occured on the aft side of the hull.

Learn how to defeat the Flood infestation on the aft side of the hull in Halo Wars. This guide covers objectives, strategy, and tips for Mission 12.

Alright, so you've crashed into a Covenant ship and now the place is crawling with Flood? No worries, we've got this! Your main goal here is to clear out all that nasty Flood infestation while keeping the ship's airlocks running. You gotta keep at least one working to win, but more means you'll survive way easier.

First off, let's get a small army of Marines together to start clearing out the Flood. Maybe grab a Warthog or two to help out, but lean heavily on those Marines. You've also got Carpet Bombs, which are gonna be super useful, especially for that massive Flood outbreak on the aft side of the hull. Keep an eye out for Cyclops units too; they can repair the ship's airlocks once you upgrade them. Let's get moving and clean this ship up!

Things are going okay until you find out a massive ring is about to pass by and vaporize everything. You need to get your troops garrisoned super fast before it hits. Airborne troops can't be garrisoned, so flying them backward through the ring will help minimize damage. Any Flood units that get damaged by the ring have a good chance of being wiped out, and smaller units might not survive it at all. So, when a ring sweep is coming, make sure you've damaged some of the Flood so they won't make it through the ring.

About two or three ring passes in, you'll get a couple of Vultures fresh out of refit, and they're all yours. Use these like any other unit you have to clear out the deck, especially any Flood units you can't hit from the ship's side.

Once you've successfully damaged ALL the Flood dens and the ring passes, you'll have completed the mission. Good job!

Mission 12: Aft Side of the Hull

Available Forces: Sgt. Forge, Hawks, Gremlins, Deck Cannons, Cyclopses

Black Box Location: Near the same spot as the last level.

Skull Requirement: Kill 12 Spirit Transports.

Skull Location: On the other side of the command deck where you found the skull in the last level.

Awards:

• Par Time: 15:00 - 30:00
• Gold Medal Score: 32000+
• Silver Medal Score: 22000 - 31999
• Bronze Medal Score: 12000 - 21999
• Tin Medal Score: 0 - 11999

Objectives:

• Repair the Power Core (Required): The collision with the Covenant ship has damaged the power core. You need to fix this so the ship can retreat. Score: 1500
• Kill 12 Spirit Transports (Optional): Take out 12 transports to activate the skull for this level. Score: 1000
• Keep 1 Deck Gun Alive (Optional): Make sure the deck guns stay operational. They provide extra backup. Score: 500

Walkthrough:

Serina pilots the ship out of the cockpit at full speed, but unfortunately, you're heading straight for the Covenant Warship you were chasing. Even a sharp turn won't save you, and the collision is pretty intense. After the crash, the Covenant ships immediately charge their weapons and open fire, and the Spirit returns fire. Forge gets orders to stay on the hull and fight, while Serina wonders why no one else is freaking out about being INSIDE a planet.

The collision knocked the reactor core offline and damaged the power core. Your main job is to save it and repair it. Send in your Cyclops units to fix it right away, and keep sending them. Use only a few other units to protect them, but the rest of your forces need to focus on the Flood.