08 - Blood & Iron

*VET: No, you don't just have four hits, you heal just like normal, only with a tank you can only take four consecutive hits and you're dead - probably same for normal but more so on vet as the hits seem to come easier. As for avoiding hits you need to just use the terrain to maximum effect, just like cover only sometimes just a little upslope of ground is enough to protect you. You need to stay mobile when exposed, and keep your eye out for those nasty little bazooka gunners all over.*

*NOTE: It's not wise to aim for the front of a Panzer where all the armor is. No matter where you aim, aim away from the front.*

So you have a cannon with your fire button and fire with you frag button. Move up and then kill the artillery on the left, a rocket guy on the right, then hit the tank far in the distance; move around a little so you're not such an easy target, just don't look too far to the side or things will get frustrating if you try to make a sharp turn.

Move into the field, hit the artillery on the left, then enter into a game of firing at anything that shoots at you. There are towers, tons of tanks, and those pesky rocket guys that just make this harder than it should be - there should be infantry support handling them, not two tanks. Make your way up the left path to the artillery, and get up to the buildings and put on the fire in both as you move along the path, hitting any towers on the sides (those guys far in the distance are yours, but they aren't helping you). I kid you not, you should look around before you move on just to make sure there are no stray Panzers wandering around. Also, you can blow up walls of the buildings, not the whole thing but the sides with enemies.

At the bend in the path are two Panzers, then you're in another huge field. The towers and infantry are located with the final artillery placement in the center with tanks coming from both sides. Take out the tanks, move at an angle as you approach the center, and burn/blast the rocket launchers. I say make your way to the right and use this slope in the path as cover, just watch for the infantry. You can also look to the left in the trees to see some sort of enemy placement. Fire a few shots at it, then go back to the front of this middle placement and once you clear the place (two shots at the tower), then you can just make a bee-line to the left path to the next fight.

There are two tanks near you, one to the left, a ton of rocket soliders in the front of the building, a few towers, and a tank at the back right. Kill all three tanks and make your way left, and from here you can heal up using the building as cover. Then swing around to the front and just blast into the building, blowing up both sides. Heal up and move to the right to face the tank and towers.

Take the left side path and you'll be above the battlefield, so take out the two towers, then make your way down to take out the many Panzers as you go left. Circle around the enemy encampment and if you clear the left side you can retreat to it for cover. There are towers and tanks on the right side and in the field, but don't overlook the tank in the middle. Once you clear the position and the tanks around, heal up and there is just one more tank among the buildings and maybe a few infantry to burn as you move back there to end the level.