Objective 1: Explore the Taiidani Base
You need to know what the Taiidani base has at its disposal. Send a Recon to explore the base and any activity near it. Now you can take care if this mission's basic hardware requirements.

Build Support Modules to the extent you can afford. Then, be sure you begin with all of the following: a group of eighteen or more ACVs, two groups of Acolytes, at least twelve ships each, one Recon, one Mimic, and a Processor.

Send one Mimic (disguised as an Imperialist ship) toward the beacon at the Imperialist base (bearing 225, 90 km from the Command Ship). It automatically stops when the base is in view.

Objective 2: Scout NAV points
You need to lead the convoy by sending a Recon ahead and checking each NAV point. Before dispatching the Recon and starting this process, set up your defense of the convoy.

Group the large ACV force with one of the Acolyte groups. Place this combined group in Claw formation (Aggressive Tactics) and position it between the Kuun-Lan and the Imperial base. Later, as your convoy starts moving, you'll need to shift the position of your ACV/Acolyte wing to keep it between the base and your Capital Ships. Now, assign the other Acolyte group to guard the Recon. Direct the Recon to the first NAV point to see what's out there.

Objective 4: Destroy Taiidani Minelayers
Send your Recon toward the second NAV point. Here you'll find a large matrix of mines. Pull your Recon back and order its Acolyte escort to assume Evasive Tactics. Target the mines individually with the Acolytes and select each successive mine until all are cleared. Reestablish the Acolyte group as the Recon's escort and move onto the third NAV point.

Continue through the next two NAV points in the same manner: send in the Acolytes to clear the mines and then scout ahead with the Recon. Now that you're past the Imperial base, keep the ACV/Acolyte group about 25 km behind the Kuun-Lan at all times.

Objective 5: Destroy Heavy Cruiser and Escort
The Heavy Cruiser is blocking your exit path from the nebula. It and its fleet must be destroyed. Eventually, you come into range of NAV point five. This time, make an exception and move your Recon directly onto the NAV point. As the Recon pulls into visual range, it automatically stops when it spies the Heavy Cruiser with a staggering sphere of Defender escorts.

Objective 6: Research Phased Telemetry
Your only hope to kill that Heavy Cruiser lies in the quick development of Leeches, ships designed to clandestinely kill a ship by sucking it dry. This technology can be researched in the Advanced Engineering Module. The first step is to instantly begin research into Phased Telemetry, a technology required for building Leeches.

The instant the research is done, build twelve Leeches. As the Leeches come off of the line, assign them to vent the Heavy Cruiser. The more Leeches you use, the faster the process is. Meanwhile, send the Acolyte team to flush out the mines in front of the Heavy Cruiser.

Finally, as the Clee-San approaches the Heavy Cruiser, bring all of your strike craft forward to dogfight with the Defenders. At some point before or as they arrive, the Heavy Cruiser detonates, leaving the Defenders with nothing to defend.

Finally, cover the Clee-San as it enters the slipgate outside of the nebula. When the carrier is safely away, the mission is complete.

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