Some of the best Spec ops missions:
Homeland Security:
You have to defend a small gas tank against five waves of enemies. First wave is just guys, next waves is soldiers supported by predator missiles. Third wave is soldiers protected by a helicopter and predator missiles. Fourth wave is soldiers, a BRT and a predator missile. Last wave is soldiers, 2 helicopters, 1 BRT and predator missiles. Mr. 87 and I played it, and by last wave we were out of RPG's. So after killing the soldiers we took turns in sprinting out to search for new ones. We didn't find any, so 87 started taking out the helicopters with assault rifles, while I ran in circles around the BRT, trying to persuade the UAV to shoot it down with predator missiles. Against all expectations, this tactic worked
Overwatch:
One guy is controlling an AC-130 and has to protect the other guy, who will be running to the exit. This is one of the missions from CoD4 (The one where you crash with you helicopter, and the AC-130 turns up in the end). 87 did the running here, while I protected him. The mission is timed, so we did the mistake early on to just storm forward. We found out that there is PLENTY of time to complete the veteran course, so after a few failures we took it easy, so I could clear out the areas before he ran forward.
Big Brother:
In this mission, one player has to run to the extraction point while the other provides cover from a helicopter-attached minigun. I did the running and 87 did the flying. We had alot of problems, as these guys are VERY tough on veteran, and since the helicopter has a VERY limited box to hit inside, and most hits has to be taken within a few seconds, or the helicopter will turn out of sight. After a few tries, we managed to get the the extraction point, at which time 87 shot me in the back, and we had to do it over
Hidden:
Takes place in Prypiat. You have to get to the finish line, but inbetween are alot of snipers, which are VERY well hidden. They are virtually impossible to spot, so when you do make it to the finish line, you feel very good
Estate Takedown:
A very easy, nevertheless fun map, where the objective is to kill all enemies (40). The map features both snipers, assaulters, Juggernauts (Well-armoured units, that takes 4 sniper-shots to the head to kill) and a small building you have to clear out.
Snatch & Grab:
This is possibly the hardest map we played. After a few tries, we gave up for today. The enemies here are VERY hard, and are good at hiding. What 87 and I did was that I would run forward to a cover, while 87 would stay back and cover me with the sniper. When I reached the cover, the enemies would move to get a better shot at me, at which point 87 would start sniping them, while I tried to keep them away. After a few tries, we made it to the half-way point with ease. Here, you will have to go through half a plane fuselage and drop down on the other side. Problem was that there was no cover on the other side. 87 would start sniping the enemies from inside the fuselage, while I would stay behind him to take the Juggernaut that would appear halfway through 87's enemies. Our problem was that once we had killed them all, I would drop down, run to a small box that was the only cover, when enemies would rush forward from all sides. The box does not provide enough cover, and I kept dying to flanking manoeuvres, while 87 would be incapable of jumping down to get me up in time, because of the sheer amount of enemies.
We are going to complete Snatch & Grab soon though, as it is a very cool mission. We still have a few missions left to complete for three stars too
