, go!
Case continues driving through the terminal until the team spots Gusev's plane outside on the runway.
Marshall: Plane's taking off!
Adler: Fire, Case!
The player must quickly fire the tank's main canon to stop the plane from leaving or the mission fails. Case fires. The camera reverts to slow-motion and tracks with the tank's shell as it hits Gusev's plane and causes it to grind to a halt.
Sims: Fuck that guy!
Marshall: Target hit! Plane is grounded!
The screen cuts to black. A short time later, the scene shifts to the runway where Gusev lies injured next to a spinning jet engine as a Pantheon soldier tries to help him up.
Pantheon Soldier: We gotta go! Come on!
A shot rings out, hitting the soldier in the head as he crumples. Adler appears with a smoking pistol in his hand and points it at Gusev before holstering it.
Adler: You're a hard man to find, Gusev. It's high time we had a chat!
Adler hauls Gusev up to his feet and slams him against the jet engine's fuselage.
Gusev: Please! The Pantheon forced me to help them! They threaten my family!
Sims searches through Gusev's pocket and inspects his waller.
Adler: You buying that, Sims?
Sims: Nah, kids probably came with the wallet.
Adler shoves Gusev over to Case.
Adler: Good thing we brought our lie detector! Case! Make him talk!
Case holds Gusev close to the jet engine's spinning turbines. At this point, the player has dialogue options to choose from.
<tabber>
[PUNCH RIBS] What are you doing for the Pantheon?=
Case punches Gusev's ribs.
Gusev: I don't know! Why would they tell me?
|-|
[PUNCH NOSE] What's the Pantheon's target?=
Case punches Gusev's nose.
(Same response)
</tabber>
Adler: You're lying.
Gusev: No, I swear it! They don't share anything unless they need to.
Adler tosses a piece of scrap into the engine, causing the turbines to speed up. Gusev cries out in terror.
Adler: You can do better than that. Case?
<tabber>
[PUNCH RIBS] What are you doing for the Pantheon?=
Case punches Gusev's ribs.
Gusev: Jane Harrow brought me a biological agent. The Cradle. From an American lab. The Pantheon wanted me to make it infectious, more violent. The victims tear each other apart. Like animals.
</tabber>
Adler: Who else is working with Harrow? Daniel Livingstone?
Gusev: Never heard of him.
<tabber>
[PUSH] Last chance. Tell us the Pantheon's plan!=
Case pushes Gusev close to the spinning turbines.
Gusev: I told you I don't know! I don't! Please, you must believe me!
</tabber>
Adler: Pull the plug, Case.
Case pushes Gusev closer to the turbines.
Gusev: No, no! Stop! I don't know the target, but I can tell you where the weapon is.
Adler: Keep talking.
Gusev: Vorkuta, a former Russian prison camp. It became a bioweapon lab years ago. Before it was shut down. But, it still has what they need to scale up production of the Cradle.
Adler: That'll work. You can dispose of him now.
Gusev: What?! No!
Case starts to hallucinate as he starts to shove Gusev into the turbines, only for Sims to intervene.
Sims: Enough! He told us what he knows!
Sims pulls back Gusev from the turbine.
Adler: Getting soft in your old age, huh, Sims?
Sims: You've got your ways and I've got mine. Gusev's in my custody now.
Sims walks away with Gusev in custody. Adler gets on the radio.
Adler: Marshall, you catch all that?
Marshall: Affirmative. Motherlode's in Vorkuta. I'll let the others know we're headed there ASAP.
Adler turns to Case.
Adler: If the Cradle leaves that camp... The Pantheon could release it any time, anywhere. Millions should be at risk. It's up to us.
Adler walks away as the screen fades to black. The mission ends.
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