Operation Overstrike
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Operation Overstrike was a combined British Army and Maquis military operation that focus on the liberation of Western Europe.
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Operation Overstrike is quite similar to Operation Deliverance in the sense that new troops are being transported to fight and liberate a country (in this case a continent) from the Chimera. Two squadrons of British soldiers: First Squadron under the command of Steven Cartwright and Second Squadron under Rachel Parker, would fly over Rotterdam, Holland to reach the Maquis stronghold in Luxembourg. They would then prepare the plans for the attack on the Paris Tower, hoping that its destruction would result in the destruction of every tower spread across Western Europe. Along with the Maquis forces, the first squadron of British soldiers was ambushed by Gun Towers when they reach Rotterdam, which James Grayson critic Operation Overstrike as a 'off to a piss-poor start'.
After the towers were destroyed and Rachel Parker's squadron arrives in Rotterdam, the British troops travel to the Maquis stronghold in Luxembourg. Unfortunately, the Chimera have already discovered the stronghold and dispatch multiple Earth Movers to destroy the Luxembourg fortress. The Earth Movers are stopped by Cartwright and Grayson, but their victory is overshadowed by an all-out Chimeran assault on the fortress. Dr. Claude Bouchard along with his daughter Raine Bouchard were still busy in developing the serum that would kill the Carriers and supposedly put an end to the Chimeran conversion process. While the British marines and Maquis forces are desperately fighting the Chimera in the trenches, the fortress' refugees were evacuated by VTOL aircrafts. Grayson is tasked with saving Raine and Dr. Claude Bouchard, but they both refuse to leave for as long as the serum is incomplete. Claude is killed by a Burrower, and Raine completes her father's work. After saving Raine from attacking Chimera forces, Grayson proceeds to help fend off the Chimera in the trenches while the stronghold's refugees are being evacuated. When the VTOL carrying Roland Mallery and Raine Bouchard was hit, their navigation (nav) unit is badly damaged, rendering them unable to fly the aircraft. Cartwright then collects a new nav unit from a destroyed VTOL and delivers it to Roland Mallery's aircraft. The VTOL lifts off and headed towards Reims, the only safe zone left for the Maquis forces. Soon after, Rachel Parker arrives in another VTOL and takes off with James Grayson and Steven Cartwright.
In Reims, the plans for the assault on the Paris Tower were finalized: Steven Cartwright would lead the combined human military forces into battle. However, their goal is not only to destroy the tower, but also to distract the Chimera while James Grayson attempts to reach the Chrysalis Lair to infect the Carriers with Raine Bouchard's serum. Both goals were reached, although not without a grave amount of casualties on the human side.[1]
Operation Overstrike was a success, liberating Western Europe. Poland and Spain were still occupied by the Chimeran war machine, but after Operation Overstrike these countries became the main battlefields within Europe.
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- ^ Throughout the catacombs in Paris and the Chrysalis Lair, the player can occasionally hear orders from Cartwright towards his troops. He mentions that this diversion will not last forever due to the many casualties, and hopes that Grayson has already made it through Paris.
