Quick Answer
In The Gorge, track each enemy class separately and preserve both requisition and powder charges as the battle changes. Use HE for soft targets, but check for nearby allies because their proximity reduces the explosion area. Do not turn the force list into a fixed target order; choose the next action from the current threat, the mission feedback, and your remaining options. Focus on surviving with a repeatable route first, then review the four medal slots and refine one weak decision per attempt.
Mission Facts
| Field | Checked value |
|---|---|
| Mission number | 7 |
| Location | Andalusian sierras, inland from the Strait |
| Initial funds | 200 requisition |
| Charge quota | 10 powder charges |
| Medal slots | 4 |
| Enemy summary | Commander 1; Anti Armor 3; Infantry 18; Mech 5; Armor 4 |
| Recommended ammunition | HE for soft targets, with lower-area damage near allies |
Step-by-Step Route
- Open by copying the mixed enemy force into a simple ledger. Keep the Commander, Anti Armor, Infantry, Mech, and Armor on separate lines so each part of the battle remains visible.
- Place the requisition pool and powder-charge allowance beside the force list. Check both resources before any major commitment because a route can run short in one even while the other still looks comfortable.
- Read the current mission view and identify the immediate threat. Choose from what is actually present instead of treating the composition list as an engagement sequence.
- Before considering HE, confirm that the intended target is soft. Keep this ammunition advice attached to that target quality rather than extending it automatically to every class on the ledger.
- Check the intended impact area for allies. When friendlies are nearby, expect the HE explosion area to be reduced and adjust your decision around that smaller useful area.
- State the intended effect before committing. A clear purpose makes it easier to judge whether the result worked and whether the same response remains appropriate afterward.
- Update the relevant enemy line as soon as the mission reports a result. The force picture should change with the battle rather than remain frozen at its opening state.
- Recount requisition and powder charges after each material decision. Keep the balances separate so one resource does not hide pressure on the other.
- If an action underperforms, reassess target type, ally proximity, intended effect, and remaining options before repeating it. A changed situation may call for a changed response.
- Continue the observe, classify, commit, and review loop while the mixed force remains active. The route is a decision rhythm, not a memorized list of shots.
- Prioritize survival and a dependable completion when the mission becomes tense. A controlled finish is more useful than a risky attempt to perfect every medal at once.
- After the result, compare the enemy ledger, resource history, and medal screen. Select one weak decision for improvement and preserve everything that already produced a stable clear.
Detailed Walkthrough
Build the mixed-force picture
Objective: Organize the opposition and resources so the next decision always begins from the current battle state.
The Gorge presents a varied opposition, and each class deserves its own place in your plan. Put the Commander, Anti Armor, Infantry, Mech, and Armor on separate ledger lines. Add requisition and powder charges beside them, then update all parts of the sheet as play continues. The purpose is not to predict when a class will appear. It is to prevent a dense fight from becoming a vague mass of targets and spending. The Andalusian mountain setting can create a strong sense of direction and urgency, but the mission display should still guide identification. Start each decision by asking what is confirmed now, which force category it belongs to, and what effect you need. If the picture changes after an engagement, return to the ledger rather than pressing ahead with an old assumption. A reliable situation picture gives you room to adapt without losing track of the wider battle, and it makes later resource decisions much easier to explain and repeat.
Watch for
- Using the opening force list as a required appearance or target order.
- Combining Mech, Armor, and Anti Armor into one vague heavy-target category.
- Updating the enemy state while forgetting to update the resource balances.
Use HE with ally awareness
Objective: Apply HE to soft targets while accounting for the reduced explosion area near friendly units.
HE has a clear role against soft targets in The Gorge, but good use begins with identification. Confirm that the current target is soft before selecting the round. Then inspect the intended area for friendlies. Their proximity reduces the HE explosion area, which changes how much area you can expect the shot to cover. Treat that change as part of the tactical picture rather than as an afterthought. A smaller area may still serve the intended purpose, but you should decide with the actual friendly placement in mind. Do not turn HE into a universal solution for the full enemy ledger; the mixed force contains classes that require separate judgment from the live mission information. Before firing, name the target quality, check ally proximity, and state the expected effect. After the result, compare what happened with that expectation. This deliberate cycle helps you understand whether the issue was classification, reduced area, or a changing battlefield instead of simply repeating the same choice.
Watch for
- Selecting HE before confirming that the current target is soft.
- Expecting the same explosion area when allies are close to the intended impact.
- Applying the soft-target rule automatically to every entry in the mixed force.
Preserve two resource margins
Objective: Track requisition and powder charges independently so the route keeps options for later threats.
The Gorge asks you to watch two separate resource pressures. Keep requisition as one running balance and powder charges as another. Before a purchase or shot, check both and identify the confirmed need being answered. After the result, update the relevant balance immediately. This prevents an apparently healthy requisition pool from hiding a shortage of charges, or a comfortable charge count from encouraging purchases that leave too little flexibility. The varied force makes that flexibility valuable because the response that fits a soft target does not settle every Mech, Armor, Anti Armor, Infantry, or Commander problem. If a commitment does not deliver the expected effect, do not spend again automatically. Recheck the target category, the presence of allies, the selected response, and the remaining margins. You are not trying to hoard resources; you are making sure each use advances a clear purpose while preserving enough room to react when the next part of the enemy force becomes important.
Watch for
- Treating requisition and powder charges as one general resource pool.
- Spending because capacity remains rather than because a current need is confirmed.
- Repeating an ineffective commitment without reviewing why the result fell short.
Survive first, then refine
Objective: Complete the mission with a stable decision rhythm and use that run to guide medal improvement.
The completion goal in The Gorge is survival, so protect the route when the battle becomes difficult. Keep using the same observe, classify, commit, and review rhythm even when several force categories remain active. A stable clear reveals far more than a string of restarts, because it gives you a full enemy ledger, complete resource history, and final medal screen to compare. The mission has four medal slots. Read each one after the result and look back at choices you can actually improve: delayed identification, poor ally checks, a late resource recount, or an unnecessary repeated action. Pick one point for the next attempt and leave the reliable parts of the route alone. Cold Start recognizes surviving The Gorge, while Valour Under Fire belongs to earning gold across all mission medals. Pursuing them in that order turns the first achievement into a foundation for the second and makes each repeat run more focused, calmer, and easier to evaluate.
Watch for
- Abandoning a survivable run because the medal attempt does not look perfect.
- Changing several route decisions at once and losing a useful comparison.
- Allowing medal pressure to replace the mission's central survival goal.
Mistakes to Avoid
- Do not turn the mixed-force ledger into a mandatory target sequence.
- Do not merge the Commander, Anti Armor, Infantry, Mech, and Armor categories.
- Do not track requisition while forgetting the separate powder-charge allowance.
- Do not select HE until the intended target is confirmed as soft.
- Do not expect an unchanged HE explosion area when friendlies are nearby.
- Do not extend the soft-target HE role to every enemy class by habit.
- Do not repeat a poor result before reassessing classification and ally proximity.
- Do not spend from either resource merely because capacity remains.
- Do not let medal pressure undermine a stable survival route.
- Do not overhaul a successful plan when one focused improvement will do.
Achievements
Cold Start
Survive The Gorge by maintaining a clear force picture, careful resource margins, and steady decisions.
Valour Under Fire
Earn gold on all medals in The Gorge by refining the weak points in a dependable survival route.
Run Checklist
- 01Confirm The Gorge as Mission 7.
- 02Record the starting requisition and powder charges separately.
- 03List the Commander, Anti Armor, Infantry, Mech, and Armor on separate lines.
- 04Choose the next action from the current mission state.
- 05Confirm a target is soft before selecting HE.
- 06Check for friendly units near the intended impact area.
- 07Account for the reduced HE explosion area near allies.
- 08State the intended effect before every commitment.
- 09Update the force ledger after every clear result.
- 10Recount both resource balances after material decisions.
- 11Prioritize a stable survival route before medal refinement.
- 12Review all four medal slots and choose one improvement.
