12: Heart of Darkness

After your eyes accustom themselves to the darkness, you'll see your convoy waiting for you.  

Move out ahead of it and set a nav point where your units can safely hold their position, while you explore the cavern.  Just keep them far enough back from the Hadean patrols, so they aren't detected and attacked.

Since taking on a Hadean xares in your scout will be a bit of a mismatch, you'll probably want to grab one of those xares for yourself.  You can make use of a long bridge, which the patrols run along, to get a nice head-on shot.

Now it's just a matter of fending off the patrols, while you escort the hauler to it's two objectives.  You can return to where your other units are parked to get serviced, as needed.

I'm not sure whether it is that helpful, but I like to take out the bridges to try and disrupt the Hadean patrols.  Of course, don't do this until after your hauler has made use of one, in particular.

After you've escorted the hauler to its two objectives, you'll need to find a path to your exit point.  Have your hauler wait back with the other units, while you scout out the escape route.  There will be a couple of turrets guarding the exit, and you'll see that they are replaced fairly quickly by reinforcements after you destroy them, so just soften them up a bit, for now.  

Then, go back and escort your convoy towards the exit.  Finish off the turrets only after your convoy is ready to move through that sector.

You'll likely have to contend with a patrolling xares, as well; so be prepared to fend off its attack.

Looks like everybody made it, except for the repair truck.  Oh well.

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